Lost start up disk

I have an older iMac which runs OS X.6- it isn't able to load any newer software. I'm giving it away but want to erase my Hard Drive but do not have the startup disk. Is there anything I can do? Thanks.

Phone AppleCare and order replacement original disks, or if it originally shipped with Mac OS X 10.6.2 or earlier, buy a Mac OS X 10.6 DVD from the online Apple Store.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL795
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You can purchase replacement discs from Apple:
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes
international calling numbers..
If your model can boot from a 10.6.3 retail Snow Leopard DVD:
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.

Disk Utitlity has "Lost Connection" with Disk Management tool"

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Running OSX10.3.8
I installed:
"iTunes" (6.0.2)
"iPod Updater 2005-11-17" ((null))
"iChat Update" (2.1)
Went to repair disk permissions
I get this error:
Disk Utitlity has "Lost Connection" with Disk Management tool" Please quit Disk Utility.
then it says quitting Disk Utility may render the disk useless. Stopping the scan just gives a "stopped by User" red text message in the DU screen.
Had to Quit. No other way out.
Now it will not repair "or" verify Disk permissions at all.
What to do?
Powermac G4 1.25ghz, OS9/OSX Mac OS X (10.3.8)

Getting the same results booting off of the install CD. I even ran fsck -y after a soft boot(command S). Note I also installed the iPod updater and iChat update.
I'm getting a crash log that has to do with DiskManagement
Path: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework/Resources/DiskManage mentTool
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I lost the installation disks for CS4 master collection. Where can I download the installation file?

Hello,
I lost the installation disks for CS4 master collection polish version. Where can I download the installation file?

Hi filmowka,
Welcome to the Community!
Go to http://prodesigntools.com/download-adobe-cs4-and-cs3-free-trials-here.html and choose Master collection CS4 from the list.
Follow the Very Important Section else the download will not start.
Thanks!
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If I can't find the start up disks, is there anyway to get iWork back after installing a new hard drive?

I had to install a new hard drive because my orginal one crashed. When I bought my macbook, iWork came pre-installed. Now with a new hard drive I would like iWork back on my computer, but can't find the start up disks, assuming I'd be able to do it that way. Is there anyway I can contact Apple and have them give me the iWork software?
(Overall, very upset about this since my macbook is only 2 years old and I lost everything. A friend of mine has been working on it for 3 weeks trying to recover some data.)

- Did you restore from a backup that contained the photos?
- The backup only contains photos in the iPod's Camera Roll album. It does not included photos synced to the iPod.
- All you can do is try restoring from backup again.

I have a G5 imac that is using Disk Warrior as the start up disk and can't change back.

I am using a G5 imac (OS 10.4.8 I think the last update is) and I was attempting to use Disk Warrior to recover a lost file. On my other Macs you made Disk Warrior the start up disk to use it, which I did here but I think that was a mistake. Now I can't change back to the regular start up disk.
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Sounds like your data crashing out palm desktop.
It's either your calendar or contacts causing the issue.
Steps to fix
1. Navigate to C:/program files/palm/Hotsync ID
2. In that folder locate another folder called datebook
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4. Go to folder called Address
5. Remove address.dat file from there and place on desktop
6. Attempt to open palm desktop
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7. Go to tools/options and change the start up application from datebook to memos
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9. In that folder locate another folder called datebook
10. Grab the datebook.dat file off of the desktop and place in the folder
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12. Go to folder called Address
13. Grab the address.dat file off of the desktop and place in the folder
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I have photoshop 7 on my pc but have lost my original disk.... I went to update it and the update is not seeing the file on my pc... and it keeps asking for my disk.. but i can't find it...
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As sig says. In addition, the original discs may have bundled software that won't be on the retail disc, plus perhaps software for testing computer hadrware components (I have an older computer so I am going by that).
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How to get a replacement start up disk for my imac?
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Call Apple technical support. They can probably sell you a new set of the original disks for a reasonable fee, if your iMac did come with installation disks (Macs that shipped with OS X 10.7 or 10.8 did not come with disks).
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Try an SMC reset.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Try booting in Safe Mode.
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How can I delete files from it?

The startup disk is the internal SSD in your MBA. You may delete files by draging the file to Trash (or clicking on them and then execute COMMAND+Delete). Then empty Trash.
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