Re-installing Leopard on new iMac

Not sure if this is the right place - I have just got a new iMac. I transferred all info (but not applications) from my iBook, and it's just a nightmare - permissions all over the place, loads of keychain problems, etc. I want to start again with a fresh iMac and do it all manually - any advice?

One last question. My iTunes library was shared between users on my last mac. I have transferred music over but rating etc. haven't come with the library. These seem to be in the individual user accounts for each user - I've tried transferring these files with no success - I understand this is an iTunes question but wondered if you could help - where is that information stored on the mac.

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tonyvav wrote:
brody, do you know why apple is keeping these flaws a secret?
Apple knew there was a problem....
I believe that this is a technical forum, not a gossip page.
I suggest you take your inferences elsewhere - maybe call Apple and talk to them.
Either help pull the cart or get out of the way
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HI,
I heard a rumour that I might not be able to install Leopard on my iMac G5 currently running fine on 10.3.9 Panther, at least, not before I install Tiger. Is this true? I had hoped I could just buy Leopard and install that. Surely I don't have to track down a copy of Tiger and install that first?
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MilkyJoe wrote:
HI,
I heard a rumour that I might not be able to install Leopard on my iMac G5 currently running fine on 10.3.9 Panther, at least, not before I install Tiger. Is this true? I had hoped I could just buy Leopard and install that. Surely I don't have to track down a copy of Tiger and install that first?
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Ed.
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If you partition your external drive for Panther in a small partition and leave the rest for TimeMachine backups, you are really set.
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Hi dr_dmd,
Please try renaming the folder : /Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE to OOBE_old
After renaming unstall the PRE and PSE completly from /Applications/utilities/Adobe Installers and then try to install.
If still you face the same problem then please let us provide the list of Adobe software which are installed on your computer.
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Install Leopard on new 27" Intel iMac

We're still a CS3 house, no funds to update all the hardware and software to enable us to upgrade all our users to CS4 ... until late next year. In the meantime, everyone is running Leopard (G4s, G5s, and up).
In the meantime, however, we've purchased several new 27" iMacs, all of which come with Snow Leopard, which we cannot downgrade. I spoke with an Apple tech today, and was told that I could partition the hard drive to install Leopard and Snow Leopard, but I don't know how to do this. Since the new iMac will NOT boot to the Leopard DVD, how do I get Leopard onto the second partition? I've created the partitions and Snow Leopard is running on the smaller partition. Migration Assistant will move the users, apps and files over to the other partition, but not the O.S.
Can I simply just copy the Leopard System Folder from the old QuickSilver (which the iMac is replacing) onto the partition on the iMac which I want to run Leopard? I know this used to work in the olden days ( ... sigh), but I'm doubtful that it's that easy these days.
Thanks for your help.

Sweet Lisa wrote:
We're still a CS3 house, no funds to update all the hardware and software to enable us to upgrade all our users to CS4 ... until late next year. In the >meantime, everyone is running Leopard (G4s, G5s, and up).
I understand how the budget is the budget--and that it will only stand so much.
I spoke with an Apple tech today, and was told that I could partition the hard drive to install Leopard and Snow Leopard, but I don't know how to do this. Since the new iMac will NOT boot to the Leopard DVD, how do I get Leopard onto >the second partition?
Unfortunately, the tech gave you bad advice. You won't be able to run Leo on your machine.
Can I simply just copy the Leopard System Folder from the old QuickSilver (which the iMac is replacing) onto the partition on the iMac which I want to run Leopard? I know this used to work in the olden days ( ... sigh), but I'm >doubtful that it's that easy these days.
Unfortunately, no. The good old days are gone. You won't even be able to run Leo on an external drive.
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HT3805 How do I restore Vault created under Snow leopard to new IMac with Maverick 10.9.2

Purchased a new IMac with OS 10.9.2
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Purchased a new IMac with OS 10.9.2
trying to restore an Aperture Vault (created by snow leopard) I get error message that Vault could not be restored because it was created by older OS.
What exactly is the error message? The operating system version should not matter, when restoring from a vault. What however will matter, are the version of Aperture and the file system of the disk with the vault. Is your vault on an external drive? If yes, how is the drive formatted? If the vault is not on a drive formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled), move it to a disk with the correct formatting and try again.
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Is it possible to boot up this new iMac with Leopard, installed on an external drive? If so, perhaps I could then install CS3 on the internal drive and then re-boot to Snow Leopard and all would be well?
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http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/512/cpsid_51215.html
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Making a bootable copy of Lion from pre-installed OS on new iMac

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