Q: How do I update my gf's macbook pro from the 2011 version?

Care to share which OS your girlfriend has installed?  Which model MBP?

How to identify MacBook Pro models

Please clarify the "glitches" in more detail please.

Sounds like it may be a browser problem.  Which one are you using?

Ciao.

Now that we know it is an Early 2011 13" MBP with the smaller 2.3GHz CPU, it would also help to know how much RAM and what OS X version it has. Can pull this missing info off the Apple menu, just do an About This Mac and there a More Info...

In addition to.......

How large is your HD and how much space do you have left?

Yeah, that too.

Control-click on the Macintosh HD icon on the desktop and choose Get Info from the dropdown menu.

branmartin wrote:

 

RAM: 160gb

OS X: 10.6

For starters.......

Use Software Update or the OS 10.6.8 combo update to update your OS.  Also, update everything SU has to offer for your computer.  When done, repair permissions and restart your computer.

MBP cannot hold 160gb of RAM.  Check again.

First thing you should do........

Disconnect all devices from the computer then do the following:

Boot up from your Snow Leopard Install DVD while holding down the "c" key.

Select the language you wish to use, and then choose "Disk Utility" from the menu bar.

Your HD should appear in a panel on the left hand side of the window which opens. Select it and then click on the "repair disk" button in the right hand section of the window.

Once this process has been completed restart your computer and repair permissions directly from Disk Utility.

If Disk Utility is unable to complete the repair, you will need to use a stronger 3rd party utility like DiskWarrior, Techtool PRO (not Deluxe) or Drive Genius.

If doing above is A OK, CLICKY CLICK---> Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo & follow the onscreen instructions.  After the installation, repair permissions.

Repair permissions instructions:  Go to Applications>Utilities>Disk Utility and select your volume and then select Repair Permissions.

Ok, let's make do without one.

First, let's determine whether the HDD needs repairs. Run Disk Utilities, inside Applications/Utilities. Click on the Macintosh HD partition on the left column to select, then click on Verify Disk. Let it work, will take awhile. When it finishes:

• If it says the Macintosh HD  volume is OK, click on the Verify Disk Permissions. This will take even lomger and may produce voluminous output. When it finishes, you can quit DiskUtility and be happy the drive does not have issues. Holler back for the update process.

• If it says anything different than "OK", there's something amiss. Holler back for further instructions, specifying what you got.