iLife '11 Installation Failed? Please Help!

Having just installed both the system updater and now iLife 2011, that's a moot point, but an interesting one... I would imagine that even if I took the computer off-line (so that the Date/Time doesn't automatically update), the computer would somehow figure out I was lying to it. Let me put it this way - I don't believe Apple would leave itself open to a simple workaround like that. But who knows. Anyway, I like your theory! I hope someone will test it before trying the system updater and let us know.

You don't have to take the computer off line.

Simply click the check box to disable the automatic update from time.apple.com .

Wyodor wrote:

You don't have to take the computer off line.

Simply click the check box to disable the automatic update from time.apple.com .

That did the Trick, Wyodor!

I just hit the the Clock on the menu bar, up top and unchecked the automatic time update from Apple servers. I logged out and Logged back in and tried installing XCode 4.0 again (Yes, that was my problem in this case 😉) and also, tried my old disc of iLife.(Obviously, It had to work!). Things installed Flawlessly.🙂

Thanks a Lot. Again!

Thanks! Changing the date solves the problem. I'm installing now. We shall see if it runs after I change the date back.

I tried the uupdate then resatred and tried installing ilife '11. No luck. Interestingly it goes much further through the process but, no go. I'll try the date trick if my wife will ever get off the silly farming game!

Tried the date switch...all better!

Hey Guys

I have a solution for this, what i did with mine is back track the clock of your mac to a date between the issued date of the certificate and the expiry date than run the installation, the installation should run smoothly and after the installation revert the clock back to its correct date.

What i found out that the certificate is only constrain to the installation so it would not affect the performance of the installed iLife. Or get apple to send you a install disk with atleast a certificate that doesn't expire.

So you will get the error if the little icon on the top righthand corner is showing expired certificate, if you click on it it will either show a green tick or a red X. Green for good and X red for expired certificate, so change the clock and run the installation.

Hope that help......

Hi All,

I have tried both these solutions (downloaded patch and changed the date), but neither work for me. I am trying to install iLife from the grey Application Install DVD that came with my MacBook Pro after I have restored the Mac to factory settings. The installation process fails every time, but I cannot see the little box in the top right to find out about the certificate.

Does this mean that it is a separate issue?

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can find out why the process is failing?

Did you get this warning when trying to launch the iLife 11 install package?

I did but clicked on the Continue buton and was able to go ahead with a successful installation of iWeb.

Thanks for the reply. Sadly, no. Everything is fine until about halfway through the installation when it suddenly fails. Most of the time there is no reason given, but sometimes it tells me that there was nothing found to install. I know that none of the products are installed so I am wondering whether it is a faulty disc.

Any ideas?

Try getting an Apple store to replace the disk for you.

Do you think that's the problem? I've compared it to another an it is marked with concentric circles like a old vinyl. I have booked an appoinment for Friday so will see whether they will give me one!

Get them to test the disk. If its at fault they will replace it. If its OK, they can help you solve the problem.

Thank you to finding the solution!!!!

Set my clock back, and iLife 11' is installed and golden!!!

you all saved me money:)

This did not work for me. It goes through the installation process and an icon is placed on the dock but when I try to open iPhoto, it says "In order to open iPhoto, you need to update to the latest version. Please run Software Update to install it now. So I run Software Update and it says "Software Update doesn't have new software for your computer at this time." This iLife '11 DVD installed fine on my iMac but this was before I upgraded it to Lion. It won't install on my MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo, which already had Lion 10.7.4 installed. The other applications on the DVD installed fine. This is not a bootleg DVD or anything like that. I purchased it on Amazon.