My iMac came with Snow Leopard installed

I upgraded to OSX 10.8.2 but do not like it, how can I go back to my original Snow Leopard that came with my iMac?

Back up your existing system if you want to preserve it.
Boot from your Mac's original System Install DVD.
At the Mac OS X Utilities screen, choose Disk Utility and erase the disk.
Quit Disk Utility.
Install Snow Leopard and reconfigure your Mac.

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    SuperDuper! http://www.shirt-pocket.com/
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    At this point, you can no longer download Lion (10.7) from the App Store, only Mountain Lion (10.8) - make sure all your applications are fully compatible if you decide to upgrade.
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  • My IMac 2009 with snow Leopard is very slow. What can I do ? I'm french

    My IMac 2009 with snow Leopard is very slow. What can I do ? I'm french

    Patjan73 wrote:
    My IMac 2009 with snow Leopard is very slow. What can I do ? I'm french
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    Hi, I have been reading through the posts trying to find a solution for the strange things my computer is doing (or rather, NOT doing) since I installed Snow Leopard.
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    Could an "incompatability" be the source of my computer strangeness?
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    Hi,
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  • Is it possible to order an iMac specifically with Snow Leopard, in preference to Lion, say, by the end of this year (as a Christmas gift)?

    I want to buy an iMac as a Christmas gift this year and wondered if it may be possible to specifically order one with Snow Leopard? By then I imagine all machines available for sale are likely to have Lion pre-loaded, hence my question.
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    Thanks folks, I realise this is just a user forum of course, I was just wondering if anyone had previous experience with buying a Mac with an older system on it at a time of changeover like this. A friend has just bought a new one from an Apple store this week with Snow Leopard on it - not surprising given the newness of Lion, but I was curious to know if anyone had experience with being given a choice during a system upgrade.
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  • Where can I buy a 15" Macbook pro with Snow Leopard installed

    I would appreciate knowing where can I buy a 15" Macbook pro with Snow Leopard installed

    http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_pro/15

  • I have a late-2008 macbook that is running 10.5.8. I also have a newer macbook that came with snow leopard. Can I use the install disk that came with the newer macbook to update my older macbook?

    Also, when upgrading from Leopard to Snow Leopard, will I lose all the data that is currently on my hard drive?

    No, that SL disk is meant for the computer it came with only.
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    You can get a Snow Leopard disk by calling Apple - in the USA it's 800-MY-APPLE.
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  • Apple OS 10.5.8 on new macs that came with Snow Leopard!

    I want all who read this to know that I am and have been using OS 10.5.8 on my Imac 21.5" core 2 duo that came with 10.6 Snow Leopard. Everyone at Apple said it could not work but that is wrong. I am running OS 10.5.8 in a Bootcamp partitian with great success. I do have the original OS 10.64 as the main OS but usually run os the Boocamp partitian so I can run Logic Studio 8. This OS will not recognize the internal Airport and lacks some features that I did not have before anyway. I connect DSL through Ethernet hardwire, which is faster anyway.
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    Michelle_Randy wrote:
    I will probably try installing it on a back-up drive firts. That is one of the recommended steps to get freehand to work with snow anyways. The goods news is we have Macbook pro we purchased in march and a imac G5 that I sent the logic board out to get repaired. I really need to get the G5 running because that is where a lot of the data is we need. Mailboxes, address books etc.
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  • After software update for Lexmark printer, cannot print document as a file is missing. My iMac runs with Snow Leopard.

    I have a Lexmark 3500 - 4500 series printer connected to my iMac via USB (as my iMac won't do the printing wirelessly. My iMac runs with Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, Version 10.6.8.
    A few days ago, there were several software updates that I have installed as there was mention that they were for Mac OS X Lion.
    Today, I tried to print a document, and it failed. The error message was: "Missing component: /Library/Printers/Lexmark/Drivers/.Resources/3500-4500 Series Color 2.lut".
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    Have you tried installing the Lexmark software from the Apple site:
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  • Why Didn't my iMac Come with Snow Leopard?

    The Apple site states:
    How to get Mac OS X 
Snow Leopard.
    With every new Mac.
    Beginning August 28th 2009, every new Mac computer comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
    I purchased my iMac in late September 2009, and it came with Leopard 10.5.8
    Did the Apple Store sell me outdated stock? I only came to realize this because I was interested in the new Mac App Store (you need Snow Leopard for that). Now I am afraid to upgrade to 10.6.x due to all the horror story reviews.
    If there are any Mac gurus out there, can you explain why I was sold an already outdated Mac?

    You bought an Early 2009 24" version and they all came with Leopard.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/SP507
    The Late 2009 21.5 or 27" iMac's versions w/Snow Leopard did not come out until October.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/SP576
    Over the years I have upgraded my even earlier Intel iMac that came Tiger, to Leopard and then onto Snow Leopard without a single issue or problem.
    Snow Leopard was offered at a reduced price if you purchased an iMac when Snow Leopard was first released. However, I believe the offer has expired and that you will need to buy a Retail Snow Leopard DVD.
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