Upgrade to mountain lion 10.8 (if you can't upgrade to Maverick 10.9)
So how does one upgrade through the App store to 10.8 (Mountain Lion) if they have machine not eligible for 10.9 (Maverick)?
Just asking... cause I might want to eventually...
Okay, then what about 10.7 (Lion)?
I've not updated because I'm too cheap to replace a few critical apps that won't run in 10.7 or higher, and they work perfectly fine as they are and do all that I need.
But, I do know 10.7 will run on a 4,1, and if I decide to up-grade...
I imagine I could just walk into the Apple store and have them do it... but just as general question how else might one upgrade or just generally access other versions of the OS they might need?
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The apple store is so unhelpful. I have an iMac computer operating on Mac OSX 10.5.8. I want to upgrade to the latest Mountain Lion operating system so I can work with the iCloud on my computer and download my emails. I can't seem to purchase this on-line as it keeps telling me to go to the app store. I haven't got the app store on my computer as I am told I need iCloud for which I need the new operating system, which I can't download or purchase as I am sent back to an instruction telling mee to go to the app store icon.
How difficult can it be to simply purchase the software on-line have it shipped to you so you can install it, in the event it cannot be downloaded as it appears it can't be based on my curent operating systems being Mac OSX 10.5.8.Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
Whilst Apple have withdrawn Snow Leopard from download, you can still get it from Apple by calling 1-800-MY-APPLE (if you are in the USA) and they will supply the SL DVD for $30. You can also purchase the code to use to download Lion from the same number.
Requirements for Mountain Lion:
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/ -
try to enter reedem code mountain lion and it says you need a payment method to access this functionanlity
I got it to work by using a US Apple ID.
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Using Mountain Lion Server so my family can have separate logins and connect via Screen Share.
Works great, each has their own home directory and permissions are perfect.
Now setting up iTunes for each with their own Library (not shared), thus keeping multiple Libraries.
I get this;
This Computer is already associated with an Apple ID.
If you download past purchases with your Apple ID, you
cannot auto-download past purchases with a different
Apple ID for 90 days.
What!
So what it is on the same computer, they are completely separate Libraries never to be mixed.
If this works, I only need to keep one computer up and running, instead of three.
Each can do their syncing/backup and connect to the various Airplay/AppleTVs I have around the house.
How do I fix this.
ThanksBottom line is you can't - easily.
You need to make sure that you log out of the server each time otherwise the ID is running. To explain, if you had a laptop with different people using it, your solution works fine. Each time someone logs in, the iTunes ID is different so it works as you can only have one person using the laptop at any one time.
Now, turning your problem inside-out, you want people to be able to log into iTunes concurrently to use their own version of the program with their own library. This does not seem to work and you get the conflicted ID error message. Even though iTunes is running under their own login ident, I have never been able to get this working reliably and was told that iTunes is NOT a network-aware application as it is designed to be single user.
The way I got around this was to login as XYZ and to make sure that the ID was changed in iTunes accordingly. However, it did not always work so I gave up with the whole thing. -
After updating my system to Mountain Lion 10.8.2 I can no longer view videos on Facebook or other sites. The only one I can view videos on is youtube. I have downloaded Adobe Flash player and still no luck. I cannot even open Preview on my computer anymore. Any ideas would be helpful thanks
Merely clicking the Preview icon in the Dock doesn't cause it to open anything, unless you had one or more windows open the last time it quit.
If you're sure you've installed the latest version of Flash, take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried. After each step, relaunch Safari and test.
1. If you're getting a "blocked plug-in" error, triple-click the line below to select it:
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins Right-click or control-click the highlighted text and select
Services ▹ Open
from the contextual menu. A folder should open. If there is more than one item in the folder with the words "Flash Player" (not "flashplayer") in the name, open the respective Info windows, check the version numbers, and delete all except the latest. You may be prompted for your login password. If you get the same error after doing that, re-download and reinstall Flash. Download it from this page:
Adobe - Install Adobe Flash Player
Never download a Flash update from anywhere else.
2. If you get a "missing plug-in" error, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Security
from the Safari menu bar and check the box marked Enable plug-ins.
3. Select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
from the Safari menu bar. If any extensions are installed, disable them.
4. In the Safari preference window, select
Privacy ▹ Remove All Website Data
Close the window. Then select
▹ System Preferences… ▹ Flash Player ▹ Advanced
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Hello! I used QuickTime for watch any videos on OS X Mountain Lion, but now, I'm passed to OS X Mavericks and QuickTime, when I open an .avi file, convert this in a .mov file. I'm sorry for my English, I'm French and I don't know speak English very well, but what can I do for QuickTime opens on .avi and doesn't convert to .mov?
HI GalaxieMusique,
I'm french too, but I'm going to write this post in english so that everyone may understand it
I have the same problem in Mavericks, but I'd say, more important, with QuickLook.
Indeed Quicklook can't read avi movies anymore. Actually it always been the case, but with Perian we were able to fix it. The problem is that Perian is no longer available for Mac OS 10.9....
I'd assume that our only hope is Apple themselves... It would be nice from Apple to creat an add-on for quicklook to be able to preview the avi movies.
In regards with quicktime, you can download QuickTime 7 here:
http://www.01net.com/telecharger/windows/Multimedia/lecteurs_video_dvd/fiches/10 0.html
and ask all the .avi movies to be played by QuickTime 7 and not QuickTime X (included into Mac OS).
Sorry for the english, we french people can make mistakes sometimes
If anyone has a solution for QuickLook, please do not hesitate. This topic is becoming a real mess.... -
I used to be able to keep my finger on a key to select an accent in mountain lion but I cannot do the same thing in Mavericks. Any suggestions?
I found the following info at file:///Users/gordondoyle/Desktop/Mac%20OS%20X%20Tips.webarchive
Here’s yet another iPhone feature that has cropped up on the Mac in Lion. While typing, simply pressing and holding on a key will bring up a popup showing all the possible diacritics (accents, cedillas, etc.) that can be added to the letter. You can then choose from the possibilities by pressing the corresponding number on your keyboard, or by clicking the one you want.
This seems to be a fairly quick way typing accents, and is much easier to use than the old method which involved remembering a number of Option key combinations. It does have one drawback however — it stops you from pressing and holding to write a long line of repeated letters, like thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis.
If you don’t regularly type accents, then losing the repeated character functionality might not be worth it for you. In this case, you can disable this new feature using a Terminal command. Open up Terminal (located in Applications/Utilities), paste the following line and press Return.
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool NO
You will need to restart each application for the changes to take effect. Simply repeat the command with YES at the end to reverse.
and it seems to be related to your suggestion that I follow the threads related to the link you provided except that the above info is the reverse of what I think that I need to do. I will try what is shown in the threads however and see what happens - most appreciatively! -
cannot install mountain lion. error "This copy of the Install OS X Mountain Lion application is damaged, and can't be used to install OS X."
You do meet the hardware requirements. Otherwise you wouldn't have been able to purchase ML.
If you're connected wirelessly to your router, connect with Ethernet.
If you're connecting through a proxy, connect directly.
Boot in safe mode (shift key down at startup) and try again. -
I have mountain lion installed (Version 8), why can I not attach a file in yahoo email on my apple
i have mountain lion installed (Version 8), why can I not attach a file in yahoo email on my Macbook?
What happens when you try?
Add Attachments
You also might look/post here.
Yahoo Mail Help -
I have a macbook pro with mountain lion and now so I can not synchronize my outlook calendar office 2011 for mac with ical and, therefore, with icloude. Can anyone help?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5922
If you want to mirror your desktop, see:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5404
Regards. -
I loaded mountain lion and now my computer can't handle video or load iTunes
I loaded mountain lion and now my computer can't handle video or load itunes
4 GB ram
2.4 GH processor
I have 3 topics in the activity monitor running at 9995 Mb real memory
loginwindow = 952 mb
systemUIServer = 950 mb
usereventagent = 940mb
has mountain lion just ate up my ram in operations -
How do I redeem my code for Mountain Lion OS X when I can't find a redeem button in the Mac App store anywhere please?
How do I find the redeem button? What do I have to do?Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Open the Mac App Store and press the Redeem button: -
When i browse OS X Server (Mountain Lion) Wiki through webdav i can't open any files and they all are 4kb in size?!
Why is this ... is my configuration wrong in some way? I just put a tick mark in theThey seem to open fine from Numbers and Pages on the iPad.
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This copy of the Install OS X Mountain Lion application is damaged, and can't be used to install OS X.
I attempted to burn a DVD of the installer, but that didn't work (files are too big).
Also grabbed the ESD from inside the package and it started to work, then hung on the "installing" screen.
Here is how I finally solved the problem after redownloading it 4-5 times:
Put my MacBook Pro into target mode and used my Mac Mini to install Mtn Lion.
At first the installer balked saying it wasn't signed right or some such BS. I tried again and it worked fine. I now even have a recovery parition which I didn't have before.
So in the end I have no idea what the problem was but it was not:
A proxy error corrupting the download
A corrupted download of any kind
Permissions errors
Hard drive errors
Incompatability with RAM or my hardware
Incompatibility of my partitioning scheme
I think there is a bug in the "pre-flight" checks the installer does prior to doing its job.
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Before upgrading to Mountain Lion, I was able to print head shots - in ALPHABETICAL order, mind you - from Contacts. Why do we not have this feature any more? Please bring back the way it was! Thank you!
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Please don't tell me I can do this from iCloud, because it only prints one contact at a time.Click GO from Finder and hold down the Option key. You'll see the Library folder in the list. Or you can click GO and select Go To Folder and type ~/Library. This will open the user\Library folder.
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