My iMac won't let me install anything.

I have no idea what is going on. I won't let me install the simplest software. My OS X is up to date and I have a ton of HD space.

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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
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☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
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Computer won't let me install anything anymore

Ever since I repaired disk permissions this afternoon Mac won't let me install anything.
What happens is I clicked "save to disk" to install something, I look at my desktop and either a .exe file pops or the actual file pops up but when I click on it it simply vanishes into thin air.
I was trying to downgrade Quicktime 7 earlier today and that is when I first noticed. I thought it was a quicktime problem. I was wrong.
HELP!
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What operating system are you using? (If you're not sure, click the Apple icon at the left of the menu bar and choose 'About this Mac'.) The current version of iTunes requires 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). If you have anything earlier you may be able to get a higher version of iTunes (what version do you have now) but not the current one.
If you do have Snow Leopard or higher then evidently something is wrong; do you get an error message and if so, what?

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It sounds like you have Lion installed on your new imac, although your profile says SL 10.6.8 (you may want to change this.)
If you have the Snow Leopard install disc I believe you can install "Rosetta" from the extras folder which will then, if you have the original FCS2 discs , allow you to select and install Live Type and LIve Type content only from the custom install options.
I hope this will work for you.
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IMac won't let me install Snow Leopard

I bought Snow Leopard and tried to install it. It keeps spitting it back out.
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM41.0055.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.1f5
Serial Number (system): QP60910YU2S
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0016CB8C2882

Will any DVD mount? Try the install disc that came with the machine. If those mount w/o spitting out, but the SL disc keeps spitting out, get a replacement—it's defective. If all disc spit out, then the superdrive's defective and you need to visit an Apple repair station.

When I try to download from apps store and hit install button it just becomes a colored block and won't let me install anything.

When I try to download from apps store and hit the install button it just becomes a colored box and nothing downloads.

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I purchased Adobe Illustrator CS2 on CD many years ago and now i have bought a new iMac computer it won't let me install from the CD's. How can i use this product on iMac ?

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Because the Nano was previous synced to another comuter/iTunes library.
See the following:
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This procedure is a diagnostic test. It makes no changes to your data.
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I dowloaded an album to my iPad from iTunes and now I have no iTunes app and all music on my iPad has disappeared. My iMac won't let me sync because it thinks all my music is already installed/

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Hello, what exactly happens when you try?
Os it a Retail Install Disc, or did it come with a different Mac?
Fo you have enough RAM & Free space?
Snow Leopard/10.6.x Requirements...
General requirements
   * Mac computer with an Intel processor
    * 1GB of memory (I say 4GB at least, more if you can afford it)
    * 5GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
    * DVD drive for installation
    * Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
    * Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.

Itunes store won't let me buy anything, why?

ok, i just got up the nerve to buy a $50 itunes card first time, now i feel like i was duped, it won't let me buy anything, i redeemed the points, look in the store and decided the first thing i wanted to get was the ipod touch upgrade, i click on it and it asks me for my apple id password, i enter it correctly click "Buy" and then asks me for the password again and this time instead of the button saying "buy" its says "billing info" now it now takes me to the page and all the info is right, im not using a card because i don't have one and i don't think i should need one because i have the itunes points which is clearly displayed beside my account name on the itunes program. now after i click done it just takes me back to the itunes store home page... so then i think maybe the update just isn't available at the moment, so then i look up the app "video safe" and try to buy it, same exactly thing happens, someone plzz help, im confused as to y i am not able to buy anything, i have the points, id like to use them
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apple should really make that clear, thats the reason i bought the points for in the first place, to get apps and the update. man this *****, ok so pretty much if i don't have a credit card then im screwed right? i can't get the update or get apps unless they are free? are there app cards or something i can buy in order to buy them? kuz i can't get a credit card and i want to get this stuff, and if im not mistaken isn't this bad? its stopping ppl from spending money on this stuff, its cutting profit, if you could use it for all of it then im sure ppl would buy them alot more, kuz its "re-donk-u-less" that they don't have an easier way to get the stuff like apps and upgrades unless you hav a credit card. idk man, is apple going to change that anytimes soon?

I have money on my account but it won't let me buy anything...

Okay, so i've bought a $15.00 itunes card and redeemed it on the store. I got the message that it was valid and that it is now in my account. PROBLEM: I tried to download an app and it first says: buy or cancel. i press buy then it goes to payment info. required. i put my password in and click billing info... I don't know what to do from here... I have money on my account but it still asks for billing info... i have no credit card to put down so what do i do?

I have money on my account but it won't let me buy anything....
Yes it will.
In Canada, you cannot buy apps with iTunes gift certificates but you can buy music, tv shows and movies.

I signed into my Apple ID on a new phone and I already had it on my iPod. When I signed into the new phone it won't let me buy anything unless I know my old security questions but I don't know the answers to them. How can I get past those or change them?

I signed into my Apple ID on a new phone and I already had it on my iPod. When I signed into the new phone it won't let me buy anything unless I know my old security questions but I don't know the answers to them. How can I get past those or change them?

See Kappy's great User Tips.
See my User Tip for some help: Some Solutions for Resetting Forgotten Security Questions: Apple Support Communities https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4551
Rescue email address and how to reset Apple ID security questions
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312
Send Apple an email request for help at: Apple - Support - iTunes Store - Contact Us http://www.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html
Call Apple Support in your country: Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
 Cheers, Tom

I just bought a new iPhone and added 25$ to my iTunes and it won't let me buy anything bc it says I have to type in my security questions answers but I don't rennet them what do I do?

I just bought a new iPhone and added 25$ to my iTunes and it won't let me buy anything bc it says I have to type in my security questions answers but I don't rennet them what do I do? Please help me I don't want my 25$ to go to waste

Click here and search the article for '2 out of 3' without the quotes; this generally involves either a message being sent to your rescue email address or contacting the iTunes Store staff directly.
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