You're right Ronni, it did come with 10.3 installed, however when I use the install disk, the process forces me to select an option to create a Previous System folder. You can then go on to select, say, just iMovie via a Custom Install, however you still have to install the necessary basic system software. Which I presume will take me from Tiger back to Panther, and I don't think I can be bothered going through the whole Tiger reinstallation, and downloading a swag of updates since I bought the Tiger DVD.
Happy to hear of any easier way to just install iMovie, otherwise I think I'll just give it a miss and wait for Leopard :-) Cheers, Steven On 6/5/07 6:19 PM, "Ronda Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Steven, > > Your G4 PowerBook probably came with OSX10.3.3 installed. > You should be able to just install iMovie4, iPhoto4 & iTunes from the > Mac OSX10.3.3 install disc. > GarageBand & iDVD4 were on the Restore Disc (which you have > reinstalled). > > After reinstalling these applications be sure to run 'Software > Update' to ensure that available updates to these applications are > applied. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 06/05/2007, at 3:53 PM, Steven wrote: > >> Oops, I celebrated prematurely. >> >> I now realise I need iMovie installed as well. Trouble is, it seems >> that >> iMovie is not a separate application to re-install (as is iDVD, >> GarageBand), >> but forms part of MacOSX as it came with my PowerBook. To obtain >> iMovie >> again, do I have a choice other than to do a whole system >> reinstallation? >> :-( >> >> Cheers, Steven >> >> >> On 6/5/07 3:02 PM, "Steven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Bob and Daniel - I did go hunting after Bob's prompt, found >>> disks >>> pretty much in line with what Daniel has said (ie. two reinstall >>> disks that >>> came with my PowerBook, there were no other disks with the Tiger OS I >>> purchased separately later), and now have iDVD back on my machine. >>> >>> Cheers, Steven >>> >>> >>> On 6/5/07 2:27 PM, "Daniel Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Steven ( and all) >>>> >>>> Yes, Bob's on the right track. Even though you may a separate >>>> Tiger Disk, >>>> you'll need to go back to the original disks that came with the >>>> computer. On >>>> these you'll find an installer called (and I'm working from >>>> memory here), >>>> something like "Install Additional Software". It will go through >>>> and install >>>> a small "Restore" Application in the Utilities folder, which will >>>> then let >>>> you install the other iLife apps. >>>> >>>> That should get you back to where you were. :o) >>>> >>>> Hope that helps! Good luck. >>>> >>>> Kind Regards >>>> Daniel >>>> >>>> >>>> On 6/05/2007 11:39 AM, "Steven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> In May 2004 I bought a 17² G4 PowerBook. I can¹t remember what >>>>> OS it had >>>>> installed at time of purchase, but I think I subsequently bought >>>>> Tiger 10.4 >>>>> - I have the installation disk for it anyway. The PowerBook >>>>> currently runs >>>>> 10.4.9. >>>>> >>>>> In about March 06 my hard disk crashed. I took the PowerBook in for >>>>> replacement hard disk, and the Apple repair shop reinstalled >>>>> OSX, I think >>>>> from their own resources. I can't recall the reason now, but >>>>> iDVD, iPhoto, >>>>> wasn't installed. I inquired with the repair shop and I think >>>>> they said that >>>>> I'd have to install those items from the original installation >>>>> disk. I've >>>>> never bothered to do that until now, just haven't needed them, >>>>> but now I >>>>> have a reason to use iDVD, so have pulled out the installation >>>>> disk. >>>>> >>>>> My problem is that I can't find anything on the installation >>>>> disk that looks >>>>> like a standalone installation of iDVD. If I click the 'Install >>>>> Mac OS X' >>>>> icon, I'm asked to restart. I have followed the restart process, >>>>> but it >>>>> doesn't seem to lead to a point that I can just install iDVD or >>>>> iLife >>>>> without impacting on the system. >>>>> >>>>> Anyone have any hints please? >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks, Steven >>>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Daniel Kerr >>>> MacWizardry >>>> >>>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>>> Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> >>>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
