fritzboyle wrote:
I am having the same trouble. It now means I am not getting the latest update. There was an update in the last couple days for iTunes, Garageband, the OS as well as a couple others. I got it and installed on my other 2010 macbook, but am only getting the iTunes update listed on the 2007. both have lion installed, but somehow the 2007 is not registering with apple correctly. same in the app store. It shows lion ready to install...
For the apps installed on the 2007 (iTunes, Garageband, etc.) did you buy and install from the App Store? Or for instance were they already included on the computer (shipped with an OS pre-Lion) when you bought it?
Although the version numbers may be the same, App Store apps and "standard" apps (as I'll call them) installed from discs are different. You cannot update say Garageband purchaed from the App Store with updaters for the "standard" version found via Software Update or the standalone downloadabe updaters. Software Update in fact won't show any available update; the standalone updaters will tell you can't update that version purchased from the App Store.
Alternatively if Garageband came with your computer (shipped with an OS pre-Lion), was installed from the install discs, or was installed from an old iLife disk (a standard version), they don't register with the App Store. They're not the same thing for App Store. The App Store won't show any updates for these standard versions. It will either offer the opportunity to buy it or to install it if you purchased it already (on another Mac for instance).
So have you tried Software Update to see whether the updates say for Garageband and iTune appear that way?
It's a bit confusioning and can be a bit of pain. My 2011 Mini came with Lion and iLife apps; to install and update those I have to go through the App Store. My MBP came with Snow Leopard, and iLife apps are standard versions -- they're on the DVDs; with these I update via Software Update or download manually the updaters.