On May 20, 2009, at 1:49 PM, dualG4Wheels wrote:
> The MBP is running 10.4.11, and I maybe in a situation soon where I > will need to put 10.5 on the machine so that my father can upgrade to > the newer version of MacSpeech Dictate (grrrrrrrr. Don't get me > started!) I realize that I can do a Upgrade on the OS, but I'm not > putting all my faith into that type of quick and dirty operation. This is neither quick, nor dirty; this is a Mac, not Windows. I recommend an Archive & INstall upgrade, meaning that after you select the volume to install 10.5 on, click on the Options button. Select Archive & Install, and leave the 'Keep user files' checked. This gives you a clean OS install, while retaining all other settings. You will need to re-install third party drivers and preference panes. This has worked for me flawlessly dozens and dozens of times. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
