Safari 4 with OS 10.5.4?

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Safari 4 with OS 10.5.4?

The system requirements for Safari 4 are mildly confusing:

"Safari 4 for Mac OS X requires Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.6 and Security Update 2009-001 or Mac OS X Tiger version 10.4.11, 256MB of memory, and is designed to run on any Intel-based Mac or a Mac with a PowerPC G5, G4 or G3 processor."

So... 10.4.11, and 10.5.6.

I have OS 10.5.4. Will Safari 4 run on my computer?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Apr 14, 2010 11:21 PM

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Answer 1

Niel

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Apr 14, 2010 11:27 PM in response to glankrudolph

Will Safari 4 run on my computer?

Only if you install the free 10.5.6, 10.5.7, or 10.5.8 updater. Apple often only qualifies software with the current OS version at the time of its release and the most recent update to the previous revision.

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keats2010

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Apr 15, 2010 5:01 AM in response to glankrudolph

"Safari 4 for Mac OS X requires Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.6 and Security Update 2009-001 or Mac OS X Tiger version 10.4.11, 256MB of memory, and is designed to run on any Intel-based Mac or a Mac with a PowerPC G5, G4 or G3 processor."

I would recommend IMHO that you just download and install the 10.5.9 Combo update and you will then have Safari 4 automatically. Repair permissions then update Safari to the latest (I think 4.05) and any security updates.

Cheers

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TildeBee

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Apr 15, 2010 8:27 AM in response to keats2010

Keats --
There is no 10.5.9.
10.5.8 is the last version.
The 10.5.8 COMBO update would be a great idea for the OP.

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glankrudolph Author

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Apr 15, 2010 8:27 AM in response to keats2010

I have to stay at 10.5.4 due to other software I am using. Guess I'm out of luck.

It seems strange that Safari 4 works with an OS below mine, above mine, but not mine. Oh well. Firefox it is.

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TildeBee

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Apr 15, 2010 8:53 AM in response to glankrudolph

If you don't mind my asking, which software stops working at 10.5.4?

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glankrudolph Author

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Apr 15, 2010 9:22 AM in response to TildeBee

I am stuck in 10.5.4 because of Digidesign's ProTools LE 7.4.2. It is the last version that works in pre-Snow Leopard Mac's.

I can't make the jump to ProTools version 8 right now for monetary reasons, plus from what I have heard there are still fixes in the works.

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TildeBee

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Apr 15, 2010 9:38 AM in response to glankrudolph

Wow, that's a shame.
It does seem very specific in their support page.
It's seems hard to believe support stops in the middle of an OS version,
Shoot!

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glankrudolph Author

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Apr 15, 2010 11:22 AM in response to TildeBee

Yep, that's the story of my life - well, DigiDesign's life anyway... Sometimes I wish technology would slow down just a bit so I can keep up! 🙂

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TildeBee

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Apr 15, 2010 11:46 AM in response to glankrudolph

😉

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