Hi Esther, Sorry I did not see your message before when I chimed in with a suggestion. Hope this does not irritate. Otherwise, your reply is typical of your messages: it is detailed and offers more insight into the problem and addresses related matters. It is worthy for saving as a future reference. I am just wondering if you have some blog or podcast: you rescued me a lot out of the jungle. Perhaps this is off thread anyway. But once again thanks for your help.
Cheers, LooseCanon On 22 Jul,2011, at 12:12 AM, Esther wrote: > 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/> <--- 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/>
