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internet recovery problem

hi everyone,

i have purchased mac os x mountain lion 10.8 for my mbp. after a couple of mounts i have decided to format my hdd and reinstall everthing.

i have pressed COMMAND+R while starting my mac and internet recovery mode opened.

there are four chocies:

1-restore from time machine

2- reinstall mac os x

3-get online help

4-disk utility

in the disk utility i have format my HDD. and then i clicked to "reinstall mac os x"

so far it went so good...

after i clicked to "reinstall mac os x", Mac OS X 10.7 install screen appeared. (i was expecting mac os x 10.8)

i thought after i have install 10.7, i can upgrade to 10.8 so i clicked to continue. i entered my Apple id and password.

i got the error "you do not have purchased mac os 10.7"

i know i have bought mac os x 10.8 not 10.7 and i want to install 10.8.

but how can i install 10.8 using internet recovery?

Posted on May 4, 2013 1:20 PM

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Murat_isik Author

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Jul 5, 2013 7:16 PM in response to Barney-15E

i solved my problem. i did a recovery usb disk for 10.8.3 with my friend's mac that runs 10.8.3. on the startup, i connected my mac to a wi-fi and i choosed the recovery disk.

i think if you do the same way that i did, it could work. you should try and share the results.

Jul 6, 2013 9:51 AM in response to Murat_isik

hm it seems complicated, better i wait for the new os x mavericks, it will realese on autumn if im not mistaken. but my iLife is gone, can i get back them?

Jul 6, 2013 10:00 AM in response to Murat_isik

ups, if you redeem os x mountain lion before, when you see os x mountain lion details on mac app store, it says you havent buy it, you should buy. the solution is click on purchase tab, find your os x mountain lion and download for free. it works for me. and your iLife too. Notes: use the same apple id when you redeem.

Apr 15, 2016 11:44 AM in response to applenotexpert

I found this actually worked for me.. I couldn't internet recovery or anything, but i reset my router/ modem (Do both disconnected, but follow all procedures and that does mean unplugging and hitting the reset button manually on both). Apple suggested this to me and it is because of a connection with apple between your pc's memory that it holds and the internet recovery with apple.

internet recovery problem