Upgrading iLife - blank disc in box set

UGH!!!  I have been so careful to do all my research as to not encounter a problem I couldn't handle with my upgrade from tiger to snow leopard.  Bought the box set and now the iLife disc is coming up as "blank disc has been inserted"  any chance there's something I'm doing wrong and I don't actually have to return it for a replacement?????
Argh!

If you put any OTHER DVD in the drive - does your mini see that?
I ask, because many older CD/DVD drives start to fail by not seeing DVDs....

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  • Do I really need the box set?

    Running Tiger on my Mac. Never upgraded to Leopard. Do I really need to buy the $169 box set to upgrade to Snow Leopard or will the $29 Snow Leopard work. And if I do that will my ILife '08 still work with Snow Leopard?

    Rebecca,
    The Apple Store clearly states that the $29 upgrade is for Leopard users only.
    *Mac OS X Snow Leopard*
    *Now available.*
    *Upgrade from Leopard for just $29.*
    You can't miss the statement in bold above on this page. It states the same thing at least twice.
    http://www.apple.com/macosx/
    Legally you can only use the $29 disk for upgrading Leopard.
    If you want to upgrade to Snow Leopard from Tiger, then you either need to buy Leopard first and then the Snow Leopard upgrade disk, or buy the Box Set.
    Apple also states again in bold on this page that the Snow Leopard $29 upgrade is for Leopard users only.
    *Snow Leopard is an upgrade for Leopard users and requires a Mac with an Intel processor.*
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/MACOS_XSNGL
    Seems clear to me that when Apple says the $29 upgrade to Snow Leopard is for *Leopard users only*, that is what they mean.

  • Should I backup to an external HD before installing the Mac box set?

    Going from Tiger to Snow Leopard, with iLife and all that (box set).
    I don't know how to go about this, never installed an OS before.
    Do I need another HD for example?

    Cov99 wrote:
    Going from Tiger to Snow Leopard, with iLife and all that (box set).
    I don't know how to go about this, never installed an OS before.
    Do I need another HD for example?
    It doesn't hurt to backup. I think that would be wide in the event something goes wrong. You would upgrade the OS by inserting the Install Disk for Snow Leopard. When it appears simply click on install. You will be guided through the install process.
    Snow Leopard will overwrite the existing OS. When that is done you can install iLife. I would then go to the Apple Icon on the upper left hand corner and click on it and select Software Update. Download all the updates till thee system tells you your Mac is up to date.
    Good luck!

  • If I purchase a box set of iLife and just install the iDVD component on my new iMac should I be able to make a DVD in the format that plays on a TV DVD?

    When I recently purchased my first iMac I was disappointed to find that there was no DVD making facility. I want to make a video of photo's and movie clips and then make a DVD that will play on a TV DVD player. I am thinking of purchasing a box set of iLife that includes iDVD and just installing the iDVD component. Can someone  please confirm that tyhis will work? If not any suggestions?

    If you have to purchase an iLife disc in order to obtain the iDVD application remember that the iLife 11 disc only provides  themes from iDVD 5-7.  The Software Update no longer installs the earlier themes nor do any of the iDVD 7 updaters available from the Apple Downloads website contain them. 
    Currently the only sure fire way to get all themes is to start with the iLife 09 disc:
    This shows the iDVD contents in the iLife 09 disc via Pacifist:
    You then can upgrade from iDVD 7.0.3 to iDVD 7.1.2 via the updaters at the Apple Downloads webpage.
    OT

  • How can I upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard wihout violating EULA while Mac Box Set is no longer available?

    I use my original Tiger bought with MacBook Pro. But now so many applications do not support Tiger, so I decided to upgrade to SL.
    But required by Apple way to do this with Mac Box Set seems to be impossible. Mac Box Set is no longer available from Apple.
    Is upgrading using Snow Leopard disc, which is still in Apple Store, ok?
    I will be gratefull for help.

    The Mac Box Set includes Mac OS X Snow Leopard, iLife ’09 and iWork ’09. If you just use the SL installer, you don't get the additional apps.
    Read this article.
    Installing Snow Leopard: What you need to know
    http://www.macworld.com/article/142454/2009/08/install_snow_leopard.html
    The Snow Leopard box set is no longer available at the Apple Store but may be available by calling Apple Phone Sales @ 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753). You may also find a box set on eBay.
    It's possible that some of your current apps may not work in Snow Leopard. You can check here: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Application Compatibility List at http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
     Cheers, Tom

  • Mac Box Set necessary to upgrade Tiger?

    I have a MacBook Pro running on Tiger 10.4.11. My system won't allow basic updates (Safari, iTunes, Firefox, etc) until I
    upgrade the system. I wasn't aware of this before. Now I'm behind 3 upgrades, making things tougher(?) I guess the route
    to go is to buy the Mac Box Set(?) But Apple doesn't sell it anymore so if I buy it from Amazon, etc. I am assuming I need a
    New, unused version - otherwise my computer will see it being "licensed" to another computer? Also, before I do that I
    would like to give my computer a fresh start. Once I backup files and docs I'm wondering if it would help to Reinstall the
    Tiger disc to restore it to original settings? Would that clean off any unknown/unwanted apps and such and create a better
    base before installing the upgrade? Does that make sense? And third, it sounds too good to be true, to install a disc and
    Voila! the system is upgraded. Is it that simple or what issues could there be? Thanks for any help!
    P.S. My system meets the upgrade requirements and has plenty of space.

    It looks like Snow Leopard is still available at least in the Apple online store.  You can get the box set and do the upgrade from that.  What you should do is a complete backup to an external drive, using, say, SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner, or even the Restore option in Disk Utility (see Disk Utility help for details) to create a clone of your HD. 
    Then just do the upgrade from the install disks, then sort out any problems as they occur, knowing that you have the cloned backup that can get you back to ground zero if you need it.

  • Upgrading 10.4 is it necessary to purchase the 'Box Set'?

    I'm in need of a little information, last night I attempted to install the latest version of iTunes only to find that my laptop's software (Tiger 10.4.11) is no longer compatible with the latest versions. So I have begun looking into upgrading my current OS to leopard. My system is currently at these specs:
    Tiger 10.4.11
    2GHz Intel
    2G 667MHz Ram
    Currently 12.66GB free space (but plenty of room to free up)
    So I meet the minimum requirements for an upgrade. Looking into Snow Leopard the apple page it states that as a Tiger user you SHOULD buy the Mac Box Set which is £132, now realistically I'm not too fussed about having iLife or iWork for my mac as I've never had them since purchasing my laptop in mid 2007 and personally see no real need for them, what I want to know is if am I able to purchase the Snow Leopard CD at £25 and still successfully upgrade without the unwanted extras of iLife and iWork?
    Thanks
    JAB

    This has been debated till people's face has turned blue, purple and green!
    If you buy the Snow Leopard DVD it will have only iTunes from iLife.
    I'm not going to go into the ramifications of licensing. There are those who believe that because Apple advertises 10.6 DVD solo installer as an upgrade to 10.5 or later, and 10.6 Box Set as an alternative to upgrade 10.4 that there might be some licensing restriction or installation restriction. To be on the safe side, Backup your data, and follow this upgrade process regardless*:
    http://www.macmaps.com/upgradefaq.html
    iLife and iWork are not necessary for Snow Leopard, but are nice enhancements. Your older version of iLife or iWork applications may not work as well in Snow Leopard as the ones in the Mac Box Set. My FAQ above has links to reader usage reviews of which versions of various applications work with Snow Leopard.
    - * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

  • I have os 10.4. Why do I need the mac box set to upgrade to snow leopard?

    I have os 10.4. Why do I need the mac box set to upgrade to snow leopard? What happens if I upgrade with just a 10.6 upgrade?

    ds store wrote:
    No iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, Garageband, but I can pinch those off the 10.4 installer disk using Pacifist.
    You can usually get those from the original grey installer discs that came with your Mac without bothering with Pacifist. Look for an 'installed bundled software' or similarly named item on one of those discs, generally the #1 disc. Run that & the original versions of those apps that were bundled with your Mac will be installed. Software Update will let you know if there is an update you can download for them (but of course that won't include an upgrade to a more recent major version, which you would have to buy separately).

  • Can't upgrade to snow leopard from tiger with mac box set

    i have a macbook that runs 10.4.11. and this happened like last yr i think. i was going to upgrade it to snow leopard, and so i went to the store and bought the mac box set, the one costs $196. and here comes the trouble, no matter what i did, it couldn't be properly upgraded. like when it shows the window that says it is upgrading, it just tell you some errors occurred and then it couldn't proceed. so ever since i just continued using 10.4.11.
    now i kind want to upgrade it again but im afraid that sth wrong is gonna happen again. so what should i do?? (b4 i upgraded, i erased everything in my mac, but still...)
    the funny thing is, once i actually brought my macbook into the store and tried to upgrade in front f the technician, and it failed. later on they told me that i need to increase its memory from 1GB to 2GB, and i did so. but still........T.T

    Hi, do you remember any of the exact wording of the errors?
    Very Important, how much Free Space is on your Hard Drive first of all? Click on the Macintosh HD on the Desktop, then do a Get Info on it.
    "Try Disk Utility
    1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
    2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
    *Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
    3. Click the First Aid tab.
    4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
    5. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
    Report any errors it has.
    Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
    (Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)

  • Mac Box Set for iLife '09 and iWork '09 - what does it mean for me?

    Apple recently offered the Mac Box Set on their online Store:
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB997
    It comes both in family and single user license.
    If you recently bought a new Mac on or after January 6, 2009, and it lacked iLife '09 after January 6, 2009, Apple offered an up to date program for iLife:
    http://www.apple.com/ilife/uptodate/
    Which says:
    The program ends on March 28, 2009. Your order must be postmarked or faxed by April 3, 2009, and received by April 10, 2009.
    Assuming it is not extended, I won't ask this tip to be updated.
    Since the Mac Box Set includes iLife '09 and iWork '09, check the system requirements below to see if your Mac is able to use that update:
    http://www.apple.com/ilife/systemrequirements.html
    http://www.apple.com/iwork/systemrequirements.html
    Mac OS X 10.5.6 will run on any PowerPC or Intel Mac that is 867 Mhz or faster with built-in processor (not including the 800 Mhz dual processor Macs or slower), with 512 MB of RAM, and 9 GB of free disk space. Realistically that has been found to be 9 GB+ 15% free of disk space by end users.
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    2. If you bought a new Mac post December 15, 2008 but pre-January 6, buying iLife and iWork separtely is probably the best deal.
    3. If you bought your Mac post October 26, 2007, but pre-December 15, 2008, the Mac Box set will work with your machine, but may not be necessary unless you lack the ability to contact AppleCare, and lack the ability to get the original discs that came with your Mac, and have no other way to install 10.5. Getting a single user license is good if all you have is one Mac that meets those qualifications, and a family pack if you have 5 Macs in the same household that meet those requirements.
    4. Macs purchased prior to October 26, 2007, get the best deal out of the Mac Box Set if they meet the iLife, iWork, and Leopard requirements. Getting a single user license is good if all you have is one Mac that meets those qualifications, and a family pack if you have 5 Macs in the same household that meet those requirements.

    Sorry about that, but at this time, this tip is outdated. Remove?
    Nubz

  • I am currently ruDo I have to purchase the Mac box set to upgrade or can I just upgrade the OS?

    I am currently running Mac OS X V. 10.4.11. I use my mac for one purpose and one software only. Do I have to purchase the Mac box set with iIife and everything to upgrade or can I upgrade to Snow Leopard?
    Reading the spec on Snow leopard it says if I have OSX v.10.4 to purchase the mac box set. I dont use any of that bundled software. I just simply want to upgrade my OS.
    I know I can buy just the OS but I want to make sure it is complatible before I do so.
    Thanks in advance

    You can upgrade from10.4 to 10.6 with no problems. Any program that runs under 10.4 will run under10.6
    You won't need the box set unless you want the latest iLife and iWork. If you only want iPhoto or other single apps you can get them from the App Store, which you get added to the OS and the dock when you’ve upgraded to at least 10.6.6. iPhoto, iMovie and Garage Band for $15 each and Pages, Keynote and Numbers for $20 each.

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    I don't have a good good disc for the mac box set can i get it with it my box number?

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  • ILife lost in upgrade. No discs or TM.

    I upgraded my MacBook (circa 2006) fromTiger, to Leopard, and, finally, to  Snow Leopard. During the final upgrade iLife was erased from the HD. I no longer am in possesion of the original discs or the HD used for Time Machine. Is there any way I can obtain a copy of iLife, more specifically, iPhoto, for my photos?

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