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Jun 12, 2012 12:57 PM in response to JZWolf88by flappah,Hope you can read English. I can read German fairly well but replying is a bit .. erm .. cumbersome!
It all depends on the version of MacOSX you've got on your MBP. If it is Lion, just read this page (couldn't find the German page): http://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/
If it is Snow Leopards, follow these instructions (I found the German page! ): http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3910?viewlocale=de_DE
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Jun 12, 2012 2:53 PM in response to flappahby JZWolf88,hehe, sorry for that. That surely will have diminished my chance for a positive answer
Thanks for your reply.
My MBP is 2,5 years old. Therefore I got a CD with Snow Lepoard. Now that I have been keeping my MBP software upgraded I am currently using Lion.
Everytime I start to reboot my MBP, keeping the button "C" pressed, i just get a black screen.
I tried another solution as well and put in the CD during my MBP was running already. Just in the moment I am trying to start the installation there pops up an error saying the following " You cant use this version of the application Install Mac OS X with this version of Mac OS X. You have Install Mac OS X 23.1". Hopefully you know a solution for this problem. I will be very grateful for any help!
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Jun 12, 2012 3:25 PM in response to JZWolf88by OGELTHORPE,If you are using Lion, access the link that flappah posted for Lion.
Ciao.
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Jun 13, 2012 11:00 AM in response to JZWolf88by flappah,Pressing the C-button during boot should do the trick but I'm wondering, did you put in the SL DVD *before* you rebooted the Mac? So, execute the following steps:
* Put in the SL DVD
* Restart the MBP
* Immediately when the MBP reboots, press the C key
Now the MBP will look for a bootable DVD. This should be your SL DVD. After a while you see the startup manager.
Here's a link that pretty much provides all the steps again: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-boot-snow-leopard-from-a-dvdrom.htm l
After you've installed Snow Leopard you can upgrade again to Lion. BTW, you could also create a bootable Lion DVD and simplify the whole Snow Leopard -> Lion install. Follow the instructions on the following link: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20080989-263/how-to-create-an-os-x-lion-ins tallation-disc/