Problem...cant quit osx installer
trying to reinstall mac osx leopard installer to get software I deleted(thought i wounldnt need it)follow instructions and get to point where ive not got enough space to go further.so ive gone back to quit installer.it says to select start up disc,then select system you want to start your computr with,but it only show install disc and network startup(which starts up disc again)
please help
1. You didn't need to reinstall the entire OS to reinstall programs you deleted that were installed initially.
2. If your hard drive was pretty full and you did an Archive & Install I can understand why you now have problems.
3. Sounds like you should try to reboot from the installer disk, run Disk Utility to repair the disk and then do an Erase & Install.
4. There are spaces between words and periods. I is a capital letter. Try not to think that you are texting someone from your cell phone when posting.
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