Reinstall PSE8 w/o the original disc?

After switching from my old Mac to my new Mac, I get an error from PSE8 reading "some of the applications components are missing from the Application directory, please reinstall the application." But I can't find the original Adobe disc. Now what?

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BTW - my new drive also has some strange noises and I'd like to replace this with a new one ASAP. Is there anything else I need to be aware of?
Thanks

Check that you have the Lion Recovery disk on the your Western Scorpio. To do so, just restart the computer holding down the OPTION key.
After a short while you should see the available boot disks. If the Recovery disk is present you will see something called Recovery HD.
Click on it, and choose 'Reinstall Lion' from the window that (eventually) pops up.
To swap the OS to another HD, use a utility like Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the volumes on the current internal disk to another disk. Swap your drives over, and clone back to the new internal HD that you put in.
EDIT: yup, I agree with Shootist about Western drives. Seen many bad reports about them.

Formatted mac mini (mid 2010) - need to reinstall and have lost the original discs, Formatted mac mini (mid 2010) - need to reinstall and have lost the original discs

Hi guys I have a mac mini mid 2010 that I stupidly reformatted the hard drive to give it to a friend, thinking it would be easy to reinstall - I haven't got the original system discs cause again I'm dumb!!!!!!!!! And I am struggling to get it reinstalled, what is the best method to install this? Would a 10.6 retail version run?

1. Phone Apple Support and order replacements.
2. Only if it's newer than the computer.
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System has begun crashing (dropping-windowshade, message to shut down computer) during attempted capture or render. Hardware has been checked out and is OK. Other OS functions seem to be working. I have a bootable clone from the most recent period of good function, and also my original install disc for FCE.
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Did you migrate over the data from your old computer? If so, there's probably something you brought over that knows it's not on the same hardware as before. In that case you need to run this:
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html
and then go around and manually remove all the bits and bobs, not just from applications but also from hard drive>library>application support>adobe and from your username>library>preferences. Spotlight will not help you. You have to go looking on your own.
If that's not it--you just a message that you've used up your activations, you need activation support:
Activation & Deactivation Help
Start a chat session and they can get you straightened out.

Iphoto won't start. photo won't start because I need Library Upgrader? where can I get I as don't have the original disc.

iphoto won't start because I need Library Upgrader? where can I get I as don't have the original disc.

Sounds like you have a damaged library7 To check launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and try to create a test library. If you can import a few photos. If that works then your original library is damaged so make a temporary, duplicate copy of the library and try the three fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your Home/Library/Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache files that are located in your Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
3 - reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding the the Option key. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
Fix #2
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library.
Select the options identified in the screenshot.
Fix #3
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
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Because you are running lion.. FCS 6 is a Power PC app and Lion doesn't support Power PC anymore.. So you can't install it.. Three options..
1. Revert back to Snow Leopard.
2. Purchase FCP X...
if you can't stand FCP X
3. Call apple directly, 1800-MYAPPLE and ask to purachse FCS 3 for $999... (its FCP 7)
I just got FCS 3 today through apple phone sales..

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Have the original disc for my Adobe Photoshop #11 but lost the serial number and urgently need same, in order to sign into my program account. Need some information?

Do you mean Photoshop Elements 11 or Photoshop CSx/11.x.x ?
How did you purchase “Photoshop #11”?
If you installed and registered your software at some point in the past, then your serial number should be online at www.adobe.com in the My Account area that lists registered products.
If you purchased your software from Adobe.com as a download then there may be an order receipt in your order history in my My Account area that could have your serial number.
If you purchased PS from a retail store then perhaps they have something that would help you.
Adobe is not in a position to give away software so merely asserting that you have a disc (which contains something that could also easily be downloaded for free) probably isn’t going to be enough. Do you have the box or the receipt?

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http://www.charlessoft.com/
then extract/install what you need from your Install Disc.

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We have 3 Macs: pre-metal iMac, metal iMac, and a Macbook Air. All 3 are infected by something. There is someone who takes control of the cursor while we are using the computers. My wife came home to find Facetime open and recording.
I want to wipe all 3 and start over, but the last time I tried to do that with a Mac, it kept asking for the original discs that came with the computer. I don't have any of those anymore. All computers are older than 3 years. Two are running Mavericks, but that wasn't their original OS, and the pre-metal iMac is running Snow Leopard (I think).
I don't want to wipe them if I can't put an OS back on them.
I purchased Lion in the app store and I found my old snow leopard upgrade discs, but I don't have any of the original start up discs for these computers.
Please help!

That could be a hardware issue. And it has nothing to do with viruses.
Also your hard disk should never be over 85% full.
Turn off all automatic updaters.
Make sure Spotlight is fully indexed.
Make sure Time Machine is only in use when you aren't in the middle of using it, if you use it. If you use another backup software, only use it when you aren't in the middle of using the computer.
Check that your permissions are good.
Check that your logfiles have a chance to rotate in the middle of the night with screen saver on, and not energy saver.
Check for Snow Leopard compatible programs on the link here:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2455
And http://www.roaringapps.com/ for anything on machines with 10.7 or later.

I want to wipe the hard drive on my apple G4 powerbook clean. I do not have the original discs that came with the laptop. I do have the OS x 10.4 disc that I purchased. When I reinstall 10.4 will that disc also have itunes iphoto and safari on it.

I have an apple powerbook g4 running 10.3.9 which my daughter gave me. However all the installation discs were lost. I just purchaed OS x Panther for it. I want to wipe the hard drive clean to get rid of all of her personal information as I want to donate the laptop to a needy family. Do I need the installation discs or will the panther os x disc have everything that I need to wipe the hard drive clean and install panther. I do have an external hard drive.

Hello again,
Some of those applications you mention will not be on the recently purchased OS 10.3 Panther disk so you'll need to make a copy of them so you can restore them later.
Copy to your external drive;
iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes* and you may also have World Book 2003 depending what bonus software was installed when new. There may be other Non Apple applications you want to keep also.
*You could probably still get a download of iTunes but because it is such an old version, to save searching for it, make a copy of it while it is in front of you.
Everything else will be the 10.3 Panther disk including Safari.
Ideally with original disks, the process would be:
Insert your Install disk 1 into the drive and then Restart, and hold down the C key to take you to the installation windows.
Select your language, the start up Disk and choose Erase and Install.
At the point your registration process starts, abandon the registration, quit and eject the disk and switch of the computer.
This will allow the new user a freshly installed system, whereby they can complete the registration process themselves.
However...
But as you want to add back iPhoto and iMovie etc, you'll proceed to create an Admin account, in order to add back those applications, by copying them from the external drive back to the Applications folder. After doing that you are finished.
Instruct the new user can create their own Admin account, (more than one can exist) and thereafter deleting the first one you created.
This would achieve a fresh setup akin to the original.

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I have a license of Adobe Design Premium CS5 in my Mac. I had to buy a new computer because the old one is about to die and I seem to have lost the DVDs to install.
I don't seem to be able to find any download of the software to install it in my new computer, and I cannot afford to pay the Creative Cloud. I would iike to continue using my sofware.
How can I install the Design Premium CS5 in my new computer, using my serial number, if I don't have the installation discs?
Anybody can help?
Thanks!
Patricia

Refer to this:
Direct Download Links for Adobe Software
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I have an eMac which I purchased used and now I want to donate, but before I give it away I want to erase the disk for security's sake. The problem is that since I bought the computer used, I don't have the original disks for the OS (X 10.3.9). Is there any way I can boot the computer from an external USB drive and use that to erase the hard disk?
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Garwalf

You don't need to erase the entire disk: just delete the user(s) - all sensitive material is in the Home Folder.
Create a new admin account first (since you must have at least one). Then in this, go to System Preferences>Accounts. Click on the account name you want to delete and click the minus-sign button at the bottom of the list. You can choose 'delete immediately' but I'm not sure how secure this is. Do a normal removal by clicking 'OK'. Now go to the folder Users/Deleted Users/ (account name) and you will find a disk image (.dmg) of the deleted account. Drag this to the Trash. From the Finder menu select 'Secure Empty Trash'. Wait - this may take some time. Repeat for any other old users. This will leave a working computer with a new admin account.

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