New MBP Core2Duo - just my observation

I just switched over from my MB. I loved the size of the MB, but the features and bigger screen combined with the faster processor and 128mb video card made up my mind. I just wanted to say my new MBP is runs much cooler that my old MB and my first older MBP. Have a great day!

Thanks for posting, good to know!

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  • Even on my new MBP Safari just hangs. And on the 2 MacBooks too

    Wow. So I've bought myself a MacBook Pro. 2ghz. Up from a 1.67ghz AL PowerBook.
    I had posted before with my PB on how Safari just hangs at loading pages. The blue URL bar just hangs at 3/4 of the way. And sits thre for minutes or forever.
    My only solution has always been to just do Apple Key and letter R as part of each page I go to in Safari. And this loads the page and it comes up instantly. So it's the initial going to a new page that chokes Safari.
    So I upgrade to a 2ghz MacBook Pro and two 2ghz Macbooks.
    And wouldn't you know it, Safari does EXACTLY the same thing. Hangs. Chokes. Beach Ball of death too now. ***
    And I also had previously posted on visiting the Apple Store and Safari hung up on their machines too.
    I keep my Safari cache folder read only. And the Favicon folder also read only. I have an honest 30Mbps cable connection. And the kicker, like before-
    Firefox flies and loads pages instantly! With Safari hanging and choking, I'll open Firefox and go to the page Safari is hangin and choking and, BAM. Page loads right up in Firefox. WOW
    What is it with Safari Apple? I can't imagine one PC user switching to Mac if on testing the web in an Apple Store and the web "seems so slow" to them. It's the dog Safari.
    So as I type this on my new MBP using Firefox, does anyone think Apple will ever address this issue? Others have posted saying they get the exact same thing with their copy of Safari.
    Can any imagine Steve in his office using Safari thinking this is the way a browser is supposed to work? He must be using Firefox too.
    MacBook Pro 2.0ghz Mac OS X (10.4.7) 2gig of Ram

    No it's Safari.
    Here are screen shots of the hang:
    http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j100/thewizardknowsall/?action=view&current=Pi cture3.png&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1
    http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j100/thewizardknowsall/?action=view&current=Pi cture2.png&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch2
    http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j100/thewizardknowsall/?action=view&current=Pi cture1.png&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch3
    I have three people here that this happens too. At different locations. 2 MacBooks and one MacBook Pro. We all updated from 2 iBooks and 1 PowerBook.
    And Safari does this. This is how Safari works. If we go to the exact smae sites in Firefox, the sites load instantly. Insantly!!
    I think Apple needs to ddress this issue. As I've found here in the discussions, this IS how Safari works many many thousands of users.
    MacBook Pro 2.0ghz   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   2gig of Ram

  • Seagate GoFlex Thunderbolt Adaptor is very slow on new MBP

    I have new mbp 13" md101 and Seagate GoFlex Thunderbolt Adaptor + seagate go flex 1TB, and speed is only 16mb/s tested with black magic and 13GB files copy. I did software update too, but the result is same, Whats wrong with this new MBP ?

    Just in case someone else comes across this… The reason you're seeing slow speeds with a thunderbolt adapter is that you have formatted your disk with NTFS. Macintosh computers cannot recognize this format natively but you can use NTFS for Mac  (http://www.paragon-software.com) which will allow you to use the disc with both platforms. I did this and found no benefits whatsoever.  It is MUCH better to dedicate a USB 2 or USB 3 external drive for windows use only.  I formatted a 1.5 TB drive with NTFS then  installed the NTFS for Mac software.  The drive worked fine HOWEVER, when you do a search with the Mac  to find a file or something it cannot search the NTFS drive.  So basically, anything you place on the NTFS drive from your Macintosh you will be unable to find when searching.  That's a big deal!  The other limitation I found was using the drive on my new Seagate thunderbolt adapter.  Unless you're booted natively in to Windows on your Macintosh, Windows cannot see the drive.  Secondly and very important of course, it's very very slow.  It took forever to copy  the information I had stored on the drive  to other drives… Reformat and use the drive as a Mac external.  The data transfer is ridiculously slow and reformatting the drive from NTFS back to Mac OS extended journaled also took a very long time.
    To summarize, formatting a drive with NTFS so that you can use it for both Windows and Mac sounds like a great idea but in reality it's not so great unless you're okay with slow speeds and the inability to search the drive with the Mac.

  • I just restored my 13" MBP i5 at the apple store to the newest version of Lion after issues with a previous Time Machine backup from Snow Leopard- this time I created a new account and just ported files and folders, and now MS Office doesn't work. Help?

    I just restored my 13" MBP i5 at the apple store to the newest version of Lion after issues with a previous Time Machine backup from Snow Leopard- this time I created a new account and just ported files and folders, and now MS Office doesn't work.
    ^^ that's the main problem. Here's the full history.
    I bought a new 13" i5 MBP, early 2011 edition. I had an old white Macbook 2.14 ghz core2duo on Snow Leopard. I attempted to port over my time machine backup, but encountered problems in that my User was inaccessible from the new computer after the import finished, and I had to go in and change the root password, etc, and for some reason or another, I couldn't install any programs at all from that administrator's account. By "couldn't" I mean I could install them, but upon installation they would never boot. So, I took it to the apple store and did a clean install from the most up to date Lion OSX. Then, I created a brand new admin account, instead of trying to import the old one, and things seemed great. Then, I just imported my old files from the TM backup, but not any system settings, permissions, or user data. Just my Docs, pics, vids, apps, and itunes stuff.
    Here's where things get weird again. I imported this stuff under the name "old", but all of these folders have a red negative sign on them, marking them as restricted. So, from my main admin account, I cannot even peruse these folders. Since I didn't import user data, I can't sign in to the "old" account to change permissions. I already tried to change the permissions from system preferences, but that didn't change anything. And now, for whatever reason, of all the apps that were imported then, MS Office is the only set of apps that does not work. When I click on it, it just says there was a problem and asks if I'd like to send a report to apple. I tried reinstalling it to no avail. I'm an English student, so i really need access to Word. Can anyone help? The Apple store is a major detour for me and would like to fix this issue myself.

    Most likely you have Office 2004 which are PPC-only applications and will not work in Lion. Upgrade to Office 2011. Other alternatives are:
    Apple's iWork suite (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.)
    Open Office (Office 2007-like suite compatible with OS X.)
    NeoOffice (similar to Open Office.)
    LibreOffice (a new direction for the Open Office suite.)

  • Just Got New MBP and need to reinstall Software

    I just got a 15inch MBP and installed Final Cut Studio 2 which I did not know was 55 gigs. I want to install it on an external HD so I want to reinstall Leopard with my disc I received when I bought my MBP from Apple. Will I still get all of my extras such as ilife with my install disc and will it restore it to factory (as I received it when I first bought it?) Thank you!

    An 'erase and install' will remove EVERYTHING from your harddrive, and if you've already got Leopard installed, that's your only option.
    Reintalling Leopard will NOT install iLife; to my knowledge there are no Leopard+iLife 08 install DVDs. . . just Leopard DVDS. I may be wrong, as I have an old Mac and not a new one, which may come with a software package I've never seen (but I'm getting my GF a new MBP for Christmas!!). I think you need to (and should have) a seperate iLife 08 disk with which you can reinstall iLife.
    A couple of questions and some advice:
    -I assume you have at least a 120gb harddrive. Why do you want to install FCP2 onto an extrnal DVD? If you plan to use that space to store media, it would be a better idea to store the media (i.e. the video footage, etc) on an external drive and keep your FCP application on your internal HD.
    -Also, if you are going to run FCP on an external HD, get a FIREWIRE 800 external HD. They are quite a bit more expensive, but I had a LOT of problems just using FCP1 to edit footage stored on an external USB HD . .. I can't IMAGINE the problems you would have running FCP2 off of a USB external HD.
    -Thinking about it again, where are you going to store your footage? On the same external HD as FCP? I think that will work . . .
    Looking forward to hearing more!
    CMF
    Message was edited by: Smileswearily

  • Just bought a new MacBook Pro. Would like to transfer my Waves plugins from My old Hard Drive into my new MBP. IS there s simple way to do this?

    Just bought a new MacBook Pro. Would like to transfer my Waves plugins from My old Hard Drive into my new MBP. Is there a simple way to do this?

    Hi
    The easiest and most reliable way would be to download the installer from Waves and re-install.
    CCT

  • Before Mac OS X lion install I had over 50% free hard drive space on new MBP, but now my hard drive is full without me doing anything! How do I fix this??? Or should I just revert to Snow Leopard???

    Before Mac OS X lion install I had over 50% free hard drive space on new MBP, but now my hard drive is full without me doing anything! How do I fix this??? Or should I just revert to Snow Leopard???

    Sounds like the Time Machine Local Backup.  Try turning Time Machine Off in System Preferences to verify.
    See: OS X Lion: About Time Machine's "local snapshots" on portable Macs
    But, your real problem is
    I forgot to mention that I tried to use Disk Utility to Verify Disk, but it cannot. I get red errors that say the MacHD is corrupt and needs to be repaired. It says that in order to do this I need to use the Disk Utility on the install disk, but Lion doesn't have one!
    Boot into Lion's Recovery (Hold ⌘R on Boot), select Disk Utility and then select Macintosh HD and click [Repair Disk]
    Tony

  • Steps to Transfer mail from Older MBP 10.6.8 to Newer MBP 10.8.5 for NON-tech person  I really just need the simplest solution.  I have cleaned out old folders on the OMBP, but there are folders I need for work

    I really just need the simplest solution.  I have cleaned out old folders on the OMBP, but there are folders I need for work.
    I am not a technical person.  I have gone online and read a gazillion "All Ya Gotta Do...." to the point where my head swims.
    I backed up my older MBP onto WD Passport Studio via Time Machine.
    I transferred all my files there and put them all onto the newer MBP.
    I expected to see Mail but did not.
    Someone said just use Migration Assistant, but I dont find that anywhere.
    Please dont say iCloud because I dont even know what it is.  Sorry, but I just dont use my Mac other than for work, meaning online access for research, and then typing reports of various kinds... and for emailing.
    Can I just hook the firewire directly from OMBP to NMBP and copy them that way??
    Sorry I am such a dolt, but I really just want easy step by step instructions, thank you.
    Would the Genius Bar at my local store be able to help me???
    Thank you,

    Okey Dokey!
    I followed the steps for the Target Disk thing, and was able to transfer everything on my old desktop, in my old pictures file...  all the final transfers regarding my documents and photos.
    BUT 
    there were no folders for Mail, and when I went to the only folder I could find that said "Mail" -- which was under "applications" it then told me that I could not transfer old "mail" to new "mail" since they were different versions...
    Now THIS makes sense,,, and I was not looking to do that... 
    but how do I find all my mail folders???? 
    Is there someplace I should be saving them in order to get them???
    Do you mind helping me with instructions on how to do this?
    Thanks!

  • I've installed 10.8.1 on new MBP w/ retina display and battery starts at 8 hr charge and drops to 7 hr in just 30 minutes of run time. This is not what I expected from Apple!!

    I've installed 10.8.1 on new MBP w/ retina display. Fully charged battery shows 8 hrs at 100% then drops to 7 hrs after only 1/2 hr of use. I was hoping that 10.8.1 would have fixed a obviously well publicized defect.

    jemham wrote:
    I've installed 10.8.1 on new MBP w/ retina display. Fully charged battery shows 8 hrs at 100% then drops to 7 hrs after only 1/2 hr of use. I was hoping that 10.8.1 would have fixed a obviously well publicized defect.
    Sorry pal, not this time.  The release notes for 10.8.1 do not discuss anything about battery issues.  I do know Apple is aware of the problem thought and are working on a fix, hopefully in the forthcoming 10.8.2.

  • UPS lost my new MBP

    Yesterday, I finally received my new 17" HiDef 4G 250G HD Mac Book Pro after UPS lost it for 24 hours. They delivered it to another address and then insisted that they delivered it to my home! The next day it showed up with no explanation of where it had been.
    I've run the machine for the past 24 hours with absolutely no problems. The transition is the easiest I've ever had, going all the way back to the Apple IIE. I opened it up and it immediately logged on to my wireless system.
    Observations:
    I got it from MacMall this time to save state sales tax. Also MacMall offered an installation package of bootcamp and XP Pro for less than I could buy the XP Pro by itself. Additionally, they sell a warranty extention for about the same price as Apple Care that does everything Apple Care does AND includes damage protection. In the past, I've had Apple Care and almost never had to use it. The one time I tried to use it when paint boiled off the bezel on my Titanium Power Book from heat, they refused to do anything because it was "cosmetic".
    The Hi Def non-glare display is absolutely stunning. It is so bright that it makes the display on my aluminum G4 Powerbook look dirty grey. The large format does do some funky things to some web sites, such as the opening pages here on Apple's discussion page. Even though the window is wide, the displayed page is narrow and forces some of the text to be displayed in columns.
    The battery is HUGE, but the mag safe connection is brilliant.
    The lighted key board is just right as opposed to the Powerbook where it was useless.
    I bought a Targus back pack this time around instead of the brief case I have been using for ten years.
    Despite the many compaints here of the new MBP running hot, it had been cooler than my Powerbook. I am going to install a fan utility on the Powerbook to make sure they are working right.
    Using the migration utility, I was up and running within 15 minutes. The included software is very extensive. The only thing I added was an upgrade to the newest Photoshop from my existing one. I already had MS Office and removed the demo. iWorks is impressive and I will probably buy it. The only thing that took time after that was figuring out how to transfer bookmarks, my address book, and songs from iTunes.
    After closely monitoring some of the problems people have had with the MBP, I have had a tremendous feeling of relief and elation at such a flawless transition.
    Phil
    powerbooks & powermac   Mac OS X (10.4)   MBP 17" Hi Def 4G 250G HD

    Nice to hear that you’re happy with your new MacBook Pro. BTW: Unless you really need it, you may want to hold off on iWorks since it’s been awhile since the last upgrade. As you may know, Apple doesn’t offer any discounts on iWorks upgrades and based on history, I would expect to see another revision in the not so distant future.
    ...Boy, can you imagine what UPS would have to pay if they had truly lost it?!
    Regards,

  • New MBP owner

    Hi, I just recieved my macbook pro and am very happy with it.
    Not bragging but people have been questioning how the machines run.
    So here is my data:
    its a week 27
    2.16ghz
    CTO with 2 gigs of ram
    120 gig hard drive
    matte screen
    no whine
    no moo
    Display is evenly illuminated
    Finish is great
    Been running temperature monitor and while the machine does get hot along the function keys (mostly at F5-F7) and on the left back side by the ac plug.
    Temperatures state about 40 C for the hard drive and up to almost 60 C for the processors. Though the housing feels much warmer than that.
    My question is that I cannot tell if the fans are coming on or not. I have been using an old notebook cooling pad that keeps all temperatures under 40 C during my uses, so far iDVD, iMovie, surfing, and some chess.
    I do not feel any kind of breeze coming from the vents and the only noise I hear is the hard drive. Any way of me finding out. With the exception of opening my machine and looking while its turned on.
    On a side note and probably just one more observation to chuck into the whine bucket but here goes:
    I have a DVR that uses a SATA drive and it has a really annoying whine. Just wondering if there might be a link between the drive and whine issues. Granted I am a total newbie to any of this but just thought I throw it in to the more experienced members of this forum.
    Thank you in advance for any replies.
    iMac G4, MBP 2.17   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  
    iMac G4   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  
      Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

    Hello,
    Congratulate on new MBP... but be aware!
    I had the same configuration as yours, but 1GB RAM and 100GB HDD. 1st and 2nd day it was OK, very silent and I even posted about this out there. But on the 3rd day, the whine cropped up and I am in the process of sending it in, to exchange for a new one, hopefully week 28 whine-free and hotless one.
    And don't forget to check the temperature, I used CoreDuo Temp and although I got 65C at peak time running Pro App. like FCS, burning some DVD, it actually got really really hot and somehow, as hot as 80C at the bottom of the case.
    Anyway, keep checking on everything within your first 15 days as you can exchange it for the new one (hope the better one)
    Cheers,
    James

  • New MBP - wireless/internet access networking problem - a summary!

    Greetings!
    New MBP here, with all the trimmings (MacOS X 10.4.10 - Safari 3 Beta). New also to the Apple/MAC world
    MBP >> wireless networking into a Linksys WRT54G router and >> thru HughesNet DW7000 Satellite Internet connection (not the fastest, but hey, the US and especially rural areas are NOT S. Korea when it comes to speedy internet connections!
    Frankly, I bought into it for two reasons: First, hearing about the vaunted Mac a/v/ and doc/photo editing capabilities,... and about MacOS stability, etc... Well, it all needs a little work still: on the part of new users like me, but also probably on the part of the Apple/Mac people as well. 2nd reason I decided to purchase the MBP - i.e. ability to run Windows (I have not yet tried BootCanp, etc...: still resolving preliminary issues!). I still live in a heavy Win environment at my business - no other way of course!
    Communications issues seem to still prevail: I am hanging out at several VERY HELPFUL forums (AppleDiscussionForum, MacRumorsForums, etc...) and the same issues keep popping up. Im my case, same as all above reported, with a few additional points, as follows:
    1. Xmission errors: seem to be - at least in my case - a constant factor, regardless on how close/far i am from my wireless router. For example, I would be attempting to dwnload an upgrade (large)QT or MacOS file. i am barely into the dowmoad, and I already have several Read/Send errors. By the end of the download, I will have probably about 15 Rcv and 5 Send errors. Never gets quite that bad in my Win machines, I must mention. Anything to do here (I know, there are such things always affecting wireless com). AND, MOST importantly, how that this affect the effectiveness of the upgrade (I spotted same thing with MacOS 10.4.10 and Safari Beta 3 upgrade downloads!). Would it be likely that applying upgrades in such circumstances would screw up the OS??? Could OTOH such errors be automatically "compensated" by re-xmits from the source, and eventually the download would be OK? Because quite frankly, I do NOT know if my important upgrade download was OK to apply to the system, given those errors!!!
    Also same thing with PING errors. Quite frequent when pinging another device on my network.
    2. Quite often, accessing a site will proceed somehow OK, and then things will get stuck twd the end, as if some buffer somewhere gets overloaded??? Of course, as elsewhere reported, same can often happen with com getting stuck right over the "www" part of the URL!
    3. AND, of course, the often reported "NO connection to the Internet", but computer shows good signal level and connection otherwise.
    4. Strangely enough, seems that the Airport Extreme wifi card sort of "warms up the the internet" as one proceeds to start using it. It eventually picks up on a network, and often "improves" its connection over time!
    5. Built in Airport Extreme seems to not exhibit up all immediately surrounding networks. Sensitivity issue?? iStumbler does.
    6. iStumbler permanently posts noise level of 9% regardless of how close to my wireless router/broadband modem I am. Anyone uses iStumbler to monitor network traffic?
    This is getting longuish: I just want to get over all those p*ant issues and get into putting my a/v stuff together!!
    - Roger T
    Thanks for just reading all this!. I am not sure it is all fixable (back to the Win "features" terminology, really meaning "bugs"??)

    Thanks, BDaqua. This support forum is quite well stocked: I have been perusing all its nooks and cranies!
    On the www.dslreports.com - All things Mac - forum, I spotted a couple of mentions of the following type of infromation:
    link: »www.hardmac.com/news/2007-07-27/#7039
    - The first TechNote provides information concerning the Airport problem affecting the MBP Santa Rosa (but also other Mac Intel). When used on battery, the wireless connection drops and one can even experience kernel panic. Apple Centers are asked not to exchange affected notebook as this is due to a unidentified bug in the Atheros driver, and should be fixed in the future with a simple Airport system update. So for the moment, unfortunate users are asked to directly power their notebook when using wireless network, or using Ethernet connection when running on battery... in other words, turn your notebook into a desktop
    to forum · permalink
    I am wondering if you and folks on this close-to-Apple forum know anything about this. At least, we could just await remedy instead of messing around endlessly looking for solutions and... pondering as to whether it was a wise thing to purchase an expensive machine which happens to have trouble communicating online. After all, seems that the Mac folks are prone to spend MORE time online uploading/downloading music and videos instead of my being normally doing with the rest of my (Win) computers, i.e. work on customer lists, correspondence, inventories, accounting, data bases, etc....
    So, seems to me we do have a pb and Apple might just save a few $$$ on silly ads and get to work on com instead. if nothing else to avoid the appearance of further - admittedly rather funny - ad-spoofs!
    So back to your further inquiry. I run a wireless network from a HughesNet satellite modem, thru a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router, into some nearby office LANed desktops and point of sale equipment, to another neighbouring facility via wireless bridge, and to my Mac laptop. Distance from the laptop to the router: 50 ft max.
    It all works surprizingly very well: up to 200kbps up and 1000 kbps down (in prime time, 150 up and 600 down). OK, my set up looks complex and incurring LOTS of activity. Actually, online activity is quite minimal and well scheduled - right now I am the only machine on the network online. Otherwise, our office processes online money wiring for customers among other things.
    I'll try your DNS server choice on the Mac settings first. Will report accordingly.
    Thanks for everything!
    - Roger T

  • I opened original iPhoto Library (from iMac 10.8.5) on new MBP and now it won't open on iMac

    As my main computer I use an iMac which is not yet updated to Mavericks and I'd rather not update for now. I recently bought a MBP retina which has Mavericks on it.
    Whilst I was using the shared network to copy over some files to my new macbook I opening the iPhoto library off my iMac onto my MBP. Everything worked fine. However when I tried to open that library on my iMac it doesn't work. I just get a pop up saying:
    The library “iPhoto Library” cannot be opened.
    To open it, you must upgrade to the latest version of iPhoto.
    Quit
    I've tried updating but of course I cannot. I can't even double check what version of iPhoto I am running as everything is greyed out. When I go to the app store and click update I get:
    Download an older version of this app?
    The current version requires OS X 10.9 or later, but you can download the last compatible version.
    When I download the older version it doesn't do anything unfortunately. Is there a way to get my iphoto library back on my iMac as there's a LOT of images on there that I need.
    Thanks

    You will need to restore your iPhoto Library from a back up of your iMac prior to when you opened it on your new MBP Retina.
    The iPhoto app for OS X Mavericks upgrades the iPhoto Library DB and you can't go back. There should have been a message displayed when you first tried opening it from your MBP Retina warning you that the libary will be upgraded.
    So, as long as you have a back up of the library prior to opening it with an OS X Mavericks Mac, you can continue using it with your iMac running OS X Mountain Lion. What this means is, until you upgrade your iMac to OS X Mavericks and the newer version of iPhoto, you will have to maintain 2 iPhoto Libraries and not share it.

  • New MBP and memory

    It's been 5 yrs since my last laptop, so ready to get the new MBP. One question. 4G memory is quite a hit through Apple, but there are vendors out there ( eg Crucial) that charge about 1/2 that amount. Some time ago, Apple lowered it's price on memory to compete with other vendors. I am wondering if Apple's memory is different ( from the Website of the 3rd party vendors, it does not seem so). Any comments as to why not get 2G, update to 4 and sell memory that comes with Apple? Thanks in advance.

    Is it possible to upgrade to the 7200rpm hard drive?
    Yes it is although as the drive in the MBP is not listed as a "user replaceable part" you will technically void your warranty by doing so. A better option is seeing if you can find an authorised Apple service centre to do it for you so that warranty is compromised.
    Would this newer model make any difference in my life?
    Are you referring to the drive or the whole computer? If you mean just the drive I wouldn't think so (when comparing like sizes - 160GB).
    As for the computer as a whole, the fact that it supports 4GB (and assuming you go for 4GB) and has a superior GPU are, to me at least, compelling reasons to upgrade if you make money from your MBP. Especially when you consider the requirement of FCS. Having said that, if this is the case the you should be able to just as easily justify the cost of going to a Mac Pro (which is the way I went resulting in allow me to opt for a lower MBP than otherwise) which is substantially better.
    What you need to do is decide whether the cost of making the upgrade justifies the incremental gains made by replacing your system.
    PS Next time, unless your issues match or very closely match that of the original post it's better to start your own thread. Or better still, find a matching thread that suits your question(s).

  • My new MBP is really messed up and I am wondering what I should do.

    (sorry for the mess of a post. I just had the good news of having brain cancer and they put this dressing all over my entire head I can barely see, but I want to post this, so I am going to give it a shot.)
    I went to see a genius at the local apple store. After spending 1 hour trying to fix all the software and hardware issues, he went to the back of the store, came back and said we are getting you a new MBP with all the equivalant upgrades you had with the other one (the one that had all the problems). I received the new MBP, the same genius said if I leave my old MBP with him he will transfer all the data over and call me when it is done. I got the new MBP, have had it for about 3 weeks and there are more problems than ever. I have no idea what this would do to a new computer but the genius transfered all my data/files/settings over to my new MBP and he did this before or without fixing all the software problems I was having on the computer he transfered my date from.
    Now my software updates... is not working. I read the article, trashed 3 apple.softwareupdates.com preferences wit no help. I find out that he said after I asked about iLife; "yes you will get iLife, all Apple computers come with iLife. There is no iLife 09 just my old iLife 08. When I spotlight iLife 09, no iLife comes up only in emails. It does not even pick up my old 08iLife that is in a folder which was transfered over from my old computer.
    The manager at the apple store said to install iLife09 from the gray disk. However, for some reason the new updates my computer needs are not triggering the software updater telling me there are new updates. It looks like the genius did an update before I picked it up and it updated one security issue, but no iTunes 9/1/1 or any other updates I should have received when I look at all the recent MBP update (Apple updates only) list.
    When I do go to look at the current updates for this computer it brings me to an Apple website that has all my old updates from the old MBP and in a Finder file it shows all the updates from the old computer and just the one that the genius updated for me.
    Does any body have any idea what I should do? It is frustrating. I would like to just start from the beginning with the new computer, wipe everything off and install it all new and get rid of all the stuff from my old MBP that was transfered to my new MBP.
    Thank for any help.

    I would wipe the hard drive and start from scratch. The only thing I would save from the old comp are documents, movies and music also make sure you have any passwords or mail that you need to keep. I would avoid Time Machine and just do a normal backup. Boot from the installer and go to disk utilities in the menu and erase the hard drive. When that is done do a custom install and avoid any demos and software you don't use. Install QuickTime 7 from the optional installs.
    Then manually download and install the OS updates before installing any third party apps avoiding the combos. Depending on your install OS version you may not need all those below.
    http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosxv1061update.htm l
    http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosxv1062update.htm l
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1018
    When you are done run software update and install the security updates only. When you are done with those you can install whatever application updaters there are and then move on to installing your third party apps.
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