HT203600: OS X Lion: Upgrading from Mac OS X v10.6 does not work with software RAID; "An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again." appears

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Alex V. Tardecilla
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Q: When in July 2012 will Mac OS X 10.7 be available?????

Hi everyone:

I'm trying to fix my Mac OS X 10.6.8 which suddenly became unresponsive last week when opening Itunes, Safari, Adobe PDF, Photo booth etc.   The error message says to "upgrade the latest software applications and Mac OS X"   I determined that I need to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.7 from 10.6.8 - but the Apple online store says that 10.7 is not available until "July".    Today is July 15th, 2012.

 

Frustrated in Calgary,

Alex

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 15, 2012 7:30 PM

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Alex V. Tardecilla

Q: When in July 2012 will Mac OS X 10.7 be available?????

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  • by shldr2thewheel,

    shldr2thewheel shldr2thewheel Jul 15, 2012 8:28 PM in response to Alex V. Tardecilla
    Level 7 (25,881 points)
    Jul 15, 2012 8:28 PM in response to Alex V. Tardecilla

    10.7 was released last summer and is available from the App store.  10.8 Mountain Lion is going to be released sometime this July..Apple hasn't released a date yet.

  • by Király,

    Király Király Jul 15, 2012 9:17 PM in response to Alex V. Tardecilla
    Level 6 (9,855 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jul 15, 2012 9:17 PM in response to Alex V. Tardecilla

    Before you buy Lion or Mountain Lion, be aware that problems like crashing/freezing apps are rarely solved by doing a major software upgrade. Actually, a major software upgrade tends to exacerbate those kinds of problems.

     

    Try logging in to a different user account and see if the problems are repeatable there. Post back with the results.

  • by seventy one,

    seventy one seventy one Jul 15, 2012 11:42 PM in response to Alex V. Tardecilla
    Level 6 (15,359 points)
    Peripherals
    Jul 15, 2012 11:42 PM in response to Alex V. Tardecilla

    And be aware of the need to review your memory status.  While 2GB is considered acceptable for Snow Leopard, for Lion and Mountain Lion, 4gb is really the minimum.

  • by a brody,

    a brody a brody Jul 16, 2012 5:10 AM in response to Alex V. Tardecilla
    Level 9 (66,889 points)
    Classic Mac OS
    Jul 16, 2012 5:10 AM in response to Alex V. Tardecilla

    Before upgrading, backing up is imperative!  I agree also any software issues you have now will NOT be fixed by upgrading.  Freezes like you describe are usually due to:

    1. An overflowing hard drive - over 85% full is typically the arbitrary limit.

    2. Software Update in Apple menu -> System Preferences having network difficulty.  Disable it, its Quicktime component, and any other panels that have software updating for themselves. Only upgrade from the Mac App Store and/or http://support.apple.com/downloads/ and known good software distributers.

    3. Using cache cleaning software other than is built-in to the web browser.  Such software actually slows you down, and can corrupt your cache files.

    4. A bad directory.    Only a backed up system can be examined for this.

    5. Spotlight or Time Machine running in the background.    Be patient for it to complete.

    6. A dying hard drive.

    7. Bad RAM.

    8. An incompatible peripheral.