Sorry Chris, I meant to put this link in for you, "If you need to install Rosetta”. You don’t necessary have to Install it from the “Option Installs” on Snow Leopard DVD.
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/27987.html> Ronni who has to get off WAMUG work for some time and do clients work :-) On 04/04/2011, at 3:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Chris, > > On 04/04/2011, at 2:53 PM, Chris Burton wrote: > >> Hi Ronni >> >> Yes it is a very nice machine and it is so good to have some real hard drive >> space and Ram now!! >> >> What a good idea to use System Profiler to check out the Applications! When >> I sorted by Kind, I can actually see how much classic and PowerPC software I >> still have on my machine. You are right, I should have done this before the >> migration, but I didnt know about it! >> >> Is it possible to delete any software from in system profiler somehow, as >> they are all displayed easily. I tried highlighting but cant just 'delete' >> it? > > NO, you can’t delete Applications from within. System Profiler > When you highlight an App > At the bottom of the Window it shows you where it is located. > >> Other than that I will have to go back and do them one by one which will >> take ages. > > Unfortunately yes, that is what you will have to do. > > Don’t just trash the Apps you need to Uninstall them correclty so you get rid > of all its preferences etc. > 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/. > >> >> I might need a few of the PowerPC apps so will have to install Rosetta. Will >> run nice and fast on this machine (quad core 2.2)? > > Apple notes that Rosetta “dynamically translates most of your PowerPC-based > applications to work with your Intel-based Mac. There’s no emulation. No > second-class status. > It looks and feels just like it did before. On a Mac, you’d expect nothing > less.” > > Despite Apple’s assurances I was reluctant to install Rosetta for fears of > slowing down my MacBook Pro. > > I bit the bullet and installed Rosetta and, to my surprise, I noticed no > appreciable performance loss whatsoever. > The good news is that Rosetta runs only when needed, otherwise it isn’t even > loaded. > It’s also pretty small, weighing in at only 2MB. > >> Thanks heaps Ronni > > You’re welcome Chris, only to pleased to help you. > > Cheers, > Ronni >> >> >> On 04/04/2011, at 11:46 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> On 04/04/2011, at 11:11 AM, Chris Burton wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Morning muggers >>>> >>>> I am just setting up my new 15" MBPro I had delivered from Daniel last >>>> week...yum yum what a beautiful machine this one is. My first new one for >>>> nearly 4 years!! >>> >>> Oh yes they are a beautiful, sleek, fast machine. >>>> >>>> I used migration assistant and mostly all went well, except that I noticed >>>> quite a few ghosted ? in the dock. I have gone through them one by one and >>>> most now have icons attached but some want 'Rosetta' loaded before they >>>> run. >>> >>> After Migration you find it better to Open your Applications the first time >>> from within Applications folder, not from the Dock. >>> That often corrects the ? in the dock. >>> >>> >>>> Do I need to do this, or just update the various programs as I dont >>>> understand what Rosetta really does but know it is software required for >>>> some early versions on OSX is that right? >>> >>> I always suggest before upgrading to Snow Leopard that people check their >>> Applications and Upgrade any PowerPC Applications to Universal versions (if >>> they exist). >>> >>> I would go through all your applications and check for updates. >>> Use System Profiler to check all your Applications, it will show if >>> Universal, Intel, or PowerPC. >>> >>> Obviously, Classic or OS 9 apps won’t run on an Intel Mac. >>> >>> Rosetta and Quicktime 7 are both included on the Mac OS X 10.6 installation >>> DVD, both are designated as optional installs by default. >>> >>>> >>>> Thanks for any help >>>> >>>> Chris >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 >>> 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm >>> >>> OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>> > -- 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]>
