Hi Ronda Thanks for the info, I've forwarded the email to my friend. She is active in AUSOM and they should know what is possible. Not sure they are as good as WAMUG though!
Regards Diana On 06/02/2012, at 1:35 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Diana, > > Actually, IF your friend has NOT had a firmware upgrade on her new MBP she > would be able to install Snow Leopard using a Snow Leopard Retail > installation DVD. > > If the MBP is the same model you purchased from Daniel, then it would be the > same firmware. > So if it has not done a firmware update, she should be ok to install Snow > Leopard. > > Daniel might like to confirm this is so when he is able to. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 06/02/2012, at 12:36 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> Hi Diana, >> >> Short Answer: NO! >> >> As the new MBP came with Lion installed, Snow Leopard will NOT install as >> you cannot install an older operating system. >> You can always upgrade but not go backwards on a new computer. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >> >> OS X 10.7.3 Lion >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> On 06/02/2012, at 12:24 PM, Diana & Graham Stevens wrote: >> >>> Hi Muggers >>> >>> I have Snow Leopard on my MBP, I asked Daniel not to give me Lion as I >>> still need to run Rosetta. >>> >>> A friend in Melbourne got a MBP later with Lion and hates it. I know some >>> people who installed Lion have reverted but is this possible on a MBP that >>> came with Lion pre-loaded? >>> >>> Best wishes to all from Diana (892 - Financial) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- 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> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- 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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
