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    How do I install Leopard?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by olphus, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. olphus

    olphus Notebook Consultant

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    I got my MBP on Sunday but it came with Tiger preinstalled. A leopard disc was included..so do I make a clean install?...will I have to re-enter my account info?
    How do I even install it to begin with?
     
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  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    You just insert the Leopard disc. You can choose to Upgrade, or do an Erase and Install. The install process is really easy and straight-forward, nothing freaky. If you choose to Upgrade, you don't need to re-enter your information.
     
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    olphus Notebook Consultant

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    OK, so how do I find bootcamp in Tiger/Leopard to install windows?
     
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    Xander Paranoid Android

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    You won't find Boot Camp in Tiger unless you have installed Boot Camp Beta. If you have installed the Beta or are in Leopard, the Boot Camp Assistant should be in /Applications/Utilities/.

    Apple Support - Boot Camp
     
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    olphus Notebook Consultant

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    Ah, thanks.
    When I bought the MBP I asked why the box showed the Tiger OS on the box instead of the Leopard OS, but he told me that Leopard was already installed, - so I didn't need to worry - what a lie.
     
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    track2 Notebook Guru

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    I believe your sources were probably misinformed. Around the time of the switchover to Leopard, many Macs were already built and imaged with Tiger, but they just added the Leopard discs. If you got a Mac before a certain time with Tiger and didn't get a Leopard CD in the box, you could call up Apple and get the Leopard disc for some amount. More recently, though, I think that newer shipments (like mine) already had Leopard pre-installed.
     
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