Hello everybody; me again. Those of you who saw this elsewhere in Gordon's name will understand why. ;-)
I just attempted to upgrade to OSX 10.7 Server in the app store. Well, I used the Apple "Up to date" programme as I bought a computer just a week ago. Actually, I'm a bit miffed about that because Apple never warned me that an updated model of the Mac Mini Server was just hours away from being introduced. This new model has an Intel I7 processor in it which, of course, beats the pants off the Core2 Duo. The last time this happened was back in 2005 and Apple warned me at that time of the impending release and gave me the option to wait. This time, they just went ahead and completed the sale and it was only a matter of hours afterwards that the website changed and the new machine became available at a cheaper price as well. Anyway to the point. I went to the Apple Up To Date programme and entered the serial number of the machine. After selecting all the correct information on the form, making sure I filled out the Mac OSX Server section, I clicked on Qualify System. No matter what I did, I was getting an "Invalid Serial Number" error, even though the serial number and computer type were correct. So eventually I just entered the serial number and hit Continue. And guess what! It worked! So what was the point of the qualify system button? Total bodge-up on Apple's part it would seem. So then I went to the App store and tried to redeem the codes. The App store subsequently crashed, and the server code wouldn't redeem again. So, I wasted a couple of hours trying everything to redeem that version. I went to the "Purchases" option in the App Store, and clicked on the link that gave me my purchase date. I was prompted to "Install" the Server which, on this machine is not what I want to do. I want to port it over to a new machine. So where would I find the application? It isn't in /Applications/ nor in /Applications/Utilities. So where on earth would it be? This is really really frustrating and I hope that nobody else gets this frustration. I'm really annoyed about that sale though. Apple certainly didn't do me any favours there! Lynne <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
