Will installing OS X Lion stuff up my windows partition?

Thinking of upgrading to lion but worried it could cause porblems with my windows partition.. Wondering if apple have fixed up these issues yet?

I Have a windows partition as well as a ubuntu partition. When I installed ubuntu, the same thing happened that a lot of people are describing. My windows partition disappeared, but my system files were still there. This was because once anything messes with the existing partitions, the built in boot manager no longer recognizes your partitions. I have a boot manager (rEFInd) that I installed that I use to recognize and boot all my partitions now. Now I want to update the OSX partition and it's giving me warnings that this will negate the bootcamp boot manager (which is why I have rEFInd in the first place), and I just want a way to bypass the warning

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If I will install OS X Lion on the same partition that the Snow Leopard is I will loose all of my data?

If I will install OS X Lion on the same partition that the Snow Leopard is I will loose all of my data?

One can't guarantee no data loss. See my backup FAQ*:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
All else being equal, it will upgrade you to 10.7, but applications and drivers may need to be updated too. See my other FAQ* for other possible pitfalls:
http://www.macmaps.com/upgradefaq.html#LION

Does Installing Lion Wipe Out The Windows Partition in Boot Camp ?

My MBP is dual-boot Snow Leopard / Win7 using Boot Camp.
If I upgrade to Lion, will I still be able to boot into Win7 ?
Thanks
Blewyn

FYI anyone watching this thread, I just installed ML over my SL/Win7 bootcamped setup and it worked fine, still boots into Win7.
Mac was set up to boot into Win7 by default BEFORE running ML update.

Installing Leopard on a Macbook with a Windows partition

I've heard that if your Macbook is partitioned with windows, you will have problems when you try and install the new Leopard operating system. Is this true? Can I just simply place a leopard install disc into my computer and get the new operating system without worrying about anything?

tamtam10 wrote:
I've heard that if your Macbook is partitioned with windows, you will have problems when you try and install the new Leopard operating system. Is this true? Can I just simply place a leopard install disc into my computer and get the new operating system without worrying about anything?
It's nonsense. I installed Leopard on my partitioned and Boot Camped drive with no issues or problems.
Bob

Re: just done clean install of mountain lion.

just done clean install of mountain lion and now my recovery partition on my drive is for mountain lion and not lion as it was when i bought it can anyone help me.

sorry i dont think you understand, my imac is 3 months old and when i bought it lion was on it and on the recovery part of the hard drive. now me being a nit wit thought i would up grade to mountain lion so i did a clean install thinking if i dont like it i can go back by just booting from the recovery partition but its been up dated to mountain lion and ive lost lion hope this explanes everthing.

Mac OS X Lion Problems (Sound, Resolution, Missing Partition, and Crashes)

Ohia everybody! So recently I installed Mac OS X Lion (GM) on my Mac Mini. It's been installed for about 2 weeks, but I quickly noticed a couple of problems with it.
Problem 1 - Screen Resolution:
When I had Snow Leopard installed and I held alt to switch into Windows, the menu that appeared to let you switch partitons resolution was correct. Now it seems to be 800x600. Same thing with the boot screen with the Apple logo. When the actual OS is booted up, the resolution is correct (1600x900). Why is it doing this with Lion and now when I had Snow Leopard?
Problem 2 - Windows Partition:
Before I installed Lion, I had a Windows partition set up using BootCamp. I was able to see the Windows partition on my Macs desktop as well as my Mac partiton. Now it doesn't show up at all, and when I go to Disk Utility, it shows up as BOOTCAMP, and its greyed off. When I click on it and try to mount it, it just said that it couldn't be mounted. Nothing more. I can still boot into it just fine, but I can't view files, which is quite useful when transfering files between the operating systems.
Problem 3 - Speakers Buzzing:
On Snow Leopard, when I went to play a sound, the speakers were completely quiet and the sound came out nicely. Now, the speakers will be quiet, and when I get a notification or something, the speakers will have a quiet buzzing sound and will continue buzzing for a few minutes after the sound is over. When I play another sound, they will start buzzing again. It never used to do this before Lion, so I'm sure its not the speakers. Hopefully someone has any info on this because I'm clueless.
Problem 4 - Safari Crashes:
Last problem! Sometimes on Lion (not on Snow Leopard), if I leave Safari open for a little bit, it will randomly crash. It usually doesn't do it while I'm browsing, but if I'm uploading pictures or videos and I just leave it open, I will come back to my computer and it will say safari crashed.
Note:
I always keep my computer up to date, and have googled all of these problems before with no help. Hopefully someone get help me fix any of these problems.

So I am not the only one with this issue. The sound of my imac g5 sounds buzzing as well. I am hoping for a fix from Apple soon.

[Lion] Windows partition gone missing

I recently updated to osx lion on my macbook. I found out that i cant boot to windows anymore by using the option key as i did before.
A lot of people seems to have this issue, but i didn't find any real solutions to this problem.
As in other posts its the probably the MBR table.
I installed rEFIt but it didn't solve my problem. But i got the report. Hope it helps.
*** Report for internal hard disk ***
Current GPT partition table:
#      Start LBA      End LBA Type
1             40       409639 EFI System (FAT)
2         409640    209567924 Mac OS X HFS+
3      209567928    210837455 Mac OS X Boot
Current MBR partition table:
# A    Start LBA      End LBA Type
1              1       409639 ee EFI Protective
2 *       409640    209567924 af Mac OS X HFS+
3      209567928    210837455 ab Mac OS X Boot
MBR contents:
Boot Code: Unknown, but bootable
Partition at LBA 40:
Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message)
File System: FAT32
Listed in GPT as partition 1, type EFI System (FAT)
Partition at LBA 409640:
Boot Code: None
File System: HFS Extended (HFS+)
Listed in GPT as partition 2, type Mac OS X HFS+
Listed in MBR as partition 2, type af Mac OS X HFS+, active
Partition at LBA 209567928:
Boot Code: None
File System: HFS Extended (HFS+)
Listed in GPT as partition 3, type Mac OS X Boot
Listed in MBR as partition 3, type ab Mac OS X Boot
What are my options here? I really didnt like the "erase and redo it" since i have important stuff in my windows partition.
Cant i just repair it?
Btw its windows 7 installed.
Tks for the help

There are workarounds. Like wait and see, and read, and let others experience help, which can take month or more, or wait for updates. Apple just posted a Lion Recovery Tool today.
Install Lion on another drive, not the internal drive. Backup and clone.
Then restore Lion and leave the partition tables intact has worked for more than a few.
Or even start by shrinking the size of Mac HFS volume alone, leaving some free space, and when Lion is done being installed, you should be fine. Find that on Cnet's MacFixit.
The new mail with its threaded conversations can have a high % cpu overhead esp. with any large email storage you have, and Mail was one of the weak links in 10.5 with its new SyncServices "feature."
Don't install an OS unless you need it and have time to play and deal with it; like on a test computer if you have one at disposal. Or on a 2nd hard drive - maybe that external with FW800.

After Lion upgrade Windows partition won't mount

I have been running a partition for Windows, originally set up with Bootcamp and Windows SP using Parallels, for several years and generations of OS - Leopard and Snow Leopard without trouble. I just upgraded to Lion and now my Windows partition won't mount. I can see it in Disk Utility, but it is greyed out.
I have done several searches without finding a solution. There seems to be all sorts of advice. If I need to upgrade to Windows 7, fine. But how can I get the partition to mount? Does it have to do with Lion writing a recovery partition that breaks the partitioning I had? Is it an NTFS issue, whatever that is?
I would appreciate someone giving me some simple detailed steps to get my partition to mount, since I know nothing about Windows.
If I have to wipe the partition, buy Windows 7 and install it, OK. But I don't want to wipe the whole drive and my Mac side. Does Lion even need Bootcamp anymore? You can see I'm totally confused. I just need to get my Windows partition back and running through Parallels.
Thanks.

Never a good idea to go for years with the same drive and new OS generations and not reformat to implement new changes in partitioning.
ALWAYS clone your system(s) before an upgrade.
Installing Lion on an external hard drive would have saved you.
Windows is now +1 partition ID.
Windows 8 RC will be out in a couple weeks for public for free.
Asked on Parallels community....
Do you have latest Lion version of Parallels?
Try editing BCD with Windows DVD/CD.
No it is not an NTFS issue.
Lion added a new recovery partition that bumped Windows from #N to N + 1 is all.
Apple's GPT changed a number of times since 10.5.x too.
Bad sectors that occur on a drive can't be mapped out if they are part of the hidden partitions or without losing data (usually) and Lion uses and insures that features that were 'optional' or "for future use" were implemented and changed.
Windows SP sounds like Windows 7 SP1 or in your case I guess XP SP3 but isn't clear until you get to "upgrade to Wiindows 7" and yes I would upgrade to Windows 8 RC (free) or 7 64-bit System Builder ($99).

Will 11G XE work on a 64 bid windows machine.

I would like to down load and install 11g XE beta but I do not know if it will install and run on my 64 bid Windows machine.
I had trouble with the 10 G XE trying to down load it on 64 bits.
If I cannot use it on 64 bits could I make it work if I down load Unbuntu Linux?
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Other OS Description      Not Available
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System Type     x64-based PC
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BIOS Version/Date     American Megatrends Inc. 6.09, 9/7/2010
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Hello,
I would like to down load and install 11g XE beta but I do not know if it will install and run on my 64 bid Windows machine.Why (and how) would you install the "beta"? 11g XE "final" has been released more than a year ago and even if you still find a beta download somewhere, license terms would forbid to use it anymore...
As you probably found out, there is no Windows 64 installer and the Windows installation requirements don't list 64bit Windows as supported. If you use the forum search, you'll find tons of posts on that issue, especially on possible issues when using the 32bit Windows installer on 64bit Windows, and how other people worked around them.
If I cannot use it on 64 bits could I make it work if I down load Unbuntu Linux?There is a 64bit Linux installer, but Ubuntu is not on the list of supported Linux flavors. There exists a great tutorial for this scenario, though: {thread:id=2301639}. Note that later Ubuntu versions may require additional/different steps.
In general, see {thread:id=2278170} for details on all OSes.
-Udo

If I upgrade to Mountain Lion on the computer that will install it, will my WIFI still work on the computer that cannot be upgraded? I know this is a very basic question

If I upgrade to Mountain Lion on the computer that will install it, will my WIFI still work on the computer that cannot be upgraded? I know this is a very basic question. Trying to hold out as long as I can, but purchasing an iPhone for Christmas and new iMac next year when warrently expires.

Thank U very much for the quick reply, I wanted to upgrade this weekend, but still on the fence. I can live with the software that is not compatible, they are on another compuetr, just didn't want the obvious stuff to stop working.

Ever since installing iCloud and Lion my computer is slow or freezes. The color wheel comes on and My work stops. I have only a small window of time where my computers will function normally during the day. I know many others that have the same problem.

Ever since installing iCloud and Lion my computer is slow or freezes. The color wheel comes on and My work stops. I have only a small window of time where my computers will function normally during the day. I know many others that have the same problem. I'll get 20-30 minutes of work done and then a sync or something comes on, the color wheel of death shows up, and my productivity is shot. I have to shut the computer down the hard way! when it comes back up, it is still either frozen or slow. I've checked in at the genius bar and all they say is that there have been some problems that Apple is trying to fix. It effects Mail, Contacts, Safari, Calendar....yeah, pretty much everything. My iPhone and iPad are not effected as much so I end up doing what I can with them. I've seen the blogs out there and understand that many have the same problem. I have been waiting to read about a fix but I have found nothing! Any ideas?

Not enough free space on the startup disk can slow the system down.
Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure there's a minimum of 15% free disk space.
For startup issues... open System Preferences > Users & Groups - Login Items. Delete any apps listed there then restart your mac.
And disable the Lion "resume" feature.
Open System Preferences > General
Deselect: Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps
And Spotlight may be indexing... you can turn that off > Turning Off Spotlight | Mac Tricks And Tips

Should I do a clean install of Mountain Lion on a late 2009 iMac or will I find hardware/driver issues?

I have a late 2009 iMac (2.93 Ghz Intel Core Duo, 4GB of ram, model id is 9.1) running Lion right now. I upgraded it all the way from Leopard using the standard keep-all-your-apps-and-settings way. After looking at the hardware requirements for Mountain Lion (and my success with running Lion) it seems that my good ol' iMac is still capable of running it fairly well. But I don't like the idea of "stacking" upgrade after upgrade (*coughs*, clean freak!). I like the idea of starting out clean this time because so many years of use has filled my mac with a lot of crap I no longer use.
So I would like to know your sane advice, and if there's anything I should check out before attempting this. Especially I'm concerned about hardware/driver related issues like for example: the webcam or speakers no longer working. Also, if there's something I'm overlooking please point it out.
Thank you in advance for any help you guys can give me. I'll be very grateful!

If it wasn't a Mac computer that originally came with either Lion or Mt Lion Pre-Installed by Apple when new you would not be able to connect to the Online Internet Recovery system. It is a Feature of the Mac EFI Firmware system. And it will only install whichever version of the Download only version of OS X that originally came on that system.
My MBP came with Lion Preinstalled. Even if I have Mt Lion installed on the hard drive the Online Internet Recovery system would always point my MBP to the Lion download as that was the original version of OS X that came on my Mac.
No real authentication needed. Since your Mac came with Mt Lion no matter what newer versionof OS X you ever install the OIRS will always point you to Mt Lion and ONLY Mt Lion.
It is something different, but not completely different, from the built in Recovery HD partition on the internal drive.
No worries as during the install of MT Lion on your SSD the installer will Recreate the Mt Lion Recovery HD partition on your SSD.

HT4718 I want to do a factory reset on my iMac due to problems I have had since downloading mountain lion. Should I install my original mac disk (snow leopard) or will it reinstall mountain lion automatically?

I do need mountain lion so I can use icloud. When I downloaded Mountain lion I couldn't find any of my docs because (as it turns out) my hard drive was split and so now everything is in sepperate places and I cant find bits etc. So....... I want everything to be in one place, easy to use as before. I have everything backed up to an external hard drive now.

Install or Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion from Scratch
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Erase the hard drive:
1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the
      left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on
        the Security button and set the Zero Data option to one-pass. Click on
      the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
            because it is three times faster than wireless.

HT1338 Dear MAC-Friends. PLEASE HELP ME. I am extremely afraid to do something wrong - what will be a failure so I loose all the photos I had in my iphoto library before installing the Mountain Lion. I have just installed the MOUNTAIN-LION and now I c

Dear MAC-Friends.
PLEASE HELP ME.
I am extremely afraid to do something wrong - what will be a failure so I loose all the photos I had in my iphoto library before installing the Mountain Lion.
I have just installed the MOUNTAIN-LION and now I can´t use my Iphoto-programme without answering the following question:
Choose another Library ? ( But I only want the choose the photos which one was in the old iPhoto-Library and not the other photos on the MAC-computer ? ).
and the other possibility is:
Create a new Libray ! Which iPhoto-library ?
And why create a new and to risq to loose the old photos.
PLEASE HELP ME.
Kind regards FINN GRABOWSKI

Ok. Let me first ask you, do you have any backups of your files - for example, do you use Time Machine or any other backup system?
Next, quit iPhoto. In the Finder, go to your Pictures folder. Is there a file there called iPhoto.Library? How large is it? (If it doesn't show the size, click once on it, click cmd-I to see the information). If it's a healthy size (ie, several GB), then that should be your library, and you can double-click it to launch iPhoto. (The application will remember where your library is next time, you can just launch iPhoto normally).
If that's not the right file, check your Trash. Is there anything in there?
Matt

After install of Mountain Lion I have no facetime. It is nowhere in hd and ap store will not allow download. Will I need to re-instal ML in order to get it back??

After install of Mountain Lion I have no facetime. It is nowhere in hd and ap store will not allow download.
Will I need to re-instal ML in order to get it back?

Where are you, geographically?
I might suggest:
Give this a try:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions - Lion/Mountain Lion
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
After this is completed download and install 10.8.4 Mountain Lion Update v10.8.4 (Combo).
If this doesn't work, then reinstall Mountain Lion:
Reinstalling Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

Will installing OS X Lion stuff up my windows partition?

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