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i just started working at a church and they have had this mac for about 2-3 years now and its never been cleaned up and i feel its time to clear out the hard drive and reinstall everything and get a fresh start i know how to do this on a pc but iv never done it on a mac if theres anyone out there that can help me out let me know thank you

G5, Mac OS X (10.4.11), non intel

Posted on Sep 4, 2008 12:03 PM

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ali brown

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Oct 7, 2008 10:50 AM in response to dj in madrid

Welcome To  Discussions david!

"...my buddy also purchased the family upgrade to leopard for his machine. ... it should also work for mine too?"

Do you live with your buddy?

"B. Family Pack. If you have purchased a Mac OS X Family Pack, this License allows you to install and use one (1) copy of the Apple Software on up to a maximum of five (5) Apple-labeled computers at a time as long as those computers are located in the same household and used by persons who occupy that same household. By "household" we mean a person or persons who share the same housing unit such as a home, apartment, mobile home or condominium,.... "

Quoted from the SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MAC OS X.

ali b

Oct 7, 2008 12:16 PM in response to ali brown

no we dont live together, so i will let him keep the rest of his licenses and i will buy a new one

Oct 7, 2008 12:19 PM in response to cornelius

cornelius, i wasnt sure if you had seen that i sent you the type of install disc i have?
thanks, david

cornelius

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Oct 7, 2008 5:44 PM in response to dj in madrid

David:

Yes, I just saw it. As I posted previously, your computer shipped with 10.4.7. The code is (8K1123). You can certainly install from that disk, then update to 10.4.11. However, if you want Leopard, you will need to get the Full Retail Version of Leopard.

😉 cornelius

Oct 7, 2008 8:04 PM in response to cornelius

cornelius, much obliged for all your help. yesterday afternoon bought leopard upgrade, so will install that after i reset the imac.
thanks again, david

cornelius

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Oct 7, 2008 8:31 PM in response to dj in madrid

David,

You are very welcome. Please do let us know how the installation goes, or, should you run into difficulties, don't hesitate to post back and ask.

Good luck.

😉 cornelius

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