New iMac + new Lion

Just bought the iMac last night, am doing the OS update right now.. its blue screen spinning dial for a LONG time now.. anyone know how long it takes to complete the upgrade?
Also, cannot see where to import my pictures into iPhoto , it automatically took all the ones from my iPhone.. but all my others are just lost somewhere in this machine.
it is quite a switch after being a pc user for the last 25+ years.
So now reading all the problems and knowing that this just cannot be right, i think iMight just take the iMac back to the store and say forget it. If i have to deal with vIsta problems on a mac it defeats the purpose of switching.
Should have left it at the store last night. grrr.

After all of the bugs are smoothed out by Apple in Lion, you will never look back to windows, however it may take some time getting used to the new operating system. I have been using mac for 4 years now and I have only needed windows for some CAD packages for work, but I use Parallels to run windows on my mac (it runs faster aswell).
Enjoy your new iMac!
LP

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It should be possible to network them easily.
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i have a macbook pro can can log into a server, but my new iMac with lion can't even see the server--both are over wifi- how do i get the new iMac to see the server?

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You should see this 4 option menu. Click on Disk Utility:
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Hi folks,
1. I have a 6 year old iMac running Snow Leopard (can't upgrade to Lion)
2. Just bought a new iMac running Lion.
3. I want to migrate all accounts, files, apps, etc from old iMac to new iMac (about 150 Gb worth)..
4. I would normally connect both iMacs either with an Ethernet cable or via wi-fi network and run Setup Assistant to move everything to the new iMac.
Based on my experience doing this on other Macs I have, I know it's gonna take 8 to 10 hours to migrate everything over to the new iMac so I'm looking for ways to migrate so my iMac isn't tied up all day and I don't have to spend all day in front of the computer making sure all is o.k. So, if I make a bootable clone on a separate portable drive using SuperDuper, can I hook that drive up (instead of old iMac) to my new iMac and run Setup Assistant that way? That would free up the old iMac to use while the new iMac crunches away copying all those files from the portable drive. Will that work? Has anyone done this successfully? Any cautions or things to watch for?
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Ed

Linc,
Thanks for the info, but I want to use an external FireWire drive as the target disk, not the old iMac. I'd need to keep the external FireWire drive connected to the old iMac in order to use the screen, keyboard, mouse, etc. Could I just connect the FW drive to the new iMac and then start up the new iMac in hopes it would "recognize" the external FireWire drive through Setup Assistant?

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where the **** is iDVD on my brand new iMac with Lion pre-installed??? All the Apple 'blah blah' says it's part of iLife 11. Don't say we've been ripped off.

where the **** is iDVD
What is "****"?
Don't say we've been ripped off.
we've been ripped off.
Purchase iLife 11, is't very inexpensive, it includes iDVD.
You can complain here. BE NICE.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/idvd.html

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Since one month I have a new Imac with Lion.

Since one month I have a new Imac with Lion.
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To get to the App Store, you need to upgrade the Tiger machine to Snow Leopard.

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especially email, which is now in MacMail.
As titile says I have an aging pre Intel iMac running 10.5.8, an iPad 2 with the latest iOS and I am going to replace the old G5 iMac with a new iMac running Lion in May.
So I will transition my MobileMe to the Cloud before the world as we know it ends...
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I did not do a search for this because I could not fathom how to phrase the search .
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I brought a new iMac after Lion is released. I notice that it has no the Lion formatting disk. Do I need to pay for that additionally?

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If you are still within your 15 day return period. Call Apple they will sent out iDVD at no charge. (There are no realistic substitutes.)
Nicely explain that you may return the computer without iDVD. You MUST speak to a senior advisor to get a free copy. The first tier people cannot do it.
408-996-1010
800-692-7753
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