How Can I install Lion on a family computer with a diff apple id than mine?

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okrelayer

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jul 20, 2011

• #1

i would like to install lion on my fathers computer, he has his own apple id, i have mine. How can i install lion on his computer?

 

eawmp1

macrumors 601

• Jul 20, 2011

• #2

While technically against the terms of the license agreement, you could burn a disk with the method from MacRumors front page and do a DVD install.

 

Bernard SG

macrumors 65816

• Jul 20, 2011

• #3

In his Mac AppStore application, sign him out and login under your Apple Id?

 

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okrelayer

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jul 20, 2011

• #4

Bernard SG said:

In his Mac AppStore application, sign him out and login under your Apple Id?

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I thought about that, but I don't know if there would be a problem every time there was an update he would have to put in my password and stuff?

 

DreamscapeRuins

macrumors member

• Jul 20, 2011

• #5

You could always create a separate Admin user account on his computer, sign into the App store with your ID from that account, download and install lion, and then delete the second account?

 

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strang

macrumors member

• Jul 20, 2011

• #6

okrelayer said:

I thought about that, but I don't know if there would be a problem every time there was an update he would have to put in my password and stuff?

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We haven't seen a 10.7 update yet. But I assume it'd be rolled using Software Updates instead of App Store.

Well... Hopefully. That would solve your problem of future updates.