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When & how to install Leopard on brand new MBP?

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freewill

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Oct 16, 2007
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Today Fedex delivered my brand new (ok, refurbed) MBP, along with a Leopard upgrade disk. When I get home later to open and unpack the box, should I just plug the MBP in, hit the power switch AND:

1. Immediately install Leopard? If so, what method would you recommend?

2. Setup the machine using Tiger, setting up wireless connectivity etc.--and then install Leopard in a few days?

3. Leave the Leopard upgrade disk in the envelope until Apple releases updates to enhance OS stability, and just enjoy Tiger for a while?

Thanks & sorry if this has been asked about a hundred times.
 
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live4ever

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Aug 13, 2003
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If this is your first Mac and don't have any software that you were running under Tiger on an older Mac then I would do an erase and install Leopard.
 
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otis123

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May 4, 2006
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live4ever said:
If this is your first Mac and don't have any software that you were running under Tiger on an older Mac then I would do an erase and install Leopard.
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sounds good to me also, that way if your a switcher, just move your files over
 
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freewill

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Oct 16, 2007
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Thanks. I'm coming over from a Dell laptop so nothing to transfer over from Tiger. Looks like an early clean install of Leopard to me.
 
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otis123

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May 4, 2006
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freewill said:
Thanks. I'm coming over from a Dell laptop so nothing to transfer over from Tiger. Looks like an early clean install of Leopard to me.
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do it, leopard is a wonderful OS, you wont miss anything by skipping tiger, :)
 
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