I am trying to test Spore on my father's new Imac but it will not let me install.
I copied the whole DVD content on a portable USB drive and I can install it fine from there via my own MAC but from my father's new IMAC 2012 that has no DVD drive I am greeted by the error.
"could not verify the integrity of the installer"
any ideas why?
Are you both running Mountain Lion?
If not, what are the settings in your father's System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General Tac > if anything but anywhere is checked, then you will get that message. You can change the settings temporarily (or permanently if you want) - it is a new safety feature checking software downloads/installs.
Actually I resolved the issue. 🙂 My system is 10.7 not Mountain Lion.
I resolved the issue by moving all the content to the root of the portable drive: they were in a subfolder called SPORE which caused the installation to be unrecognizable. 😁 😕
Thanks for helping !
Glad to hear you were able to resolve it; you might want to remember the settings I explained because they are a new feature in Mountain Lion (that's why I asked if you were on the same OS - the feature is not available on Lion).
I'll definitely note that.
Thanks again for the tip.
I was referring to future use because the warning will come up in Mountain Lion (depending on the settings) if you're trying to install anything other than purchases from the app store.
cant install spore from USB backup disk on new IMACS that have no DVD drive.
