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Old 10-28-2007, 12:59 PM
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Run a software update on every single app you have on the computer. Run Apple's "Software Update" and make sure to update 3rd party software. Were you having issues with Tiger?
Try posting your issue in the MacRumors forums. Good luck
Thanks TrueX5er. Yes, I downloaded all the updates available so far. Tiger ran great for me before. I can't understand why I'm missing features in photo booth, iChat etc.
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Old 10-28-2007, 01:00 PM
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That statement dosn't say leopard is not compatible with Tiger. It says exactly what it means. That some of the applications written by others may be a problem because of the way the new OS is written and may require modification. That is so typical with Mac. OS upgrades it not even funny. This article goes on to state at the outset that for many users the upgrade feature will be OK. But for others a cleaner install may be the best ticket.

As for me and others who use the Mac for some serious stuff other than writting letters and other personal use we need to be very pragmatic about installs where prudence isn't followed. After haveing used Mac's for over 20 years some of the smallest heads up have saved hours of problems others have had. So I do my research, watch what others report, and move slowly. After all what's the hurry. Better to know something about what one is doing then to proceed headlong into darkness.

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"Plus, Leopard has caused a lot of backwards breakage; an application that worked fine on Tiger is not particularly likely to work on Leopard without modification."


"As we advised yesterday, one very good way to do this is to install Leopard to an external drive only, because (1) this installation will be absolutely clean, without inheriting any extensions, preference panes, contextual menus, input managers, weird fonts, or other items that might cause compatibility problems"
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Old 10-28-2007, 01:08 PM
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Did you backup your hard drive, remove all devices and do a clean install???
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Looks like I have to do that... just installed it right out of the box. I just followed Apples instructions. What a PIA.
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Most people do that but it's a bad idea because over time people add applications, have currupt file ect that are not compatible with a new OS.

He's my method for a brand new OS.

Save your existing hard drive to an external bootable
drive using carbon copy cloner. Make sure it boots.
Dismount it. unplug it and everything else connected
to your computer.

Get all your third party Application disc's right next to your computer.
Copy down all your passwords on a piece of paper. Have it there also.
Make a copy of your ISP information.
Get a beverage of your choice. Let's begin.........

Do a clean install which erases your hard drive.
Install Leopard, and configure your isp for internet service.

Begin to install all you MAJOR software first. One by one check to
see if each application works and upgrade each as you go over
the internet.

See where i'm going??? You guessed it. It will take a bit more time
but no where near the time it will take to fix problems created by
currupt and non functional applications.

Have fun....................

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Looks like I have to do that... just installed it right out of the box. I just followed Apples instructions. What a PIA.
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Thanks TrueX5er. Yes, I downloaded all the updates available so far. Tiger ran great for me before. I can't understand why I'm missing features in photo booth, iChat etc.
Just curious, do you have a core duo processor or better?

Minimum requirements for Photobooth Effects

Intel Core Duo processor or faster.
At least 128 Kbps upstream and downstream bandwidth.
Minimum requirements for Backdrop Effects

Intel Core Duo processor or faster.
iSight camera, external USB Video Class (UVC) camera, or Firewire DV camcorder with fixed focus, exposure and white balance.
At least 128 Kbps upstream and downstream bandwidth.
Minimum requirements for Screen Sharing

All Macs that support Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
At least 128 Kbps upstream and downstream bandwidth. At least 300 Kbps is recommended.
Minimum requirements for AV Recording

All Macs that support Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Resolution and frame rate may vary based on the computer.
At least 128 Kbps upstream and downstream bandwidth.
Minimum requirements for iChat Theater

Side-by-side view is available on all Leopard-compatible Macs capable of participating in a multiway video conference.

Side-by-side Replacement Mode
Sender System required Dual 1 GHz G4, any G5, any Intel All Leopard-compatible Macs are supported
Bandwidth required 384Kbps up/down, 900Kbps up to send 640x480 resolution Keynote files 128Kbps up/down, 900Kbps down to receive 640x480 resolution Keynote files
Receiver System required 1 GHz G4, dual 800 MHz G4, any G5, or any Intel All Leopard-compatible Macs are supported
Bandwidth required 128Kbps up/down 128Kbps up/down
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Thanks you guys for your help. I have a dual-core 2.0 GHz G5 processor so I guess I'm out of luck with the cool background effects... bummer, but it's ok for now since I never use iChat. Ok Quicksilver, I will follow your method soon, but right now I'm a little under the weather. Supergreg thanks for the specs.

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zerochief, please know that I take absolutely no pleasure in your pain.

Having said that, I find the problems with the Mac OS very humorous!
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Old 10-28-2007, 03:38 PM
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Cool

Thanks rebound. OK, just for $hits and giggles I installed leopard on another volume and now seems to be working MUCH better (and faster). I ran some utilities and found one of my hard drives was bunk. My problems with Leopard = bad hard drive. Never had a blue screen like some others have reported. Now it's time to get some work done on the Mac. Leopard is awesome. Good luck Apple bashers!

BTW I run 6 lcd's, 6.5 GB of ram... mainly for multitrack recording and some video stuff.



Using a Griffin powermate is cool with the new Finder (and just about every program I've tried with it)



I also have a Vista machine, but I gravitate towards the mac

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