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How to install OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 is available for older systems that are not compatible with the latest version of macOS. 1. Check compatibility Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8, Mac OS X Lion 10.7, or OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 already installed 2GB of memory 8GB of available storage space You can install OS X Mountain Lion on any of these Macs. The latest supported software version is noted next to each model. See the Technical Specifications for the full list of requirements. MacBook Learn how to identify...
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Tips to allow the continued use of iWeb...
Although Apple has discontinued iWeb, the latest version - V 3.0.4 - still works when using Lion/Mountain Lion. The user library is hidden so, to get to the Domain.sites2 file in Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb, you need to select the Finder Go menu and hold down the Option key to get to it.Also you will find that opening a Domain.sites2 file for the first time requires a helper app. See this page for more info…http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/mountain-lion.htmlIf you have iWeb...
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A fresh tip for 10.6 installation software available
from this point on also included an internet recovery option, with command-option-shift-R boot. A special firmware was made available for some earlier Macs. As long as your Mac is older than Mountain Lion's July 25, 2012 release, internet recovery will allow you 10.7.5 if you have internet recovery available. Older Macs with CoreSolo and CoreDuo processors in Apple menu -> About This Mac can't install Lion at all. Some other updates of interest are: 10.6.6 Combo Brings any version of retail or installer...
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Quicken for Lion and Mountain Lion.
March 4, 2016, Intuit's Quicken has been sold to http://www.higprivateequity.com/. Prior below may soon become obsolete. http://www.archive.org/ is an excellent way to keep up on old links for support info.-----Intuit has Quicken Essentials for Lion which is also somewhat compatible with Mountain Lion. Intuit also has a Lion version of Quicken, whose existence now is only visible through archive.org for existing Quicken 2007 users, and I am told may still be obtained by contacting Intuit...
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How to install Mac OS X Lion 10.7
Late 2009) | 10.11.6 Mac mini (Early 2009) | 10.11.6 Mac mini (Mid 2007) | 10.7.5 * If your Mac shipped with OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later, it cannot be downgraded to Mac OS X Lion 10.7. 2. Download and install Mac OS X Lion To upgrade from Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 or Mac OS X Leopard 10.5, first upgrade to Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, then upgrade to Mac OS X Lion 10.7. If you are unable to upgrade, see How to create a bootable installer for Mac OS X Lion below. To upgrade from Mac OS X Snow Leopard...
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Fixing incorrect color in Mountain Lion
This issue is resolved in Mavericks.There are a small number of Macs which do not display color correctly in Mountain Lion. These same systems work as expected in Snow Leopard and Lion, so it is clearly an OS bug, but one Apple has to date not been able to find. It doesn't even affect all Macs of the same model. I've been lucky enough to have this issue on both a late 2008 Mac Pro, and a mid 2011 Mac Pro.The common symptom is color of the same image does not match between desktop elements...
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There is no iDVD on my new Mac - how do I get it?
or photos to distant relatives and friends, and should not assume that every user is prepared to pay for the excessive bandwidth usage charged by ISPs for huge downloads from the App Store:http://www.apple.com/feedback/Whilst Macs with a Superdrive continue to be able to burn video DVDs, the software for so doing, iDVD, is no longer included in the iLife bundle that comes with OS 10.7 Lion (which also omitted iWeb) or that comes with OS 10.8 Mountain Lion. And it is no longer included in the iLife 11...
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Lion (10.7) upgrade questions
Tips on 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard (end of the line for PowerPC applications), 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite,and 10.11 El Capitan to 10.15 Catalina. Note: this is no longer the most current version of this tip. An updated version is on my personal website (which may provide me compensation. Note, some downloads from Apple do not work in Safari for earlier Mac OSes, see this tip if you find you can't download them anymore, to find a browser...
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I don't have iDVD - how do I get it?
or photos to distant relatives and friends, and should not assume that every user is prepared to pay for the excessive bandwidth usage charged by ISPs for huge downloads from the App Store:http://www.apple.com/feedback/Whilst Macs with a Superdrive continue to be able to burn video DVDs, the software for so doing, iDVD, is no longer included in the iLife bundle that comes with OS 10.7 Lion (which also omitted iWeb) or that comes with OS 10.8 Mountain Lion. And it is no longer included in the iLife 11...
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Classic, Rosetta, and 32/64 bit revisited.
softawre without extra help from third parties.2. Can Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8), or Mavericks (10.9) run software written for PowerPC Macs?Normally not. Limited success has been done with virtualized software running Snow Leopard Server. To determine if this might be necessary before upgrading, the System Profiler application lets you quickly determine if you have PowerPC (PPC) applications (click on image to enlarge):Note the triangle to the left of Software has to be pointed down...
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Upgrading to 10.7 and above, don't forget Rosetta!
For individual operating system tips of affected operating systems, see the tips in these links: 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, and 10.1410.6.8 and earlier users wanting to upgrade need to read this tip in its entirety.Systems discussed on this tip include: 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave. Their code names will be referred...
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Adobe CS4 issues on OS X 10.10 Yosemite and_or OS X 10.11 El Capitán_Possible fixes
Adobe CS4 is unstable or works for crawp on OS X 10.10 Yosemite AND OS X 10.11 El Capitán.That is why I still have working versions of OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion and OS X 10.9.5 MavericksOS X 10.9 Mavericks is no longer available for download from the Mac App Store.The only older version of OS X that is left for download and is fully compatible with Adobe CS4 is OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion.If you have an older Mac that ran an older OS X version, you could backup/clone your current system...
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For Snow Leopard Speed Freaks
Hello and welcome to my User Tip.This user tip is designed for experienced users who want Snow Leopard (10.6) Mac's to run at their absolute fastest possible. It's a series of easy hacks, browser preferences and rebuild, hardware advice for maximizing your Snow Leopard Mac's performance.This is NOT designed for OS X 10.7 or later operating systems, sorry. Upgrading OS X from 10.6.8 to 10.7/10.8 will not make it faster.This is not designed as a repair system, although software fixes...
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How to reset the user password in OS X Lion and newer OS X releases
Some users want or have to change their user password. Although this was an easy process in Mac OS X Snow Leopard and older, there are a few things you have to know if you want to do it in any OS X version later than Lion (10.7).There are two ways to reset the user password in OS X Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks:If you can log in your user account and you remember your password:You can only follow these steps if you still remember your password:Boot your Mac and go to System Preferences ->...
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Mountain Lion 10.8 Updating requirements
Tips on 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion,10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite,10.11 El Capitanand 10.12 Sierra-11.0 Big Sur. No 10.8 system can upgrade to 12.0 Monterey. 10.8.4 prebundled MacBook Airs can upgrade to Big Sur. 10.12.4 or later is necessary for the separate multifactor authentication code field to appear on the Mac. When upgrading an older machine and logging in the App Store, be sure to put any code in the tail end of your password...
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Getting IntelliType for Microsoft keyboards and/or mice to load at startup in macOS
IntelliType was last updated by Microsoft for Lion, 10.7.x. It has not been touched since then, though MS continues to keep the Windows version updated. It's more than safe to say this software has been abandoned. If you look at older MS Ergonomic 4000 keyboard boxes, it says the product is for both Windows and Mac. Newer boxes say Windows only. There's proof positive you will never see another IntelliType update for Mac users.The following instructions will work for Mountain Lion, 10.8.x...
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Big Sur a Migration tip
This tip is from a series of tips of upgrading Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite,10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra ,10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura Client editions. Server edition forum is over here: https://discussions.apple.com/community/servers_enterprise_software/macos_server November 12, 2020 Apple released Big Sur. April 10, 2023, Apple released 11.7.6, the latest update for Big Sur, via Apple...
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    How to install OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
    OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 is available for older systems that are not compatible with the latest version of macOS. 1. Check compatibility Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8, Mac OS X Lion 10.7, or OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 already installed 2GB of memory 8GB of available storage space You can install OS X Mountain Lion on any of these Macs. The latest supported software version is noted next to each model. See the Technical Specifications for the full list of requirements. MacBook Learn how to identify...
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    Tips to allow the continued use of iWeb...
    Although Apple has discontinued iWeb, the latest version - V 3.0.4 - still works when using Lion/Mountain Lion. The user library is hidden so, to get to the Domain.sites2 file in Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb, you need to select the Finder Go menu and hold down the Option key to get to it.Also you will find that opening a Domain.sites2 file for the first time requires a helper app. See this page for more info…http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/mountain-lion.htmlIf you have iWeb...
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    A fresh tip for 10.6 installation software available
    from this point on also included an internet recovery option, with command-option-shift-R boot. A special firmware was made available for some earlier Macs. As long as your Mac is older than Mountain Lion's July 25, 2012 release, internet recovery will allow you 10.7.5 if you have internet recovery available. Older Macs with CoreSolo and CoreDuo processors in Apple menu -> About This Mac can't install Lion at all. Some other updates of interest are: 10.6.6 Combo Brings any version of retail or installer...
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    Quicken for Lion and Mountain Lion.
    March 4, 2016, Intuit's Quicken has been sold to http://www.higprivateequity.com/. Prior below may soon become obsolete. http://www.archive.org/ is an excellent way to keep up on old links for support info.-----Intuit has Quicken Essentials for Lion which is also somewhat compatible with Mountain Lion. Intuit also has a Lion version of Quicken, whose existence now is only visible through archive.org for existing Quicken 2007 users, and I am told may still be obtained by contacting Intuit...
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    How to install Mac OS X Lion 10.7
    Late 2009) | 10.11.6 Mac mini (Early 2009) | 10.11.6 Mac mini (Mid 2007) | 10.7.5 * If your Mac shipped with OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later, it cannot be downgraded to Mac OS X Lion 10.7. 2. Download and install Mac OS X Lion To upgrade from Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 or Mac OS X Leopard 10.5, first upgrade to Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, then upgrade to Mac OS X Lion 10.7. If you are unable to upgrade, see How to create a bootable installer for Mac OS X Lion below. To upgrade from Mac OS X Snow Leopard...
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    Fixing incorrect color in Mountain Lion
    This issue is resolved in Mavericks.There are a small number of Macs which do not display color correctly in Mountain Lion. These same systems work as expected in Snow Leopard and Lion, so it is clearly an OS bug, but one Apple has to date not been able to find. It doesn't even affect all Macs of the same model. I've been lucky enough to have this issue on both a late 2008 Mac Pro, and a mid 2011 Mac Pro.The common symptom is color of the same image does not match between desktop elements...
    Latest update on the question by Kurt Lang in Earlier Operating Systems
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    There is no iDVD on my new Mac - how do I get it?
    or photos to distant relatives and friends, and should not assume that every user is prepared to pay for the excessive bandwidth usage charged by ISPs for huge downloads from the App Store:http://www.apple.com/feedback/Whilst Macs with a Superdrive continue to be able to burn video DVDs, the software for so doing, iDVD, is no longer included in the iLife bundle that comes with OS 10.7 Lion (which also omitted iWeb) or that comes with OS 10.8 Mountain Lion. And it is no longer included in the iLife 11...
    Latest update on the question by Klaus1 in Earlier Operating Systems
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    Lion (10.7) upgrade questions
    Tips on 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard (end of the line for PowerPC applications), 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite,and 10.11 El Capitan to 10.15 Catalina. Note: this is no longer the most current version of this tip. An updated version is on my personal website (which may provide me compensation. Note, some downloads from Apple do not work in Safari for earlier Mac OSes, see this tip if you find you can't download them anymore, to find a browser...
    Latest update on the question by a brody in Earlier Operating Systems
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    I don't have iDVD - how do I get it?
    or photos to distant relatives and friends, and should not assume that every user is prepared to pay for the excessive bandwidth usage charged by ISPs for huge downloads from the App Store:http://www.apple.com/feedback/Whilst Macs with a Superdrive continue to be able to burn video DVDs, the software for so doing, iDVD, is no longer included in the iLife bundle that comes with OS 10.7 Lion (which also omitted iWeb) or that comes with OS 10.8 Mountain Lion. And it is no longer included in the iLife 11...
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    Classic, Rosetta, and 32/64 bit revisited.
    softawre without extra help from third parties.2. Can Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8), or Mavericks (10.9) run software written for PowerPC Macs?Normally not. Limited success has been done with virtualized software running Snow Leopard Server. To determine if this might be necessary before upgrading, the System Profiler application lets you quickly determine if you have PowerPC (PPC) applications (click on image to enlarge):Note the triangle to the left of Software has to be pointed down...
    Latest update on the question by a brody in Earlier Operating Systems
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    Upgrading to 10.7 and above, don't forget Rosetta!
    For individual operating system tips of affected operating systems, see the tips in these links: 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, and 10.1410.6.8 and earlier users wanting to upgrade need to read this tip in its entirety.Systems discussed on this tip include: 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave. Their code names will be referred...
    Latest update on the question by a brody in Earlier Operating Systems
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    Adobe CS4 issues on OS X 10.10 Yosemite and_or OS X 10.11 El Capitán_Possible fixes
    Adobe CS4 is unstable or works for crawp on OS X 10.10 Yosemite AND OS X 10.11 El Capitán.That is why I still have working versions of OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion and OS X 10.9.5 MavericksOS X 10.9 Mavericks is no longer available for download from the Mac App Store.The only older version of OS X that is left for download and is fully compatible with Adobe CS4 is OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion.If you have an older Mac that ran an older OS X version, you could backup/clone your current system...
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    For Snow Leopard Speed Freaks
    Hello and welcome to my User Tip.This user tip is designed for experienced users who want Snow Leopard (10.6) Mac's to run at their absolute fastest possible. It's a series of easy hacks, browser preferences and rebuild, hardware advice for maximizing your Snow Leopard Mac's performance.This is NOT designed for OS X 10.7 or later operating systems, sorry. Upgrading OS X from 10.6.8 to 10.7/10.8 will not make it faster.This is not designed as a repair system, although software fixes...
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    How to reset the user password in OS X Lion and newer OS X releases
    Some users want or have to change their user password. Although this was an easy process in Mac OS X Snow Leopard and older, there are a few things you have to know if you want to do it in any OS X version later than Lion (10.7).There are two ways to reset the user password in OS X Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks:If you can log in your user account and you remember your password:You can only follow these steps if you still remember your password:Boot your Mac and go to System Preferences ->...
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    Mountain Lion 10.8 Updating requirements
    Tips on 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion,10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite,10.11 El Capitanand 10.12 Sierra-11.0 Big Sur. No 10.8 system can upgrade to 12.0 Monterey. 10.8.4 prebundled MacBook Airs can upgrade to Big Sur. 10.12.4 or later is necessary for the separate multifactor authentication code field to appear on the Mac. When upgrading an older machine and logging in the App Store, be sure to put any code in the tail end of your password...
    Latest update on the question by a brody in Earlier Operating Systems
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    Getting IntelliType for Microsoft keyboards and/or mice to load at startup in macOS
    IntelliType was last updated by Microsoft for Lion, 10.7.x. It has not been touched since then, though MS continues to keep the Windows version updated. It's more than safe to say this software has been abandoned. If you look at older MS Ergonomic 4000 keyboard boxes, it says the product is for both Windows and Mac. Newer boxes say Windows only. There's proof positive you will never see another IntelliType update for Mac users.The following instructions will work for Mountain Lion, 10.8.x...
    Latest update on the question by Kurt Lang in Earlier Operating Systems
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    Big Sur a Migration tip
    This tip is from a series of tips of upgrading Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite,10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra ,10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura Client editions. Server edition forum is over here: https://discussions.apple.com/community/servers_enterprise_software/macos_server November 12, 2020 Apple released Big Sur. April 10, 2023, Apple released 11.7.6, the latest update for Big Sur, via Apple...
    Latest update on the question by a brody in macOS Big Sur
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