safari isnt updated

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safari isnt updated

i still have safari 3 not safari 3.0.4 or whatever the new version is. basically i dont have the ability to make new widgets and i want to know why. i have run software update about four times since i have installed leopard. does anyone know what the problem is?

2 GHz MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Oct 29, 2007 10:46 AM

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backbaydk

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Oct 29, 2007 12:24 PM in response to smithey

The Safari update (along with a bunch of other apps) is in the optional installs section of the Leopard DVD.

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smithey Author

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Oct 29, 2007 12:52 PM in response to smithey

but then why was my friends' safari's automatically updated and mine not?

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NdP

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Oct 29, 2007 1:05 PM in response to smithey

Does Safari seem to be going slower after the Leopard upgrade?

Mine sure seems that way.

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Oct 29, 2007 1:07 PM in response to smithey

Quite the contrary for me, Safari seem to be leaps and bounds faster for me. It loads super fast with my 4 million bookmarks and pages load quicker then I've ever seen Safari load them.

Also, I seem to have 3.0.4 from a straight upgrade. I did however have the Safari beta installed prior to this.. Not sure that would matter much.

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Oct 29, 2007 1:28 PM in response to smithey

Dunno - Maybe yours was moved from its default location on disk?

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smithey Author

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Oct 29, 2007 1:36 PM in response to backbaydk

well in any case if i install it from the install disc i should be alright right?

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Oct 29, 2007 1:52 PM in response to smithey

Don't see why not. Just make sure you are launching the updated app and not the old one.

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Oct 30, 2007 4:14 AM in response to smithey

I had the same problem when I did a clean install of Tiger, then an upgrade of Leopard. I found out that Safari was an optional install! I took everything out of my system folder relating to Safari, clicked on the optional installs on the Leopard Install Disk and reinstalled Safari. It worked! Of course, you lose all your preferences, so if you have bookmarks you want to save, make a copy of them somewhere.

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Oct 30, 2007 5:51 AM in response to backbaydk

nope, never move my apps out of the applications folder

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