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Name: giove
Date: October 25, 2002 at 04:12:47 Pacific
OS: OSX
CPU/Ram: G3
Comment:

How can I upgrade from OS 10.0.4 to 10.1
The Download section on the apple website it is so confusing I start to think it's done like this on purpose so people buy the upgrade instead of just downloading it!!!

Please help!



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Response Number 1
Name: the pickle
Date: October 25, 2002 at 05:35:58 Pacific
Reply:

You need the combined 10.0.1 updater and the Installer Update first, and then the rest of them should work.

p


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Response Number 2
Name: giove
Date: October 25, 2002 at 05:44:25 Pacific
Reply:

thaks P

by any chance do u have the links to these download pages because I cannot find them

thanks


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Response Number 3
Name: bob
Date: October 25, 2002 at 06:01:02 Pacific
Reply:

Use the Software Update preference. It's all there.


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Response Number 4
Name: giove
Date: October 25, 2002 at 06:25:41 Pacific
Reply:

thanks bob the problem is that I would like to download the updates from work with a fast connection and take them home where I have my s---ty mac and install it there....

I hate Mac with all my heart it's just a waste of money and time...

ps: I didn't buy this one it was a prize...no wonder!


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Response Number 5
Name: fieraci
Date: October 25, 2002 at 07:08:03 Pacific
Reply:

Gio,

Didn't your dad ever tell you:
Don't sh*t where you eat.

You don't HAVE to use it. If you hate it so
much then give it to someone who will
enjoy it. Or sell it and buy the computer of
your choosing.


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Response Number 6
Name: giove
Date: October 25, 2002 at 07:41:04 Pacific
Reply:

Dear Fieraci

" I don't sh*T where I eat " I perfectly understand this...rather do you have any advice in solving my problem please!!!

10x


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Response Number 7
Name: tonywatson72001
Date: October 25, 2002 at 08:00:34 Pacific
Reply:

hi
i am also having trouble upgrading to osx
10.1 from osx 10.04, having read the
above i thought it would be a simple
download . the applecare document
75295 says Mac OS X 10.1 is a reference
release of Mac OS X. It is not available for
download. am i missing something or
can it not be done ? see address below
many thanks
tony
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?art
num=75295


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Response Number 8
Name: giove666
Date: October 25, 2002 at 08:22:22 Pacific
Reply:

hey tonywatson72001

I read that yesterday and called a few mac retailers and they all told me that I should be able to just download the updates from the website but I am still running in circles!!

Letz hope someone here can help otherwise I have my sledgehammer ready for the "trendy box" to have a taste!!!


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Response Number 9
Name: Adam
Date: October 25, 2002 at 11:06:03 Pacific
Reply:

Hey giove. I tried the same thing (download at work, on windose then bring it home on CD). It doesn't work. Here's why:

The problem stems from the way the Mac OS stores files. There are two components: the data fork and the resource fork.

The data fork is, you guessed it, the actual data within the file you need/want. The resource fork is a description of the method needed to access the data (more or less). When you pull something down on a PC, you
only get the data fork. The MacOS can tell by looking at the file that StuffIt will open it, but stuffit is lacking the particulars about how to uncompress the file.

So long story short is you need to download straight to the Mac. I brought mine into work today, hooked it up to the ethernet here and downloaded the OSX 10.1.5 update combo, iPhoto and iTunes 3. That would have taken about 6 hours at home (56k).


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Response Number 10
Name: the pickle
Date: October 25, 2002 at 14:23:52 Pacific
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You actually don't need to download on the Mac; you just need to download files that will remain intact (i.e., files with no resource forks) on the PC.

p


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Response Number 11
Name: giove
Date: October 26, 2002 at 05:36:57 Pacific
Reply:

thank you all for your help...
I am going to try and do it from work and see what happens...can anyone post a link to OSX 10.1.5 update combo please?
Can I go straight from 10.0.4 to OSX 10.1.5 update combo?

cheers!


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Response Number 12
Name: tonywatson72001
Date: October 27, 2002 at 05:23:41 Pacific
Reply:

hi ,i have tried this and cant get it to work
but here is the link you wanted.
what we need is a download of the
10.1update cd
good luck
http://www.info.apple.com/gben/index.htm
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