iLife Not Installed w/ Leopard??

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iLife Not Installed w/ Leopard??

OK so I think I must have missed something kinda basic, but just upgraded to OSX 10.5/Leopard (via Erase & Install) on my 24" iMac and can't seem to find any of the iLife applications on my system except for iTunes.

iPhoto, GarageBand, iDVD all seem to be missing. I even searched my HD via Spotlight for things like "iDVD" and "GarageBand" and it doesn't show any applications with those titles.

I had previously used these apps before upgrading, and couldn't find any other support issues regarding missing Leopard + missing iLife, so hopefully someone can point me in the right direction in case I missed something basic?

Thanks,
KV

iMac 24" 2.4GHz, TV, iPhone 8GB, Mac OS X (10.5), finally got a Mac :-)

Posted on Nov 12, 2007 10:56 AM

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Answer 1

Nov 12, 2007 11:06 AM in response to krisvannest

iLife is not and has never been included with retail copies of OS X.

You can reinstall them by using the Software Install DVDs that came with your computer.

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Answer 2

Paul Judd

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Nov 12, 2007 11:08 AM in response to krisvannest

iLife has never ever been bundled with a retail version of OSX. By performing an "erase and install" you formatted your entire drive and essentially got rid of iTuUnes. If you have your original restore discs, you can re-install iTunes from there.

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Answer 3

Ashka

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Nov 12, 2007 11:10 AM in response to krisvannest

iLife is installed on new computers as an extra. It is not part of the operating system.
If you want an updated copy of iLife you will need to purchase it, otherwise install iLife from your original install discs that came with your Mac.
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Tamara

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Nov 12, 2007 11:13 AM in response to krisvannest

You will have to reinstall iLife from either your original install discs that came with your Mac or install it from your iLife disc.

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Answer 5

krisvannest Author

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Nov 12, 2007 11:57 AM in response to Tamara

Thanks all! Didn't realize iLife was more or less part of a new Mac package vs. new OS... will look into my original pre-10.5 discs to see about reinstalling.

Thanks again,
KV

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