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I've downloaded the newest version of Snow Leopard 3 times with no success. My computer restarts just fine, doesn't say it was unable to download, but upon restart, it is the same old program. What am I doing wrong?
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
You downloaded, but did you install what you downloaded?
Sorry, need to clarify. I've gone through the install 3 times. Nothing shows it was unsuccessful. Computer then restarts, but there is no change. Thanks in advance for any help.
Still need clearification. What are you looking for? If you click the apple in the upper left corner of the menu bar and select "About This Mac" does it indicate the version you installed?
What exactly did you download, the combo update? or was this through Software Update?
After you downloaded it did you install it? if so what was the result?
I'm sorry. All of this is very foreign to me. Once installed, I never received the intro screen welcoming me to Snow Leopard. My desktop still looks the same, no upgrades, new icons, etc. When I go to about this mac, it says I have version 10.6.8. I appreciate your help.
10.6.8 is the latest version, you have succesfully upgraded.
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I purchased the disk (just single disk, not the combo pack) and installed it. After installation was complete, it prompted me to answer "Where is system events?" I had no idea what this was, and closed out the screen. I tried to find it again with no luck. Then I reinstalled the program 2 more times, but no change, and no prompt asking me about system events. Hope this helps.
Shouldn't my desktop be different with all the new features?
So you did the update 😉 That elaborate intro screen welcoming you to snow leopard in all the various languages only happens with a full os installation (I think I read that's going to be changed with lion). Updates, are just incremental changes to your already installed system. So nothing dramatic is going to announce you've been updated.
[sorry, there were some additional posts while I was composing this one]
No, I did the full OS installation. I purchased the disk for it. Or am I incorrect? The pamphlet shows all these new features, and I have none of them.
drebelle wrote:
Shouldn't my desktop be different with all the new features?
No
What you are saying makes no sense, if you installed from disc your version would be 10.6.3 or 4 until you updated to the current release, which is 10.6.8.
Start from the beginning and tell me exactly (exactly) what you did and where you started from (what version of OSX did you have prior to installing from disc)
What version of the OS did you have before? Was is one of the 10.6.x's? If you had a 10.6.x before you aren't going to notice much change with 10.6.8. I'm not sure what that "system events" thing is you are talking about. Maybe some else who installed 10.6.8 can chime in (I use 10.6.5).
I thought 10.6.8 only came as a combo updater. That's still a single disk. So I assume that's what you purchased (purchased? it should have been in your system updates).
Maybe you are confused by the upcoming Lion OSX which has not been released yet where the descriptions talk of new features.
Thank you both for your help. Apparently, I am a big dummy when it comes to all this stuff. Haha. Ok. I do have the upgraded version, guess big change will be when Lion comes out. I am now able to access the App Store from my desktop. So sorry if I wasted your time, but I appreciate your help. Computer virgin.
Installation problems on Mac OSX Snow Leopard
