To switch PCs, do I need the original install disk or can I just use the upgrade download and s/n?

I need to download my Acrobat 9 Pro on a new PC, but I cannot find my original product installation disk for Acrobat 8. I have my serial # and the download link for the Acrobat Pro 9 upgrade. Do I need to install Acrobat 8 first, and then download the upgrade? How would I do that without the installation disk?

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
You say that you have Mac OS X 10.7.5, so if it came preinstalled, see that you can't reinstall it because it's registered to the old owner. Call Apple to get replacement DVDs
If you want, you can upgrade to Mountain Lion. See if your computer is supported > http://www.apple.com/osx/specs Open App Store and purchase Mountain Lion

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When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
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Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
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I have a late 2009 Mac mini which I want to sell, so trying to install the original OS (Snow Leopard) from the original install disks. When loading the disk and either trying the option key or the C key the disk simply runs for 10 secs then ejects itself.
I've tried other disks in the drive with no problems.
Any ideas?
I've done this procedure several times over the years on other macs and had no problem, so fairly sure I'm doing it correctly!

Well it took 12 hours to free the space on the hard drive, but completed fine. But still I have the same problems, so borrowed a friend's superdrive, and, it worked, to a point! I know find running through the installation disc setup, when I get to the point where you select your hard drive to install to it the HD has a yellow triangle over it and it says you can't install to this drive!
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How can I erase my stuff from the computer WITHOUT the original install disks?

The "buyer" is my sister. She is not very tech savvy and will just be emailing and web surfing until the Mac book dies.
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I would like to put Dreamweaver 8 on a new computer. There is no "deactivate" function and the technical support person I chatted with recommended I come here. Can I just use the serial number again? How can I deactive? Has anyone else run into this?

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Nancy O.

HT1899 I have Lion 10.7. To install Windows 7 can I just use MozyHome 6.2.1.515, or do I really need a CD or DVD disc? Do I have to purchase anything (licensed) Windows from Microsoft?

Friday 18 May, 2012 6:35 PM (Atlantic Time)
I have Lion 10.7. To install Windows 7 can I just use MozyHome 6.2.1.515, or do I really need a separate CD or DVD disc? Do I have to purchase anything (licensed) Windows from Microsoft?
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Microsoft is not in the business of giving software away for free, they sell it instead.
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The last few times I've used headphones in my iPad, the audio has been all messed up to the extent where it's better to just use the internal speakers and not the headphones. I've tried multiple pairs of headphones to no avail. Help?

The last few times I've used headphones in my iPad, the audio has been all messed up to the extent where it's better to just use the internal speakers and not the headphones. I've tried multiple pairs of headphones to no avail.
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Multiple means how many? If only 2 or 3, they could all be faulty. Try the headphones in some other device, to make sure they are OK. Or there could be something wrong with the headphone port.
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HT4157 if i get an i pad with 3g service capability do i have to use it in order for the i pad to work or can i just use the wifi part because i don't have the extra money to pay for a data plan

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 Cheers, Tom

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Lost the original install disks

Someone gave me an old iBook (2004) but they lost the original (gray) installation disks that came with it. Will inserting my Leopard install disk contain everything I need to make it work (or see if it works?)
Thanks

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Be aware in any case that Apple's licensing requirements mean you must have one license per computer for each OS version you use -- for instance, you cannot "share" a single-user Leopard license across two Macs -- and that a retail OS installer disk does not contain, nor does it license you to use, any bundled software that comes on the OEM disk set.

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or is there an apple download site that has just the printer software.
thanks

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Can I just use the contact like a normal phone on I Phone by not using I Cloud

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I have a problem loosing the contacts that was recently installed in Contacts. How can I use the I Phone like a regular cell phone where I can keep my contacts forever without needing I Cloud or any new stuff
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Didn't update my Leopard for long, can I just use the latest update?

Hi guys, I'm not so long on Mac, so don't know the details, i work with music offline on my Leopard, and didn't update it for long, now wanna do it, can I just download the latest update or I should have all the previous ones, as my system now is 10.5.2?
Thank you

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That's correct, I moved the iMac drive to the second bay in the new Quad G5.
I wasn't sure if any combination of events would fix this. I didn't think there were any caches or anything else I needed to clear but just posted here to be sure.
The iMac was 10.4.3 and current with all updates. I didn't really think anything was missing but posted here to be sure. My understanding of Mac OS X is such that I was pretty sure that everything the Quad needed was already on the iMac drive. Not that this is necessarily any more reliable, but I asked at the Apple store and they said there was no problem with me moving the drive to the Quad and setting it as the startup volume.
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