Updater needs Updating???

P.S. I restarted my computer, and the QuickTime icon disappeared. However, I get the same error message from the .dmg icon as before.

I restarted my computer, and the QuickTime file disappeared. However, I got the same error message from the .dmg file.

Then I saw a note suggesting an alternative "standalone" file. I downloaded it, too, but I also deleted the original .dmg and downloaded a new one. I downloaded one of these updaters from http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx1051update.html

I can't even remember which one I installed, but the installation worked - though it didn't fix anything.

Apple sure isn't making the upgrade process user friendly! I'm wondering if they may have a better, more complete patch in two or three months...

You wrote, "Well, I see nothing easiest that answer "Yes" when asked to install the new version, or going to the Apple menu and choose Software Update."

So you're saying the link you gave me is to a NEWER update version, not to the same version? If so, I'll download it and give it another try. (I wish Apple would let people know which updater is oldest or newest.)

"Apple is not responsible of every problems on your computer..."

When my computer virtually shuts down a couple days after I upgrade to Leopard, then I tend to hold Apple responsible.

"...maybe you can tell us more about your problem?"

Everything just freezes up. I can now open just one or two programs at a time, and the simplest operation often produces the little "I'm processing" pinwheel. I have to turn my computer on and off manually.

I appear to have plenty of disk space, and ran Repair Disk on Utility Disk.

As near as I can recall, everything was running smooth until I installed iLife and began playing with iPhoto. But things freeze up even when I don't turn on iPhoto. I also deleted all the images from iPhoto.

You wrote, "No, 10.5.1 is the latest, but you don't even have to go on apple web site, your mac should notify automatically when an update is available, and install it."

I've received no such notices.

"Imagine you have a third party software installed that is not compatible with Leopard, would Apple be responsible?"

If I thought a MacBook Pro would only work with Apple software, I wouldn't have bought it. I expect any computer to work with popular software like Firefox and Thunderbird.

"Looks like a hardware issue here. Did you add RAM recently? Did you have a diagnostic CD with your machine, if so, you can boot on it, and test the RAM."

I just ordered another GB of ram, but it will be a couple weeks before I receive it.

"How did you install Leopard? did you make an update or a clean install, or a Archive and Install?"

I couldn't install Leopard at all until I erased my hard drive.

Thanks.

OK, I found a local Apple club that has a meeting later this morning. I'll take my computer there and see if anyone has an Apple Hardware Test disk. If not, I'll visit the Apple Store (I have an AppleCare extended warranty).

Thanks.

Wow, upgrading is too much work! I attended a local Mac group meeting, and their resident expert spent the entire morning troubleshooting my computer. It appears that there are several problems. First, he's convinced I don't have enough RAM. (I have 1 GB, though I recently ordered another GB.)

Also, he discovered that Time Machine was causing problems. I have it set up to automatically back up my hard drive to an external hard drive - but if that external hard drive isn't connected to my computer, then Time Machine goes haywire. The solution is to simply turn Time Machine off.

But my computer was still running very slowly, so we reinstalled Leopard, using the Archive and Install option. (I had originally installed it using the Erase and Install option.) He then downloaded a program called Onyx.

The Disk Utilities' repair and verify operation revealed no problems, but Onyx said there's something wrong with my hard drive.

So I guess I'm just going to play with it for a while and see how things work. When I receive my extra RAM in a couple weeks, that will hopefully improve my performance still more. If things are still acting up, I'll use my AppleCare warranty to request a hard drive check at the local Apple Store. If it is bad, I assume they'll give me a new hard drive, and I can copy the backup from my external hard drive to my computer.

There's too much to learn for a simply OS upgrade...I feel like I've returned to Microsoft. But when things are working, my Mac is really slick.

Thanks for all the tips. I'm saving them for future reference, as I probably have more troubleshooting ahead of me.