Re: installing 10.6.8 update
On 30/06/2011, at 11:03 AM, Peter Bull wrote: I am currently running OS 10.6.6 on my iMac and keep getting reminded to update to 10.6.8. Having read previous posts where people have problems after installing updates I am a bit wary. Are there risks or problems lurking in 10.6.8? My iMac is running well and I don't want to upset it. Regards, Peter Bull pb...@bbnet.com.au As long as your computer is running properly at the moment you should be fine. Stick to the usual precautions as outlined by Ronni and you should have no problems. Every single Mac OS upgrade I can ever remember, going back to Mac OS 8 and beyond, has been accompanied by a raft of issues by individual users for a multitude of individual reasons. Personally, I can't remember suffering any real problems following an OS upgrade to any version. The 10.6.8 update has been no exception. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: installing 10.6.8 update
i was on 10.6.7 macbook pro intel7, downloaded the 450 meg file did the update (with software update - not combo), no probs @ all it does include some changes towards 10.7/lion, read the info within software update backup is recommended James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 30/06/2011, at 11:03 AM, Peter Bull wrote: I am currently running OS 10.6.6 on my iMac and keep getting reminded to update to 10.6.8. Having read previous posts where people have problems after installing updates I am a bit wary. Are there risks or problems lurking in 10.6.8? My iMac is running well and I don't want to upset it. Regards, Peter Bull pb...@bbnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: installing 10.6.8 update
Peter Most of the problems which have been in previous posts have been mine. I do not think the problems have been as a result of 10.6.8 per se but more a result of my setup etc. and more a co-incidence with the update timing than the update itself. Barry On 30/06/2011, at 11:03 AM, Peter Bull wrote: I am currently running OS 10.6.6 on my iMac and keep getting reminded to update to 10.6.8. Having read previous posts where people have problems after installing updates I am a bit wary. Are there risks or problems lurking in 10.6.8? My iMac is running well and I don't want to upset it. Regards, Peter Bull pb...@bbnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: installing 10.6.8 update
Hi Peter, If your iMac is running fine and are not experiencing any problems. Download the OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo from here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399 Install OS X Updates correctly: DON’T FORGET: 1. Backup your system BEFORE installing the Combo Update (or Update). 2. Repair Permissions before and after installing the Combo Update (or Update). 3. Turn OFF Time Machine in System Preferences 4. Unmount Disconnect any External USB Firewire Drives / Time Machine 5. Install the Combo Update (or Update) 6. Run Software Update after installing the Updates 7. Repair Permissions 8. Connect your Backup Drive 9. Go to System Preferences Time Machine and Turn Time Machine ON Let Time Machine complete a backup. ** Apple warning for installing Updates: Do not interrupt the installation process once you have started to update your system. As I have said numerous times on WAMUG List “Do Not Upgrade if anything is amiss with your system”. As is the case with all updates, if there’s anything at all amiss with your system before the update, the update is likely to expose them. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 30/06/2011, at 11:03 AM, Peter Bull wrote: I am currently running OS 10.6.6 on my iMac and keep getting reminded to update to 10.6.8. Having read previous posts where people have problems after installing updates I am a bit wary. Are there risks or problems lurking in 10.6.8? My iMac is running well and I don't want to upset it. Regards, Peter Bull pb...@bbnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
