mdelouis
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Q: How and with what version to upgrade iphoto on MAC OS 10.5.8 with iphoto 08, version 7.1.5.

I have a MAC OS 10.5.8 with i photo 08, version 7.1.5.

I prepared a photo book to order via the Apple Shop as i did several times before without any problems.

But this time  when it comes to order the book I get the message" Version 07 no longer valid". I need to upgrade iphoto but I don't know how.

How do i upgrade and will the iphoto 11 work on my old MAC? or is there another version I can use

thks a lot beacuse I am a little lost

iPhoto '08, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Dec 1, 2013 10:24 PM

by MichelPM,Solvedanswer
MichelPM MichelPM
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A:

Before upgrading to OS X 10.9 Mavericks, you need to first purchase a retail install disc of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard to install first.

If you are from Canada or France, you need to get this discs from an online Apple website in your country.

Here is the disc you need here in the U.S. Apple Store website.

 

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

 

After getting this disc and installing the initial version of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, you can use OS X Software Update feature to update to OS X 10.6.8 where that update gives you access to the Mac App Store and the free upgrade to OS X 10.9 Mavericks, if you choose.

 

Another thing you need to do is to upgrade the amount of system RAM in your Mac.

Currently, your Mac only has 2 GBs of RAM installed. This a bare minimum, paltry amount of RAM for running the newer versions of OS X.

Newer versions of OS X really need a real working, mimimum RAM amount of 4 GBs.

Your Mac model can take a total of 6 GBs of RAM.

I advise installing the complete total 6 GBs of RAM.

Correct and reliable Mac RAM can be purchased from online Mac RAM sources Crucial memory or OWC (macsales.com).

OWC ( macsales.com) has the 6 GB RAM module kit.

 

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/5300DDR2S6GP/

 

If you are not from the U.S., OWC (macsales.com), I believe, has international shipping of their products.

Posted on Dec 2, 2013 5:49 PM

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Q: How and with what version to upgrade iphoto on MAC OS 10.5.8 with iphoto 08, version 7.1.5.

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  • by MichelPM,Helpful

    MichelPM MichelPM Dec 1, 2013 10:28 PM in response to mdelouis
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    Dec 1, 2013 10:28 PM in response to mdelouis

    More info and specs of your Mac, please.

    To find out info about your system, click on the Apple symbol in the upper left of the OS X main menu bar.

    A drop down menu appears.

    Click About this Mac. A smaller popup window appears. This gives you basic info like what version of OS X your iMac is running, the speed of your iMac's CPU and how much RAM is installed.

    Click on the button that says More Info. A larger window appears giving you a complete overview of your iMac's hardware specs.

    Highlight all of this info and copy/paste all of this into another reply to this post, editing out your iMac's serial number before actually posting the reply.

    This will tell us everything about your iMac so we may begin to help with your iMac issues.

  • by roam,Helpful

    roam roam Dec 2, 2013 3:04 AM in response to mdelouis
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    Dec 2, 2013 3:04 AM in response to mdelouis

    The photobook service has been recently discontinued for iPhoto 8.

    This link shows iPhoto 9 as the minimum.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3412

    iLife 11 which has iPhoto 9, requires Mac OS 10.6.8 to run, which in turn requires an Intel Mac and so on it goes.

     

    Alternatively and more cheaply than buying a new OS and a new iLife is to use another service like http://www.shutterfly.com/ from which to order photobooks.

  • by mdelouis,

    mdelouis mdelouis Dec 2, 2013 5:44 AM in response to MichelPM
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    Dec 2, 2013 5:44 AM in response to MichelPM

    Sorry this is in French

    I am not sure you have all you need

    Thanks a lot in advance for your help

     

    Vue d’ensemble du logiciel système :

     

      Version du système :    Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)

      Version du noyau :    Darwin 9.8.0

      Volume de démarrage :    Macintosh HD

      Mode de démarrage :    Normal

      Nom de l’ordinateur :    iMac de michael delouis (3)

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Dec 2, 2013 8:49 AM in response to mdelouis
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    Dec 2, 2013 8:49 AM in response to mdelouis

    We need to know the year and model of your iMac to determine whether or not you can upgrade your Mac's OS or not.

    If you follow my directions for getting additional info about your Mac we can get this info.

    We need to know if your Mac is an older PowerPC Mac running OS X 10.5.8 or whether your Mac has an Intel chip and which one so we can advise better.

    If your Mac is an older PowerPC (G4 or G5 model), then your Mac is running the highest OS X version it can, OS X 10.5.8. If it's a later Intel Mac, you would be able to upgrade to a newer OS and we would be able to tell you how far you can upgrade that OS X version.

    As it is, we cannot tell anything about your Mac from your post.

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Dec 2, 2013 3:54 PM in response to roam
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    Dec 2, 2013 3:54 PM in response to roam

    From the System Information/About this Mac give us the Model Identifier no:

     

    Screen Shot 2013-12-02 at 3.53.35 PM.jpg

     

    OT

  • by mdelouis,

    mdelouis mdelouis Dec 2, 2013 4:09 PM in response to MichelPM
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    Dec 2, 2013 4:09 PM in response to MichelPM

    I perfectly understand that you need more information

    I am following the steps you explain and evrything is fine. This is just that when i click on the button MORE INFO, all I get is

     

    Vue d’ensemble du logiciel système :

     

      Version du système :    Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)

      Version du noyau :    Darwin 9.8.0

      Volume de démarrage :    Macintosh HD

      Mode de démarrage :    Normal

      Nom de l’ordinateur :    iMac de michael delouis (3)

      Nom de l’utilisateur :    michael delouis (michael)

      Temps depuis le démarrage :    3 jours 23:53

     

    I tried to print it and I got more info on the pdf 300 pages!!. I selected the first part  I hope it can help. Let me know if you need something else among the 300 pages!

     

    Logiciel :

    Vue d’ensemble du logiciel système :

      Version du système : Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)

      Version du noyau : Darwin 9.8.0

      Volume de démarrage : Macintosh HD

      Mode de démarrage : Normal

      Nom de l’ordinateur : iMac de michael delouis (3)

      Nom de l’utilisateur : michael delouis (michael)

      Temps depuis le démarrage : 3 jours 23:59

    Matériel :

    Informations matériel :

      Nom du modèle : iMac

      Identiļ¬ant du modèle : iMac8,1

      Nom du processeur : Intel Core 2 Duo

      Vitesse du processeur : 2.66 GHz

      Nombre de processeurs : 1

      Nombre total de cœurs : 2

      Cache de niveau 2 : 6 Mo

      Mémoire : 2 Go

      Vitesse du bus : 1.07 GHz

      Version de la ROM de démarrage : IM81.00C1.B00

      Version SMC (système) : 1.29f1

      Numéro de série (système) : W882270BZE3

      UUID du matériel : 308FAB9D-34FF-518C-BF54-43BAD67FDBE8

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Dec 2, 2013 4:16 PM in response to mdelouis
    Level 10 (141,095 points)
    Mac OS X
    Dec 2, 2013 4:16 PM in response to mdelouis

    Your iMac, 20-inch early 2008,  will support the latest system, Mavericks, 10.9, and the lastest iPhoto, 9.5.

     

    Mavericks, 10.9, is a free upgrade from the App Store.  However, since you're running iPhoto 7.1.5 (08) you'll have to purchase the newest version of iPhoto from the App Store.

  • by MichelPM,Solvedanswer

    MichelPM MichelPM Dec 2, 2013 5:49 PM in response to mdelouis
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    Dec 2, 2013 5:49 PM in response to mdelouis

    Before upgrading to OS X 10.9 Mavericks, you need to first purchase a retail install disc of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard to install first.

    If you are from Canada or France, you need to get this discs from an online Apple website in your country.

    Here is the disc you need here in the U.S. Apple Store website.

     

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

     

    After getting this disc and installing the initial version of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, you can use OS X Software Update feature to update to OS X 10.6.8 where that update gives you access to the Mac App Store and the free upgrade to OS X 10.9 Mavericks, if you choose.

     

    Another thing you need to do is to upgrade the amount of system RAM in your Mac.

    Currently, your Mac only has 2 GBs of RAM installed. This a bare minimum, paltry amount of RAM for running the newer versions of OS X.

    Newer versions of OS X really need a real working, mimimum RAM amount of 4 GBs.

    Your Mac model can take a total of 6 GBs of RAM.

    I advise installing the complete total 6 GBs of RAM.

    Correct and reliable Mac RAM can be purchased from online Mac RAM sources Crucial memory or OWC (macsales.com).

    OWC ( macsales.com) has the 6 GB RAM module kit.

     

    http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/5300DDR2S6GP/

     

    If you are not from the U.S., OWC (macsales.com), I believe, has international shipping of their products.