Just what the doctor ordered, Ronni. I expect to upgrade today with
Matthew's Healey's assistance.
Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
Kalamunda WA 6926
Ph: (08) 9257 1577
Mbl: 0417 053 266
On 04/04/2011, at 3:27 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
I did send this to the WAMUG Mailing list when Snow Leopard was
released and probably again at some time.
But after Chris mentioning he did not know how to Prepare for Snow
Leopard, I have sent it again just in case there are people wishing
to upgrade to SL.
Prepare for and Installation of Snow Leopard
1. Check your Computer can install & run Snow Leopard:
<http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html>
2. a) Check all your Applications you might be running and see if
they have updates.
b) Clean Up your computer. Uninstall old software you no longer
use or require (if you don’t have the uninstaller for the
application, download & use AppZapper: http://www.appzapper.com/,
delete any files you no longer need.
c) If you use any add-on software such as plug-ins for mail or
programs that rely on input managers such as 1Password & Google
Desktop, make sure you have upgraded to Snow Leopard-compatible
versions before you upgrade.
(A software compatibility check is included in the installation that
has a list of known “bad” apps, and disables them. Those programs
are moved to an “Incompatible Software” folder.)
Note:
Installation initially triggers a large chunk of data to be copied
from the installation DVD to the user’s primary hard drive. The bulk
of the installation is then managed from the hard drive, speeding up
the installation process considerably. After a successful
installation, that large chunk of data is automatically removed.
3. Check that your Printer will work in Snow Leopard. Mac OS X v10.6
Printer & Scanner software included on the Snow Leopard Install DVD:
<http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3669>
4. Repair Permissions on your computer.
5. BACKUP your Computer & check your backup before you commence the
Installation
6. Disconnect any peripheral devices (external USB or Firewire
devices, unplug them from your system before doing the upgrade)
7. Decide whether you are going to install Snow Leopard as A)
Automatic Upgrade or B) Erase and Install.
A) AUTOMATIC UPGRADE: This is the default install.
“The Snow Leopard installer’s single upgrade method attempts to make
the transition as simple as possible by leaving almost all your
files, applications, and settings in place. The installer simply
replaces
all the components of your old Mac OS X installation with their Snow
Leopard equivalents, and it deletes those that are obsolete.”
B) ERASE & INSTALL:
This will give a fresh install, erasing your entire disk and
installing a clean copy of OS X 10.6.
8. OK, if you are ready … YOU HAVE BACKED UP … right!
9. Insert the Snow Leopard DVD and double-click the Install Mac OS X
icon.
A window appears with two buttons: Utilities and Continue.
Click Continue:
The Software License Agreement appears next; click Agree to proceed
with the installation.
10. If you only have one volume on your computer it will already be
selected.
11. If you don’t wish to customise what software is installed, click
the Install button, when asked are you sure you want to install Mac
OS X, click Install again; then enter an administrator username and
password, click OK.
Make your self a cup of tea (or pour a glass of wine )… only don’t
spill any on or near your computer.
DON’T INTERRUPT THE INSTALLATION.
The Default Installation should only take around 30mins. (I did a
Customise install and it only took approx. 45mins.)
12. When the installation is finished, a Restart button appears—but
if you don’t happen to be paying attention at the time, your Mac
restarts by itself after 30 seconds—this time under Snow Leopard.
The first time you use Snow Leopard, a program called Mac OS X Setup
Assistant runs. You’ll know that’s what’s happening when you see the
animated “Welcome” message and hear the music playing.
Because you performed an automated upgrade, you needn’t manually
enter information in Setup Assistant (which you had to do with older
Mac OS X installers, and which you still must do in an Erase and
Install upgrade).
On the Thank You screen, click Continue to quit Setup Assistant and
begin using Snow Leopard.
That’s it … that is the Installation done!
BUT … one more thing to do …
13. Repair Permissions
Cheers,
Ronni
17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7
2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm
OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
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