On Apr 20, 5:25 pm, John Niven <[email protected]> wrote: > My wife has a 2006 17" Intel iMac, which came with, and still has, Tiger > (with all the updates). Recently she came across a program that required at > least Leopard. So I'm thinking of upgrading her. > > Can I go from Tiger to Snow Leopard directly? Do I just need the retail > upgrade box? Anything to watch out for?
Yes and yes. Watch out for your own data. You should do a complete backup of anything you do not want to risk losing. Also, verify that you meet the minimum requirements for memory and disk space. Some iMacs of that vintage came with half the required RAM. But moving to Snow Leopard has been the easiest and slickest upgrade of Apple's OS yet. To be legal with Apple licensing, you should buy the full software suite, "Box Set," which includes iWork and iLIfe. Your wife will be glad you did. It is technically possible to install the cheap version of Snow Leopard, but that license is legal if you already have Leopard on the machine. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
