Re: Snow Leopard installation
No the only Time machine file was the application. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 12/10/2009, at 7:57 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 10/10/2009, at 7:09 AM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there Tried to install Snow Leopard but got a error message indicating that the hard drive had been used for backup using Time Machine. Rebooted the iMac and could only find the Time Machine application. Nothing else. Can't remember if 'playing' with Time Machine preferences I inadvertently selected the hard drive as the back drive. Don't know how to find hidden file to see if I did inadvertently select the hard drive. I do not want to do not want to erase the hard drive, install Leopard and all the updates, install Snow Leopard, reinstall all the applications etc. Where to now? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Are you saying that the only application in your Applications folder is Time Machine? I assume, for example, that you are sending this email from a different computer... -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 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 -- 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: Snow Leopard installation
No! One partition! Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 12/10/2009, at 9:28 PM, David Moyle wrote: Evening, That sounds like a really odd issue? I'm pretty sure Time Machine doesn't let you backup back to itself as that would be pointless. Do you have two separate partitions (or drives) located in your iMac? Could there have been some confusion with the Snow Leopard installer? Cheers, David Moyle Systems Technician Apple, Windows, Cisco -- Western Australia Mb: 0427 888 257 On 12/10/2009, at 7:57 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 10/10/2009, at 7:09 AM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there Tried to install Snow Leopard but got a error message indicating that the hard drive had been used for backup using Time Machine. Rebooted the iMac and could only find the Time Machine application. Nothing else. Can't remember if 'playing' with Time Machine preferences I inadvertently selected the hard drive as the back drive. Don't know how to find hidden file to see if I did inadvertently select the hard drive. I do not want to do not want to erase the hard drive, install Leopard and all the updates, install Snow Leopard, reinstall all the applications etc. Where to now? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Are you saying that the only application in your Applications folder is Time Machine? I assume, for example, that you are sending this email from a different computer... -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 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 -- 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: Snow Leopard installation
Evening, That sounds like a really odd issue? I'm pretty sure Time Machine doesn't let you backup back to itself as that would be pointless. Do you have two separate partitions (or drives) located in your iMac? Could there have been some confusion with the Snow Leopard installer? Cheers, David Moyle Systems Technician Apple, Windows, Cisco -- Western Australia Mb: 0427 888 257 On 12/10/2009, at 7:57 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 10/10/2009, at 7:09 AM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there Tried to install Snow Leopard but got a error message indicating that the hard drive had been used for backup using Time Machine. Rebooted the iMac and could only find the Time Machine application. Nothing else. Can't remember if 'playing' with Time Machine preferences I inadvertently selected the hard drive as the back drive. Don't know how to find hidden file to see if I did inadvertently select the hard drive. I do not want to do not want to erase the hard drive, install Leopard and all the updates, install Snow Leopard, reinstall all the applications etc. Where to now? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Are you saying that the only application in your Applications folder is Time Machine? I assume, for example, that you are sending this email from a different computer... -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 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 -- 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: Snow Leopard installation
On 10/10/2009, at 7:09 AM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there Tried to install Snow Leopard but got a error message indicating that the hard drive had been used for backup using Time Machine. Rebooted the iMac and could only find the Time Machine application. Nothing else. Can't remember if 'playing' with Time Machine preferences I inadvertently selected the hard drive as the back drive. Don't know how to find hidden file to see if I did inadvertently select the hard drive. I do not want to do not want to erase the hard drive, install Leopard and all the updates, install Snow Leopard, reinstall all the applications etc. Where to now? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Are you saying that the only application in your Applications folder is Time Machine? I assume, for example, that you are sending this email from a different computer... -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 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
Snow Leopard installation
Hi there Tried to install Snow Leopard but got a error message indicating that the hard drive had been used for backup using Time Machine. Rebooted the iMac and could only find the Time Machine application. Nothing else. Can't remember if 'playing' with Time Machine preferences I inadvertently selected the hard drive as the back drive. Don't know how to find hidden file to see if I did inadvertently select the hard drive. I do not want to do not want to erase the hard drive, install Leopard and all the updates, install Snow Leopard, reinstall all the applications etc. Where to now? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 -- 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
Snow Leopard installation
Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 -- 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
Snow Leopard-Some of the changes and enhancements to the Snow Leopard installation process
I'm out of here. This is my last message until I install my copy of Snow Leopard YES! Some of the changes and enhancements to the Snow Leopard installation process are as follows: Although Rosetta and Quicktime 7 are both included on the Mac OS X 10.6 installation DVD, both are designated as optional installs by default. However, if Mac OS X 10.6 is being installed on a Mac that contains a registration key for Quicktime 7 Pro, the installer will install Quicktime 7 automatically. Options to Erase and Install and Archive and Install are no longer present in the Mac OS X 10.6 installer. According to those familiar with the software, this was done for convenience, so that users do not accidentally erase and install their Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard partitions. However, Erase and Install remains available through Disk Utility, which is also included on the installation DVD. If you need to reinstall 10.6, it automatically archives and installs for you. A reinstallation will not affect your Mac OS X version number. In other words, reinstallation of Mac OS X 10.6 on a Mac that contains Mac OS X 10.6.1 (when it becomes available) will not overwrite any new components delivered by 10.6.1. So when the re-install is complete, you will still be running Mac OS X 10.6.1. This will save users considerable time. There is no Previous System folder at the root level after reinstalling. If a power outage occurs, installation will pick up from where it left off. To prevent the Blue Screen error that plagued some users when upgrading to Mac OS X 10.5, a software compatibility check is included that has a list of known bad apps, and disables them. Those programs are moved to an Incompatible Software folder. Unlike Mac OS X 10.5, you cannot install Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard on computers where the hard drive reports a S.M.A.R.T. failure. Installation initially triggers a large chunk of data to be copied from the installation DVD to the user's primary hard drive. The bulk of the installation is then managed from the hard drive, speeding up the installation process considerably. After a successful installation, that large chunk of data is automatically removed. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.8 ... soon to be OS X 10.6 -- 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: Snow Leopard-Some of the changes and enhancements to the Snow Leopard installation process
The main thing is its heaps faster than leopard :) -- Craig Bruce Director M 0403 040 088 P 08 9367 4691 F 08 9367 4692 E craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au W http://www.maxstyle.com.au Twitter Maxstyle_com_au Facebook http://www.facebook.com/maxstyle Disclaimer: The information transmitted on this message is intended only for the person or organisation to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact MaxStyle Pty Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. On 25/08/2009, at 12:42 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: I'm out of here. This is my last message until I install my copy of Snow Leopard YES! Some of the changes and enhancements to the Snow Leopard installation process are as follows: Although Rosetta and Quicktime 7 are both included on the Mac OS X 10.6 installation DVD, both are designated as optional installs by default. However, if Mac OS X 10.6 is being installed on a Mac that contains a registration key for Quicktime 7 Pro, the installer will install Quicktime 7 automatically. Options to Erase and Install and Archive and Install are no longer present in the Mac OS X 10.6 installer. According to those familiar with the software, this was done for convenience, so that users do not accidentally erase and install their Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard partitions. However, Erase and Install remains available through Disk Utility, which is also included on the installation DVD. If you need to reinstall 10.6, it automatically archives and installs for you. A reinstallation will not affect your Mac OS X version number. In other words, reinstallation of Mac OS X 10.6 on a Mac that contains Mac OS X 10.6.1 (when it becomes available) will not overwrite any new components delivered by 10.6.1. So when the re-install is complete, you will still be running Mac OS X 10.6.1. This will save users considerable time. There is no Previous System folder at the root level after reinstalling. If a power outage occurs, installation will pick up from where it left off. To prevent the Blue Screen error that plagued some users when upgrading to Mac OS X 10.5, a software compatibility check is included that has a list of known bad apps, and disables them. Those programs are moved to an Incompatible Software folder. Unlike Mac OS X 10.5, you cannot install Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard on computers where the hard drive reports a S.M.A.R.T. failure. Installation initially triggers a large chunk of data to be copied from the installation DVD to the user's primary hard drive. The bulk of the installation is then managed from the hard drive, speeding up the installation process considerably. After a successful installation, that large chunk of data is automatically removed. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.8 ... soon to be OS X 10.6 -- 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
