On Oct 27, 2:12 pm, Kris Tilford <ktilfo...@cox.net> wrote: > On Oct 26, 2011, at 11:02 AM, t...@io.com wrote: > > > "Configuring Installation" > > I believe "Configuring Installation" is prior to installation, not > during, so hopefully you're ok. Leopard 10.5 normally updates after > completing most of a Shutdown process, so it's possible some app > stalled the update process. Software Update is smarter than it used to > be, the downloaded software should still be ready to install, and if > you reboot and then Shutdown again it "should" tell you there's > software to install, and start again without needing to download it > all again.
Thank you to all who replied. I shut down using the power button. Booted back up, and the machine came up in unadulterated 10.5. No updates applied. I launched Software Update again, but this time there were only four updates instead of five listed. I believe that it managed to install the iTunes update it wanted to, and maybe that's what stalled the rest of the process. This time, instead of letting SU do the update, I chose "Download Only". After that, the Mac OS X Combo Update immediately appeared in the Downloads folder. It must have been stored somewhere from two nights ago attempt, but I searched the machine yesterday (using Find) and wherever it was, it wasn't visible. Anyway, telling SU to download it caused SU to immediately cough up whatever copy it downloaded two nights ago. I ran the installer manually and it worked perfectly. The machine booted into 10.5.8 without problems. However, this whole thing is being driven by a new iPhone, which needs iTunes 10.5 (or something like that, not my iPhone). And when I try to launch the iTunes 10.5 that SU installed, it informs me that it needs QuickTime 7.5 or better to run. But the link on the message leads to a page at Apple's site which just tells me that QuickTime is built into the OS now and will be updated automatically by SU. So which of these updates (10 now that 10.5.8 is installed) that SU wants to install contains the QuickTime update? Maybe the iLife tools update? Or is that Apple page true for later OS's but not for Leopard? Once again, I am pushed to a near-murderous rage by how hard Apple makes it to find a simple thing like older versions of QuickTime updates. A google search turned up a copy of QuickTime 7.7 on a page called Macupdates, so I can get QuickTime. I'm just upset that I can't get it from Apple, as I ought to be able. There should just be an Apple QuickTime page which lists all the versions with download buttons. And, in fact, I found a page like that, and all the download buttons take one to the Apple page which tells you that Quicktime is built into the system now and not a separate download, so none of the links on that page actually works. Grrrr. Sigh. But, on the bright side, no matter how idiotic Apple Support is, this MDD is almost configured thanks to the Mac community and despite Apple, I think. Thank you again for the help, and for reading my venting, if you're still reading. :-) Jeff Walther -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
