Hi Ronda, Thanks very much for clarifying that for me, will be heading off to the Apple site, to download combo, as soon as i'm up, on an off peak period time, (iinet). Regards Derek
On 02/07/2011, at 4:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Derek, > > The “Combo" updates contain all incremental updates and will update files > that could have become corrupted. > A combo update is every previous update in a single update package. You can > update any 10.6 version to 10.6.8. > > Combo updaters will install on the same version as they're applying--no need > to roll back or do a clean install. > So if you think you've got a bad 10.6.7 install from a regular update, just > run the 10.6.7 Combo Updater on that system. > > "Delta" updaters can only take you from one version to the next. For example: > 10.6.7 to 10.6.8. > If somehow the 10.6.7 is missing something it should have, and that something > isn't changed between 10.6.7 and 10.6.8 it will still be bad after the delta > update. > > I always recommended going to the Apple site and manually downloading the > Combo system upgrades; the only way to be sure that everything that needs to > be in place is in place. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 02/07/2011, at 3:16 PM, Derek Perry wrote: > >> Hi all, >> Just had a reminder to update from OSX 10.6.7 to OSX 10.6.8, size 478.3 MB, >> what does the combo consist of, that makes it 1.09 GB, as mentioned below, >> this did not come up as an option on update. >> Regards >> Derek Perry >> imac 27 inch, 3.4GHz i7 Quadcore, 8GB ram, 1TB hard-drive, 2GB Graphics. >> >> On 24/06/2011, at 10:00 PM, Pete Smith wrote: >> >>> G'day all. >>> >>> Mac OSX 10.6.8 update available. Came out yesterday, apparently. >>> >>> Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo >>> The 10.6.8 update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow >>> Leopard. >>> June 23, 2011 - 1.09 GB >>> >>> Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update >>> The 10.6.8 update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow >>> Leopard. >>> June 23, 2011 - 474.2 MB >>> >>> <http://support.apple.com/downloads/> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Pete Smith >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- 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]> >> >> >> >> >> -- 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]> > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.6.8 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]> -- 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]>
