Trying to download OS X Lion- it now say it is paused
I have been having so much trouble downlading OS X Lion. I am very disappointed with MAC. I bought a new macbook pro. It was supposed to be a simple free download of OS X lion. Now it has been my nightmare. I ended up loosing patiente and turned off my laptop after a 4 -5 hour download. It jsut seen stuck and not downloading anymore. I turned off and on my laptop. Now it just says that it is Paused. I tried from I tune -Check for available download but it says that everything is downladed. This was a free downlad for me that it starting to be a real mess. I miss the good old days where you had a simple CD-rom to install new software. This is my first MAC and very frustrated. Can anyone help me with this download? it is stuck on pause. How can I re-start the download?
Thanks
Ok, well, having had Snow leopard on it originally solves the question: the license for Lion (or Mountain Lion for that matter) is not transferable. You are required to erase the drive and reinstall the original OS (Snow Leopard). Giving or selling it with Lion (or ML) on it will not be helpful for the recipient because the machine ID and their Apple ID will no longer match so they will not be able to get updates.
Have you checked your Purchases section at the app store? Here is what shows on mine:
If you are using the recovery mode and Mountain Lion comes up, then I can only assume that this is what you purchased. I don't know why it would show up otherwise.
As far as selling your Mac, the above is irrelevant since you will need to reinstall Snow Leopard and the recipient will need to purchase Lion (or Mountain Lion) using their own Apple ID.
However, you need to check on this since you may want to download Lion again for another machine of yours. So, if you are sure you purchased Lion and nothing shows under your Purchases at MAS, I would either call Apple or make an appointment with your nearest Genius Bar to get it sorted.
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