Does iphoto come standard on the imac?

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Does iphoto come standard on the imac?

I purchased an iMac in june of 08 and recall having iphoto installed. Except when I reinstalled osx its no longer there. Am I missing something? Did I install wrong and not check a box? Or am I hallucinating that I had it to begin with?

Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Jun 21, 2009 7:24 PM

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PT

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Jun 21, 2009 8:18 PM in response to faithinsanity

Do you have all your install DVDs? As I recall, I think you get one for the OS itself and another that has all the other applications.
Patrick

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Answer 2

Jun 21, 2009 8:28 PM in response to PT

Thanks for the info! I do have both disks but if I reinstall doesn't that mean I have a completely blank computer that now has iphoto. Will time machine restore all my settings from before too, or does it just restore file locations?

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Old Toad

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Jun 21, 2009 8:42 PM in response to faithinsanity

You can just install iPhoto or the other iApps with a custom install. The iApps are usually on the OS X Install Disk 1:

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Answer 4

Jun 22, 2009 4:11 AM in response to faithinsanity

The data on your computer (like photos, documents, etc.) as well as applications may or may not still be there depending on how you re-installed OSX. If you selected either the "Upgrade" or the "Archive and Install" option, your data and applications should still be there. If you selected "Erase and Install," your disk was completely erased. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1545 for more information.
-Jay

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