...you do not need leopard to install to snow cat rather. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:14 AM, mike <xha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *However, in contrast to Microsoft—which offers a confusing array of full > and upgrade versions of Windows, all of them requiring that users enter a > unique serial number in order to prove they’re not pirates—Apple continues > to rely on the honor system for Mac OS X. Not only does Snow Leopard not > require the entry of any serial numbers, but the standard version of Snow > Leopard is a bootable “full install” disc that doesn’t actually check for > the presence of Leopard in order to install. This also means that if, at a > later time, you want to wipe your hard drive and reinstall Snow Leopard, you > won’t have to first install Leopard and then run a separate Snow Leopard > upgrade on top of it. (That sound you hear is a thousand IT managers sighing > with relief.)* > > > That's from the macworld review, Tom linked...apparently never read it, > just linked it since it was from a known MFB site. Seems they are saying, > no indeed, you do not need leopard to install to me. Unless I'm reading it > wrong. > > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 9:59 AM, t.piwowar <t...@tjpa.com> wrote: > >> On Aug 29, 2009, at 12:23 PM, Jordan wrote: >> >>> This notebook has Leopard, but I did a migration from My iMac when I got >>> it. I'm thinking of getting a fresh start with this hard drive with a clean >>> custom install. So is the $30 version of Snow Leopard a complete OS, or >>> would I have to install Leopard and then Snow? >>> >> >> The installer is an upgrade so it needs to see a previous OS, Leopard, or >> some people say Tiger works too. Reports are that it will work if you show >> it an older OS on an external drive and will then install a clean OS on the >> internal drive. >> >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> ************************************************************************* >> > > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
