Operating system install and restore, sort of

My Superdrive extension became corrupted and it wouldn't read any DVD's. Long story short, the answer was to erase and re-install Snow Leopard, then bring back my settings/software without bringing back System or Library folders. My SuperDrive now works and I've brought back a lot of my stuff, but I'm looking to bring back some more detailed info, such as widgets, old calendars etc. I couldn't use the "Restore from TimeMachine" option, because it would bring back the bad extension. So is there anyone out there who could describe a way of bringing back such info, without having to select each individual program and restore it, without bringing back the elusive bad extension? Thanks

Use the TM application to restore individual files. Select Mac Help from the Finder's Help menu and search for "time machine." There is an article on how to restore files and folders.
See, also, User Tips for Time Machine for help with TM problems. Also you can select Mac Help from the Finder's Help menu and search for "time machine" to locate articles on how to use TM. See also Mac 101- Time Machine.

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If you try to obtain them anywhere except from Apple (the best option, probably), keep in mind that there were two different versions of the 800 MHz G3 iBook. The first version has a Combo drive (reads DVD's; reads and writes CD's). The second has a CD-ROM drive (reads CD's only). The second version will not be able to use the system discs for the first.
In order to avoid this confusion, contacting Apple to see if you can get the discs directly from them is likely the best option.
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My iMac computer was recently worked on and in the process it was completely stripped down and new operating system installed.
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After this trip to be serviced, when I try to open Photoshop, I get a message "Licensing for this product has stopped working".
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I have a MacBook Pro and wanted to setup Boot Camp 2.0 so that I could run windows in order to install programs neccessary to manage my Blackberry.
I partitioned the XP as 10Gb and formatted FAT 32. The XP Home CD I used was one originally for my Gateway laptop. Had to back up everything on an external HD and install Mac OS x 10.5.1 (erase and install) since files could not be moved if I had all my info on the computer. Everything went well off the clean install until I had to install boot camp drivers for windows. I could not install updated features because it was SP1.
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Sweet! I appreciate your help. Boot camp confuses me because I always had the thought that if you already had a win xp cd then you could just boot that up on your mac computer. Did not realize that if it is registered or tied to another computer that that would limit it, and force you to buy a whole new Win operating system.
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I'm trying to access my software install and restore disc for my powerbook G4 running tiger. Everytime I restart the computer with the disc in, and hold down c, I get a kernal panic. There is nothing wrong with the software install and restore disc, as far as I can tell.
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Is it possible to have windows on another operating system and keep OS X on the original operating system ? and If yes, Would it do any changes on the original operating system ?

Is it possible to have windows on another operating system and keep OS X on the original operating system ? and If yes, Would it do any changes on the original operating system ?
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Is it possible to use Configuration Manager 2012 (or 2012 R2) to perform remote installation of operating system, applications and patching in a Unix environment?
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http://www.ahinc.com/aix/backup.htm
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http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.aix.cmds/doc/aixcmds1/backup.htm
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I want to do a Snow Leopard clean install instead of a an upgrade.
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2) If I do the clean install and restore from Leopard's time machine backup, will I retaing all my applications or I will only retain my personal files ?
- If I don't retain my applications, how will my photos in iPhoto be restored without iPhoto ?

If you did a complete TM backup, then all your files, users, settings, and programs will be restored. You will have the opportunity to restore using TM at the end of the install. I would back at least my data up separately.
To erase and install (i.e., clean install), start up to your DVD and stop after selecting your language. Use the menus to start Disk Utility and erase your drive. Quit Disk Utility and proceed with your installation. At the end, you will be able to choose to reclaim your settings, files, and apps from TM.
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Did a leopard clean install and restored via time machine

Hi
Just done a leopard clean install and restored data via time machine, now when i run time machine i cant go back in time to restore other bits and bobs, any ideas
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This is not meant to be a snide comment, but I use Carbon Copy Cloner and Super Duper not TM. Used TM for a while but got tired of it, changed to CCC and then when Super Duper was updated for Leopard moved back to SD. I like it because (both SD and CCC) can be scheduled for whenever you want to run it and it only backs up files that have changed since last update. It also produces a bootable disk.

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For some reason when I open Lenovo Think Vantage Tools my Rescue and Restore will not open.
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Is there a way to download the System Rescue and Restore option in the Lenovo Tool?
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Powerbook g4 freezing after restart while using install and restore cd

i want to restore my powerbook to the original settings. i insert the install and restore cd that came with my computer and after i click the install mac os x icon, the computer prompts to restart. when the computer starts to restart, it freezes and won't read from the disc. it just continues to give the message you need to restart your computer.
anyone have any suggestions or help in this matter.
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if PowerBook crashes like that when booted from original install CD, it is likely hardware problem.
try removing extra RAM, pull out AirPort card, reset PRAM
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449
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