Reinstall just Dashboard? It no worky.

I never really used it on my iBook and after reading a bunch about it I decided to give it a chance.. . but. . . it won't open. Maybe I was messing around with something (I tend to) but none-the-less. Can I reinstall just DB from the OS intsall disc? Thanks in advance.

Although Pacifist can do this it wouldn't work in your case as your install disk won't include the current 10.4.4 version. You could try reapplying the stand alone .4 update from here to see if it clears the problem, but, in all honesty I feel Dashboard is eye candy only - it does nothing that I can't get done elsewhere and seems to cause a lot of people's problems here. Personally, I've switched it off and don't miss it at all!

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Hello everybody, Im trying to update my ITunes on my MAC (laptop) to the newer version so I can then be able to update the latest updates for my Iphone-3G. I don’t require a complete reinstall just need to be able to update my itunes.
What I have tried so far is I had my MAC search for update’s and it said that I should update to (ITunes version 10 . 6 . 3 ) So I asked it to do the update but after 2hrs of waiting for it to download/update it then puts up a message saying the following- (In order to continue installation, please close the following application: ITunes).
When I tried to do this another message comes up that says- (The update ITunes can’t be installed. The following install step failed: run preupgrade script for Apple mobile device support. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.)
I have also tried to run the update while having closed ITunes before I even start the update but the same problem happens after waiting about 2hrs.
Some one that had the same problem said this might be happening in the older operating systems. But that does not make sense because surely Apple want customers who own a MAC and i-phone to still buy from iTunes.
My MAC is about 4-5years old. I have a i-phone.3G,
Can anybody help me please and Thank you?

Download iTunes using the tab at the top of this page. Then run the update with iTunes closed.

How to reinstall just Safari 2.0

I purchased Tiger months ago and installed it on an external drive to test it with all of my existing software, or updates required to run with Tiger. Over the weekend I decided to do an update on my 10.3.9 system on my internal drive. By mistake my external drive was partially erased so most of the user files are gone. When I installed Tiger everything seems to work correctly except for a few programs like the Adobe CS 2 suite of products that I know I need to reinstall onto the internal drive. But what I did not expect to fail me was Safari 2.0. It will open to my www.usatoday.com home page but none of the graphics are displayed. And other websites, such as www.apple.com don't load at all. I need to know if and how I can reinstall just Safair and still preserve my bookmarks file. Any suggestions?

James, you can reinstall just Safari 2.0 by doing an Optional Install from the Tiger Install DVD. If you want to save your Safari Bookmarks, save the Users/Home/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist. You should update all the Tiger software, QuickTime software, Macromedia Flash Player software, Macromedia Shockwave Player software, RealPlayer software.

Trashed Application Folder. How do you reinstall just applications?

Help,
Anyone know how to reinstall just the applications for Tiger?
Some how my application folder got trashed and emptied.
Thanks
Mark
PowerBook 1.5ghz Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Help,
Anyone know how to reinstall just the applications
for Tiger?
Some how my application folder got trashed and
emptied.
Thanks
Mark
PowerBook 1.5ghz
Mac OS X (10.4.2)
Again,
Somehow I trashed all my application folders from my PowerBook 1.5ghz with a 80 g HD.
And yes I emptied the trash. It was just all the contents from the application folder.
Nothing worse than clicking on all of your Dock items and getting ? over the icon.
The computer works on its operating system Tiger 10.4.2 now.
Computer came with the original Panther Software pre installed but the computer came from Apple, packaged with Tiger 10.4 upgrade, which I installed.
I have tried reinstalling Applications from the original OEM Software and restore disk from both Panther and Tiger and did not have any luck.
I tried just installing the Applications only and not the operating system.
Besides reinstalling all the Application programs that I have; if that works.
I may have to consider doing a clean install ?
As you know, it's about how much TIME one of these solutions or yours, will take.
I also want a clean running laptop !
So there is the issue of a clean install with all the time with the online updates, etc., etc., ...
Versus being able to reinstall just the Application Files Only.
Any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated.

Final Cut 6, can I reinstall just Boris

Yes, I'm still running Final Cut 6 and yes it's been working perfectly up till now.
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Recently I've been having problems using Boris Calligraphy inside Final Cut, Once I create the title and try to apply it to my timeline, the whole program shuts down
I'm thinking I want to reinstall Boris but going thru my install disks, I didn't see (even in the Extras folder) a separate option for Boris. I didn't want to go all through the install (OK guess that makes me lazy) and I would rather not reinstall the entire program
If I keep going thru the install process will there be a step to reinstall just Boris?
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Before starting the reinstallation process, you might want to try trashing your FCP Preferences first to see if that helps solve the wonky behavior. (Digital Rebellion's free Preference Manager is the go to app to clean them out)
If you go the reinstallation route, be sure to use DR's FCS Remover to clear out your old installation.
Many of us who do clean installs regularly have made disc images of the FCS media and stored them on an external Firewire or USB drive. This allows a fairly quick (20-40 minute) reinstall of the whole suite.
There is a link to how to do this as a sticky as part of the FCS forum.
good luck,
x

Missing Java SDK component...how to reinstall just that component?

We seem to be missing the Java SDK componet on our server, which is most likely the cause to why the CMS is not being found.
Can this one component be reinstalled from the software cd?
Thanks!

I have just tried that...Tomcat looks to be installed. I had to "start" the service.
But somehow it still has not fixed the problem.
I checked Add/Remove Program List and I don't see that Java SDK in the list, when I thought it had been there before.
Leads me to believe that the Java did not install or install properly.
I am considering a complete uninstall and then reinstall of the software.
What files/directories/database locations should I be backing up before I attempt such a task?
Thanks.

How do I reinstall just iCal without changing anything else?

My iCal has become corrupted somehow. It opens blank or with features diabled. I just want to reinstall without messing up anything else. Do I just start the reinstall process using the system disks and then custom install? Will this leave everthing as it is? I don't want to open a can of worms. I tried dragging in the same program from another networked computer with no luck.

My iCal has become corrupted somehow. It opens blank or with features diabled. I just want to reinstall without messing up anything else. Do I just start the reinstall process using the system disks and then custom install? Will this leave everthing as it is? I don't want to open a can of worms. I tried dragging in the same program from another networked computer with no luck.

How do I reinstall JUST Bonjour without either erasing or archiving?

I accidentally deleted Bonjour which was never an issue until recently when I got a wireless printer. Now I want to install JUST that from the Leopard boot disc but don't want to change any other dang thing on my system. I don't want an archive folder built to hold all my current stuff (which would then be non-bootable), I don't want to erase anything on my system, I just want to reinstall one friggin' little program.
There are no instructions anywhere I can find that tell me how to do that. The only 2 options on the disk are erase or archive and install. I know I can get to a "customized install" at some point if I follow one of those paths, but like I said, I don't want to mess up anything else on my system by giving the computer "permission" to either erase anything or archive anything. And of course there's no way to download JUST Bonjour from the apple site. I tried looking in the "optional install" part of the install disk in the applications section, but they don't list bonjour there, so I don't know where Leopard has buried it. Sigh.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

FrustratedinIdaho wrote:
I wonder why Apple can't add an "Reinstall only specific items" option to the archive or erase options and just show you what's on the disk? Guess that would be too easy.
The Installer application can show you all the files an installer package contains: When Installer is running, under the "File" menu, choose "Show Files" or press command + i. (Pacifist has a similar feature.) However, Installer does not allow you to install only specific files, & for good reason:
If you use its "Show Files" option on some installer package, note that even a simple one consists of many different files. Do this with a few different packages & you will see that there is often considerable overlap in the OS components (resources, frameworks, etc.) that are installed by different packages. An install package does not simply just replace one set of OS components with the ones it contains -- that could cause some other process that relies on the same OS component to fail because the replacement would not contain support for it. Instead, the Installer does various "preflight" & other steps to integrate support for all affected processes into the components that eventually are installed & to create or update any support files (for instance, presences) as required.
This is why you should not, unless you know exactly what component needs to be replaced & all the consequences of doing so, use Pacifist to replace just one or some set of OS component files from an installer package. Basically, you are assuming all the checks & other steps that Installer does are not necessary.
Occasionally, this is a safe assumption; more often it is not. This is why the only safe & simple option is an Archive & Install of the entire OS & its updates if you have imprudently removed some OS files (& why Apple doesn't make that easy to do in the first place).
Perhaps if you could tell us exactly which files you removed, we could provide more specific help, but otherwise I suggest you bite the bullet & reinstall the OS.

How can I reinstall just iCal?

I need to delete & reinstall iCal. I've lost all of my calander information as far as I can see & just need to start over. How can I do this? I had Tiger (10.4) installed, then installed the Leopard upgrade. Then I needed to reinstall the Tiger OS for work. So now I have Mac OS X 10.4.11 with 2 different system backups & all I want is for my iCal to work! If anyone can help me in getting my information from those backups that would be great, too. I've managed to get most of the music, keychains, but not documents.

An updater may not be replacing an entire application, so if you need to replace an application then you need to first get it from the installer DVD from which it came originally. Then use the updater to assure that it is the current version. You may not need to use the combo updater if the application hasn't changed any, but you can't know that positively, so use the updater. It cannot harm anything.

How to reinstall just FCP

I am having a problem with FCP and need to do a reinstall. When I tried this last time I also had to reinstall Motion and Soundtrack plus all the audio discs. I couldn't seem to uncheck the additional installs in my options menu upon installation.
Is there something that I am missing?

You don't say which version of FCP you have, but since you posted in the Final Cut Studio forum (legacy FCP versions), I'll assume it's FCP7 or earlier.
First, and most importantly, you have to make sure you un-install the application properly prior to reinstalling. Use this freeware app to get it done right: http://www.digitalrebellion.com/fcsremover/ It will un-install all the little bits and pieces that get installed throughout the system - not just in the applications folder.
Once that's done, insert the first install disc. The installer will give you an option for which applications you want to install. It may help to read the "Installing Your Software" booklet that came with the install disc set.
-DH

How do you reinstall just print drivers in Leopard?

I just began using my MacBook Pro running Leopard with an Epson Sylus Photo 2200. I am having trouble printing with it. I made the mistake of using the disc that came with the printer to install print drivers to my Mac. I am unable to print most of the time from most applications. Epson's web support says Leopard has the drivers already built in. Did I over write the drivers when I installed the old ones from the disc? And if so can I reinstall Leopard's Epson drivers without having to reinstall Leopard completely? Thanks in advance for you help.
Steve

you are right, I forgot about that. this is definitely easier. to elaborate on john's post. insert the leopard install DVD open it in finder and double-click on optional installs->optional installs.mpkg. follow the instructions. on the screen with the choice of software to install choose printer drivers.

Download organizer only? or reinstall just organizer?

Can I download elements 12 organizer only? I tried launching it just now and it says to re-install.
Or maybe someone can tell me how to reinstall. Adobe makes it hard. There just isn't a dmg
file sitting around.
Thanks

William Lee if you have purchased Photoshop Elements 12 then please see Find a download link on Adobe.com. If you purchased from a company besides Adobe then you can download the trial of Photoshop Elements 12 at Adobe - Download free trial version Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 | Adobe.

Can Lion reinstall just iCal?

I tried to restart my computer with command R and got the install option.
I picked my hard drive and realized that the "Customize" button is greyed out. Why is this?
I want to just install iCal as I am having some error prompts and no one has replied yet
Here is the other thread
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3800593
Is there a way I can just reinstall iCal?
Thanks.

AA101 wrote:
Thanks but just out of interest as this is new to me especially an install of a version that is not a clean install.
Will the install but install a replacement app retaining my current contacts and ical calendars?
Good to know
Your settings and data should all be untouched when you reinstall, but as I say, all you need is a power outage or something unexpexted to occur and you may lose all your data, so having a backup is essential, even if it takes a bit of time it is invaluable insurance 'just in case'.
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Pete

Reinstall just iLife from PB DVD?

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Thank you,
TM

Hi TM,
Pop your original install DVD into your powerbook and navigate to the DVD via Finder. From there, run the 'Install Bundled Software Only' package. This will allow you to install any iLife components which originally shipped with you machine.
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I-Tunes stopped working - wouldn't transfer music to library or IPod. I uninstalled it. Now it's gone but won't reinstall - just says "Thanks for downloading" when I hit the download button.

Hello! I'm having a giant I-Tunes problem. It started acting up a few weeks ago - wouldn't let me add information to songs, etc. and now it's full-blown screwed up - won't transfer music into the library, won't transfer music onto my IPod from my library, etc. So I finally decided to uninstall and reinstall and hope that might help. I uninstalled it and it is no longer on my computer. When I go to download it, though, it immediately comes up with "thank you for downloading" after I hit the the button and does NOT download. I can't get it back and if I do, I don't know if it will work. Any advice? Much appreciated! Tom

I have found turingttest2 very helpful in these matters.
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