Upgrading from Tiger to Snow Leopard

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Upgrading from Tiger to Snow Leopard

Sorry if this has been asked before but I haven't seen this particular question posted on the forum.

I've recently acquired a Mac Mini ((MA608B/A) upgraded to 2GB ram) which has Tiger installed which I wanted to upgrade to Snow Leopard. Can I use the Apple Mac OSX Snow Leopard Retail Pack (Apple product number MC223Z/A) to upgrade it or do I need to purchase the Mac Box Set?

Also if I can upgrade using the Snow Leopard Retail Pack does it have a version of iLife on this disc (as per a Mac Install DVD you get with a new mac) or will I have to buy this separately.

Cheers

Jonty

Mac Mini (MA608B/A), Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Mar 27, 2010 9:32 PM

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baltwo

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Mar 27, 2010 10:28 PM in response to jonty1512

You can use the $29 version, but if you want iLife, you need the box version

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jonty1512 Author

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Mar 28, 2010 1:14 AM in response to baltwo

Many thanks for that reply. So am I right in saying if I do an upgrade rather than a clean install with 10.6 I should keep my existing iLife apps and able to upgrade iLife at a later date?

Cheers

Jonty

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R C-R

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Mar 28, 2010 8:51 AM in response to jonty1512

So am I right in saying if I do an upgrade rather than a clean install with 10.6 I should keep my existing iLife apps and able to upgrade iLife at a later date?

Correct. In fact, if it ever becomes necessary you can reinstall your existing iLife apps from your original gray system discs (assuming that is the version you are using), but only on that Mac. Look for an item on those discs called "Install bundled software" or something similar. The options vary slightly from model to model but generally you can select individually which of the bundled apps you would like to reinstall.

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jonty1512 Author

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Mar 28, 2010 9:57 AM in response to R C-R

Many thanks for that info, it's good to know I can just upgrade the OS and use the older version of iLife if I want to. I will probably wait until I get both before upgrading but it is nice to know I have the option.

Cheers

Jonty

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baltwo

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Mar 28, 2010 11:14 AM in response to jonty1512

Thanks for the feedback. Good computing.

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