Lost original instal disc

My iMac came pre-installed with Aperture 2 which I subsequently upgraded to v3 however I have stupidly misplaced the original aperture 2 instal disc. I'm now trying to load Aperture on my MacBook Air and don't have an install disk or original serial number. I've downloaded the trial version of Aperture 3 to my MacBook but when I try to enter the serial number from the "About Aperture" drop down I get the message that its invalid as I need the original serial number for Aperture 2 not the upgrade one. Anybody got any ideas how to get the original serial number back?

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I am selling MacBook (MA701LL/A) 2006 but I misplaced the original Install Discs. They will probably show up after I sell the laptop. Is there any way the wipe the hard drive, install Mac OS Snow Leopard (these discs I have) so that the laptop would be fully operational.
Thanks

Install no, not without functional installer discs.
Wipe yes. Clone the internal drive to a bootable external drive. Boot from the external then wipe the internal. The problem is, this leaves you with a computer with no operating system which nobody will want to buy. I don't think they can even install an upgraded system without Snow Leopard on that machine.
Options.
- Try selling it as-is with trashing all personal files you can find, then secure empty trash. Still, it is supposed to have those OS discs because as soon as the buyer starts having system problems they are going to want them. They are part of the computer+system package that Apple sells, unlike hardware alone.
- I assume these are upgrade discs, not the original OS. Frankly the buyer likely will not really want the original OS (though I do because it may have bundled software or utilities!). You could just buy a set of Snow Leopard discs by calling Apple Sales.
- Wipe as above and give a big discount on machine without system. Not good. As buyer I want to see it can boot.

Lost CS5 install disc

I lost my CS5 when my laptop crashed. I used a data recovery to get things back but my CS5 won't launch with the recovered version. I can't find my original install disc anymore. What do I do?

jsinagra,
In addition to what Bobby said:
You may download from here, if you have the registration number:
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-product-downloads.html
If not, Adobe can help you with it if you have registred with them.
Customer Care is here:
http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html

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See if you can find a Tiger retail package on eBay. If you are referring to the original installer discs that came with your computer then call AppleCare to see if you can purchase replacements.

I uninstalled iWork 09 and lost the install disc - is there any way to get it back?

I uninstalled iWork 09 and lost the install disc - is there any way to get it back?

That doesn't sound like a wise thing to have done.
At this point having lost your software purchase, the quickest way will be to purchase and install it from the Mac App Store. It is not expensive and can then be installed on multiple Macs using the same Apple I.D.
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can I use my original Install disc (PPC with OS 10.4)to repair my harddisc with OS 10.5.8?

Is the 10.5.8 Drive also PPC?
Try Verify Disk first if so.
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/sbin/fsck -fy
Repeat until it shows no errors fixed.
(Space between fsck AND -fy important).
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214

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I'd been having performance issues with my late-2007 MacBook, purchased in January 2008, for some time. At the recommendation of a friend I backed up my important data to an external hard drive, and subsequently wiped the MacBook's hard drive clean. When I went to reinstalI OSX, I discovered that what I thought were the original install disks were in fact from a relative's MacBook purchased some time later, and when I attempted the install anyway I got the error message "OS X cannot be installed on this computer." I tried re-partitioning the drive through Dual Utility, but that did not solve the issue. How can I get my MacBook working again without the original install discs?

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Hey all, I am trying to take my eMac back down to OSX 10.2, which is the original OSX that it came with when I bought it. It had tiger on it and I can not get the original install disc to boot when I try and do a restart while pressing "C". On startup, it goes to the screen that says "You computer needs to be restarted, press your on button for several seconds". So, I just used DBAN to completely wipe the HD, hoping that would help it, since maybe it was having trouble since tiger was still on there. The HD is now completely wiped blank and the disc still won't mount. I put in my Leopard disc just to see if that would work and it booted right up and was ready to start installing. Why won't the original disc work? The disc looks brand new, there are no scratches or anything like that on it. Any ideas? Thanks for any input!

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You can boot that computer using the retail copy of Snow Leopard:
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To run Apple Hardware Test: Original Install Disc or Snow Leopard Upgrade ?

To run AHT should I use my original install disc (10.5.5) or my SL upgrade disk?
I am currently at 10.6.1.

You will need to run AHT from your original install disc.
AFAIK, you can't find this program on any retail disks, i.e., the SL upgrade.
This makes some sense, I guess, since the hardware test would be very machine specific.
This seems to be the latest support document on AHT:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509
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I have a macbook pro with no OS, original install discs and internet recovery is not working. Can I purchase an OS (like snow leopard) and install that onto macbook?

I have recently purchased a macbook pro 2011 that does not have original install discs. The macbook does not currently have an OS and internet recovery does not work. Am I able to purchase an OS like Snow Leopard that actually has a disc and install it onto this macbook?

Does your Mac meet the hardware specs for Snow Leopard?
Mac computer with an Intel processor
1GB of memory
5GB of available disk space
DVD drive for installation
Allan

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Thanks again,
J

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that was in my purse, but the others discs were in a separate bag and were lost.
I'm not having any issue with anything except my fonts. Someone suggested using Pacifist to remove the font book from the install disc,
but I don't have the ones that came with the computer anymore.
Do you know if the font book can be extracted from the leopard disc?
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