Is there a way to redisplay the list of incompatible software after I move off of that screen?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)
how did you get a list in first place ?
I dont want to download and install lion if a critical bit of software I am using is not usable.
thanks
Unfortunately it comes after the installation is complete. Any programs it detects as not compatible it displays in a drop down sheet on the Lion Welcome screen. I have also noticed the many of my Dock icons have a No Entry symbol on them. You may want to try cloning your startup drive to an external disk and running the upgrade on that. Maybe a prescan program would be nice.
You are right a prescan would be pretty essential.
At present I am looking at the list musicwind95 has linked too and a lot of my software is not listed there.
I dont want to commit and find I cant use it.
I was able to copy and paste the panel into TextEdit, which initially crashed when I launched from the Dock. It recovered is working fine now.
@musicwind95: Thanks for the link.
To expand my question, are there any Lion specific installation logs worth reviewing through the Console program. I may explore on my own but hints would be nice.
To identify the software on your MacBook that won't run under OS X 10.7, do this:
1) Pull down the Apple menu and select "About This Mac".
2) In the resulting window click on "More Info".
3) Scroll down until you see "Software" on the left.
4) If necessary, "open" the triangle next to "Software" to expand it.
5) Click on "Applications".
6) In the resulting display drag the column dividers to make the left-most columns narrower, allowing more columns to display.
7) Click on the "Kind" column header to order the list by that.
8) Scroll down until you find "Kind" values of "PowerPC". Those are the ones that won't run.
thanks (William Boyd Jr.) that is very helpful
Incompatible software - Can I redisplay list?
