Hi Ronni
Many thanks for taking the time to give me such detailed instructions.
I now have much more confidence in going ahead with the task.
Your knowledge appears to be unlimited!!! Aren't we lucky that you
give so freely of this knowledge.
Regards
Marlene
On 22/11/2010, at 1:48 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
On 22/11/2010, at 12:09 PM, Marlene Oostryck wrote:
Hello All,
This is the first time I have done an upgrade so I would appreciate
some advice on actions to take so I have a problem free installation.
I want to update from Leopard to Snow Leopard and also install
Office for Mac 2011 (Home & Student - 1 user).
iMac 10.5.8 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB memory
Canon MP 560 printer.
Many thanks in advance
Hi Marlene,
Prepare for, and Installation of Snow Leopard
1. Check your Computer can install & run Snow Leopard:
<http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html>
2. a) Check all your Applications you might be running and see if
they have updates.
b) Clean Up your computer. Uninstall old software you no longer
use or require (if you don’t have the uninstaller for the
application, download & use AppZapper: http://www.appzapper.com/,
delete any files you no longer need.
c) If you use any add-on software such as plug-ins for mail or
programs that rely on input managers such as 1Password & Google
Desktop, make sure you have upgraded to Snow Leopard-compatible
versions before you upgrade.
(A software compatibility check is included in the installation that
has a list of known “bad” apps, and disables them. Those programs
are moved to an “Incompatible Software” folder.)
Note:
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.
3. Check that your Printer will work in Snow Leopard. Mac OS X v10.6
Printer & Scanner software included on the Snow Leopard Install DVD:
<http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3669>
4. Repair Permissions on your computer.
5. BACKUP your Computer & check your backup before you commence the
Installation
6. Decide whether you are going to install Snow Leopard as A)
Automatic Upgrade or B) Erase and Install.
A) AUTOMATIC UPGRADE: This is the default install.
“The Snow Leopard installer’s single upgrade method attempts to make
the transition as simple as possible by leaving almost all your
files, applications, and settings in place. The installer simply
replaces all the components of your old Mac OS X installation with
their Snow Leopard equivalents, and it deletes those that are
obsolete.”
B) ERASE & INSTALL:
This will give a fresh install, erasing your entire disk and
installing a clean copy of OS X 10.6.
7. OK, if you are ready … YOU HAVE BACKED UP … right!
8. Insert the Snow Leopard DVD and double-click the Install Mac OS X
icon.
A window appears with two buttons: Utilities and Continue.
Click Continue:
The Software License Agreement appears next; click Agree to proceed
with the installation.
9. If you only have one volume on your computer it will be already
be selected.
10. If you don’t wish to customise what software is installed, click
the Install button, when asked are you sure you want to install Mac
OS X, click Install again; then enter an administrator username and
password, click OK.
Make your self a cup of tea (or pour a glass of wine )… only don’t
spill any on or near your computer.
DON’T INTERRUPT THE INSTALLATION.
The Default Installation should only take around 30mins. (I did a
Customise install and it only took approx. 45mins.).
11. When the installation is finished, a Restart button appears—but
if you don’t happen to be paying attention at the time, your Mac
restarts by itself after 30 seconds—this time under Snow Leopard.
The first time you use Snow Leopard, a program called Mac OS X Setup
Assistant runs. You’ll know that’s what’s happening when you see the
animated “Welcome” message and hear the music playing. (I just love
installing Snow Leopard just to see this little video, it's so cool)
Because you performed an automated upgrade, you needn’t manually
enter information in Setup Assistant (which you had to do with older
Mac OS X installers, and which you still must do in an Erase and
Install upgrade).
On the Thank You screen, click Continue to quit Setup Assistant and
begin using Snow Leopard.
That’s it … that is the Installation done!
BUT … one more thing to do …
11. Repair Permissions
Cheers,
Ronni
17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7
2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm
OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
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