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A Precaution before I purchase Leapord.

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Doomded

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Okay. I am about to go to the Apple store to purchase Leapord, in order to use Windows Vista (So i could use SteamPowered to play such games as HalfLife 2). Now I have heard of some consumers saying Leapord has crashed their systems or programs much more frequently. I have an Intel iMac with 500 Gigabytes and 2 Gigs of Ram (I think). Is there any alternative to buying Leapord just for the use of Bootcamp to play games, and will Leapord run smoothly on my system?

PS. I apologize for any typos. I am in a rush.
And, please respond ASAP if you have an answer.
 
Exactly, FEW consumers complain. The happy ones go about and think nothing of it. You'll be fine with it on your new system.
 
there is no alternative, you just need to go buy leopard, apple makes their bootcamp expired around the time leopard is out, it shows how monopoly works. lol
 
clevin said:
there is no alternative, you just need to go buy leopard, apple makes their bootcamp expired around the time leopard is out, it shows how monopoly works. lol
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There are plenty of alternatives for running Windows. In fact, I think almost every other computer company in the world offers computers that run Windows. Wanting to run Windows on a Mac is not monopoly, it's choice.
 
emptyCup said:
There are plenty of alternatives for running Windows. In fact, I think almost every other computer company in the world offers computers that run Windows. Wanting to run Windows on a Mac is not monopoly, it's choice.
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please, OP obviously already has a Mac, not a pc, where is his choice? playing game or not playing game? We are discussing REAL problem here, not should, could, would. :)
 
I love all of leopards features, but it is a helluva lot more unstable than tiger. If it had tiger's stability and all of the new features it'd be perfect. BTW: when I say it is more unstable I mean it's still more stable compared to winblows, just not as stable as tiger
 
tominated said:
BTW: when I say it is more unstable I mean it's still more stable compared to winblows, just not as stable as tiger
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Is there really any need to misspell Windows because we're on a Mac site? I'd much rather use XP than Leopard, in the same way I'd rather use Tiger than Vista.
 
So, I just purchased Leopard, and now I am confronted with three choices (As the man in the Apple store told me). Should I upgrade my computer to Leopard from Tiger, run a clean install (After backing everything important on my Mac up using my external HD), or the third option of putting two separate OS's on my Mac (Tiger and Leopard; I am not too sure of this option, may someone inform me more on this?)

So, which should I go through with?
 
How old is your install? I upgraded Leopard on 4 machines, all less than a year old, and didn't run into a single flaw with any of them.

I think "Upgrade" is the best and easiest choice for most people. I know some people like the feel of a "fresh" OS install, but I'm not one of them. I like it set up how I choose, with things feeling "like home."
 
Doomded said:
So, I just purchased Leopard, and now I am confronted with three choices (As the man in the Apple store told me). Should I upgrade my computer to Leopard from Tiger, run a clean install (After backing everything important on my Mac up using my external HD), or the third option of putting two separate OS's on my Mac (Tiger and Leopard; I am not too sure of this option, may someone inform me more on this?)

So, which should I go through with?
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its just needs more time

1. backup
2. upgrade
3. clean install if upgrade were to fail

There was a poll here at MR. I think majority people suggest clean installation to reduce imcompatibility and weird problem after upgrade.
 
clevin said:
its just needs more time

1. backup
2. upgrade
3. clean install if upgrade were to fail

There was a poll here at MR. I think majority people suggest clean installation to reduce incompatibility and weird problem after upgrade.
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Thank you for that solid, clear answer. I can now go through with this being sure in my mind it will work.

And to the people saying they'd much rather use Tiger that Leopard, I need the Boot Camp feature of Leopard.
 
tominated said:
I love all of leopards features, but it is a helluva lot more unstable than tiger. If it had tiger's stability and all of the new features it'd be perfect. BTW: when I say it is more unstable I mean it's still more stable compared to winblows, just not as stable as tiger
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Exact opposite of my experience here, I was very concerned about Tiger's flakiness and very relieved when Leopard eliminated all the printing/networking flaws.
 
huh?

clevin said:
there is no alternative, you just need to go buy leopard, apple makes their bootcamp expired around the time leopard is out, it shows how monopoly works. lol
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You might want to look up the definition of a monopoly. Just because a company is the only one that offers a certain product doesn't mean they are an illegal monopoly.

Is Apple a monopoly because they are the only ones who sell iPods?
 
appleretailguy said:
Just because a company is the only one that offers a certain product doesn't mean they are an illegal monopoly.
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He never said they were an illegal monopoly. The fact remains, though, that you can't run Windows on a Mac without drivers, and as Apple is the only producer and distributor of those drivers, they do indeed have a monopoly on your ability to run Windows on Mac machines.
 
hmmm

heatmiser said:
He never said they were an illegal monopoly. The fact remains, though, that you can't run Windows on a Mac without drivers, and as Apple is the only producer and distributor of those drivers, they do indeed have a monopoly on your ability to run Windows on Mac machines.
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Point taken.
 
Doomded said:
Thank you for that solid, clear answer. I can now go through with this being sure in my mind it will work.

And to the people saying they'd much rather use Tiger that Leopard, I need the Boot Camp feature of Leopard.
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Wait, I'm confused (maybe bc I'm still on PPC macs) but can't you run bootcamp from Tiger?
 
Okay, now I have one last issue. Could someone please tell me how to format my hard drive to Fat32 (I think you are supposed to go Applications>Utilities>Disk Utilities, but I do not know what to do from there).
 
appleretailguy said:
The beta period expired. I think you can continue to use existing installations, but no new ones.
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yes, correct
Doomded said:
Okay, now I have one last issue. Could someone please tell me how to format my hard drive to Fat32 (I think you are supposed to go Applications>Utilities>Disk Utilities, but I do not know what to do from there).
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I think that can be done during the windows installation process?
 
I believe (it's been a few months since I did it) you don't need to format it prior to running the Boot Camp setup process. The windows installation process will allow you to format the partition.

Yeah, I just checked..the formatting is done in the Windows Setup. Check page 11 of the Boot Camp Assistant setup guide. You really should read that through entirely before doing the Boot Camp setup.
 
im also thinking of upgrading my ibook g4, i have never done it before.
what i want to know is whether i can install the new OS without having it wipe all my files?
 
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