Hi Danny, As Lynne stated, what's new about Lion is that it's being distributed from the Mac App Store. This is a separate application that gets installed into your dock when users who have Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) performed a software update. When you launch it, it's similar to using the App Store in iTunes, except that it is a separate application that lets you install free or paid Mac software instead of iOS software. So you can't purchase or download this from your Windows machine. On the other hand, once you have upgraded to Snow Leopard, you'll automatically have the App Store in your dock, along with all the regular Mac applications, once you have performed all the system software updates.
The reason that people need to have Snow Leopard to install Lion is because it's being distributed through the Mac App Store, and the Mac App Store only automatically gets installed if you have Snow Leopard. Alternatively, you're supposed to be able to purchase an installation of Lion on a USB drive for something like $69 in August. Hope this makes sense. You should check that you are running the latest version of Leopard, before you update to Snow Leopard. This information is available from the "Apple" menu on the menu bar. Press either VO-M (i.e., hold down the Control+Option+m keys) then arrow down to "About this Mac" and VO-Space. If you navigate (VO+right or left arrow) you can read which operating system is currently installed. Pressing the button (VO-Space) on the version will cycle you through your product build (coded identification that tells when your machine was built), and your serial number. You can use VO-Shift-C to copy the last phrase to pasteboard, and then you can paste the information with Command-V. If you're up to date with Leopard, you should be running version 10.5.8. There is also a "software update" button on the "About" screen, although you'll probably choose the "Software update" option directly in the Apple menu under most cases. If you are at 10.5.8, you might want to run a software update to make sure you have all current updates before proceeding to Snow Leopard. When you update to Snow Leopard, you might want to separately get a "Combo Update" if there is a large system version jump. It's also a good idea to do some housekeeping maintenance just before and after a major software update. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 21, 2011, at 11:14, Danny Leung wrote: > Lynne, > > Thanks for the respond. I need to learn how to purchase / download the > program from my Mac. Can this be done from my Windows machine? > > Danny > <--- 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/>
