Upgrading to Mac OS X Leopard on MacBook Pro

Hi rosie1,

Part of the requirements to updating to Mountain Lion is running 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, so I would upgrade to Snow Leopard, make sure all Snow Leopard updates have been installed, then purchase the upgrade to Mountain Lion via the Mac App Store. Make sure to check that your MacBook Pro meets the minimum hardware requirements for Mountain Lion as well.

Apple: OS X Mountain Lion Technical Specifications

http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/

Apple Support: OS X Snow Leopard - Installation

http://www.apple.com/support/snowleopard/installation/

Apple Online Store: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

Cheers,

- Brenden

Repeats some of the above.

Upgrade to Mountain Lion.

Upgrade to Snow Leopard, then update to 10.6.8 Snow Leopard Purchase Mac OS 10.6.8 Combo Updater

Check that you computer is compatible with Mountain Lion.

To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System information.

• iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) model number 7,1 or higher
• MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) model number 5,1 or higher
• MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) model number 2,1 or higher
• Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
• Xserve (Early 2009) model number 3,1 or higher

Your Mac needs:

• OS X v10.6.8 or OS X Lion already installed
• 2 GB or more of memory
• 8 GB or more of available space

Check to make sure your applications are compatible. Application Compatibility

If you have applications that you want to use that aren't compatible, you can retain Snow Leopard and create a new partition to install Mountain Lion on.

If your computer isn't compatible, you might be able to upgrade to Lion. Computer Compatibility - Lion

If you can/do upgrade, I recommend you make a copy of the installer and move it out of your Applications folder. The installer self-destructs. The copy will keep you from having to download the installer again.