My Mac's version is OS X 10.5.8 with 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB 667 MHz and my safari browser is Version 5.0.6 (5533.22.3). I keep getting messages that my browser is not supported. What is the best course of action, please?

With that configuration, the best choice would be to back up your data, click here, buy and install the DVD, update to 10.6.8, and then switch to a browser such as Firefox. If desired, you can keep upgrading the OS instead, but would need to put more RAM into the computer.

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My advice would be to stay on the 10.6.8 Snow Leopard system once you have got it, as Neil suggested. Many regard it as the best OS Apple ever offered and while it is no longer officially supported, if you browse sensibly you should be fine. One last point, the DVD will probably arrive as 10.6.3. and to get to 10.6.8 you would normally use the software update route. There is, however, a 'Combo updater' which will add some further security to that.

https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399?locale=en_US

Safari on Snow Leopard is well out of date and some sites simply won't work with it. FireFox is available in its latest version for Snow Leopard and you should have no problems with that.

I don't want to anticipate Neil's reply so I will just say that if you used the combo updater to arrive at your final 10.6.8, your safari version should be 5.1.10 (6534 59 10). You can go no higher with Snow Leopard. It is true that some sites will ask you to update your browser, which is why Firefox was suggested. It is a reliable browser, regularly updated in security terms.

1. You need to apply additional security updates to 10.6.8 to get Safari 5.1.10.

2. It's your choice.

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Hello Neil,

Would i be right to assume the additional security updates you have in mind would only come via the Combo updater?

They need to be applied separately from and after the combo updater.

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