Upgrade or Full Install

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Upgrade or Full Install

What's the difference between the "upgrade" disks and the "full install" disks? Are there certain situations where you can just upgrade and others where you must do a full install?
For instance, if I were running 10.1 and wanted to go to 10.4 Tiger, should I purchase upgrade or full install disks?

Quicksilver 2002 Mac OS X (10.1.x) 1GRam, cdrw

Posted on Nov 21, 2005 7:44 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 22, 2005 10:58 AM in response to jomojett

A install disk 10.3/10.4 are upgrades...

10.3.1/10.3.2 ....are updates

bigbiker

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Answer 2

Nov 22, 2005 1:18 PM in response to jomojett

You need the Full install Discs as 10.1 cannot upgrade.

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cornelius

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Nov 22, 2005 5:43 PM in response to jomojett

Hi!

My understanding is that for an upgrade disk you must already have the OS X installed on your HDD before you can use it. A full disk would install even if there were no OS on the HDD. Does this sound close?

PB G3 Pismo400, 100 GB 5400 Toshiba internal, 1 GB RAM Mac OS X (10.3.9) Beige G3 OS 8.6

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Answer 4

Nov 23, 2005 11:07 AM in response to cornelius

cornelius....upgrade disk is a misnomer....upgrade file is more correct, since it is software and not hardware

Update disk is correct because it is hardware...

bigbiker

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jomojett Author

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Nov 24, 2005 8:43 PM in response to cornelius

Well Cornelius, that sort of answers my question. So are you saying if I had ANY operating system on the computer all I need is an upgrade? Or if I had any OSX on my computer all I need is an upgrade?
For instance, right now I've got OS 10.1.5 on my computer (G4 Quicksilver 2002). If I want to go to OS 10.3 Panther do I get an "upgrade" or "full install?"

Quicksilver 2002 Mac OS X (10.1.x) 1GRam, cdrw

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Gulliver

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Nov 25, 2005 12:45 AM in response to jomojett

Hi jomojett,

no, you have to use the retail full install disks. Upgrade disks only work the the immediate predecessor, so in order to use 10.3 upgrade CDs you have to have a bootable system 10.2.x installed.

Please be aware that using upgrade disks is illegal unless you received them from Apple together with a hardware purchasee. Upgrade disks are only intended for users who buy new hardware shortly after the announcement and launch of a new system version when the preinstalled system is still the old one.

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ali brown

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Nov 25, 2005 6:19 AM in response to jomojett

Hi jomojett!

To upgrade to Panther from 10.1.5, this Panther Full Retail Version is what you need.

Closer view if Panther Install CDs.

Good Luck!

ali b

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ali brown

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Nov 25, 2005 6:39 AM in response to jomojett

Hi Again jomojett!

Panther Install Sets, can be purchased at some online Apple retailers, Amazon, eBay, etc.
They are no longer available directly from the "Apple Store", as "Tiger 10.4.x" is the most up to date OS.

The ones on this eBay search results page, look legit, but CAVEAT EMPTOR!

Shop Carefully, Examine All Documention, And Good Luck!

ali b

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cornelius

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Nov 25, 2005 9:06 AM in response to jomojett

At the risk of "piling one" let me affirm the other responses. Going from 10.1 to 1.2 or 10.3 is not an update but a full install of a new OS. After having Jaguar, or Panther on your computer you can then update to later versions up to 10.2.8 or 10.3.9 respectively.

Good luck.

corneliuus

PB G3 Pismo400, 100 GB 5400 Toshiba internal, 1 GB RAM Mac OS X (10.3.9) Beige G3 OS 8.6

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