I had more problems with the clean install with user migration than just upgrading from Leopard.
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I had more problems with the clean install with user migration than just upgrading from Leopard.
As an Apple store rep told me recently:
Apple's operating systems are meant to be installed as upgrades. Why would you do a full reinstall?
(Maybe he was on to something.)
I did a clean installation to get rid of the deep system hook cruft that Parallels and Virtual Box had dug in. Not to mention a few hundred MB of dead application folders in /Library/Application Support.
I don't think to highly of what an Apple store rep says either.
I wonder if these issues are Apple's fault, or the fault of the printer company that hasn't updated their drivers? It reminds me of the people left with unusable peripherals after Vista was released - it seemed like a good way for some companies to force people into buying new hardware. Let's hope that's not the case this time around!
i think this qualifies as an extreme fanboy and a little scary that some one can have that profound a feeling over software. I personally am a fan of technology and some of that technology i like happens to be made by apple.
Isn't that what the consumer-industry is all and only about these days? *cough* Limited support for "old" 64-bit capable hardware, anyone?
*cough*Well I refreshed my printer preferences twice and the second time it worked so I do not know!
Maybe because your old system has Adobe installed and you're not been informed that upgrading to SL breaks the licensing engine (at least mine broke). There was little choice after finding out CS3 was not going to launch, even after reinstall.
All of you still not upgraded and have Adobe software installed, REMOVE them entirely and install again after upgrade.
I upgraded to SL and the only things I noticed was: Parallels went off, and Rapidweaver plugins are working buggy... but I can live with that very happy!
Every time Apple release a new OS I do a quick-and-dirty upgrade initially just to check it out. Then when I have a day off I wipe and do a clean install. The clean installs always run better, especially with Snow Leopard. The thing is way faster after a clean install.
I was seriously thinking to return the SL and get my money back, but I'll wait for 10.6.1 version and see what happens.
When I work on one thing at a time I don't see any major issue but occasional lags.
Once I start working on different programs, it starts to be sluggish when launching windows.
They really need to look at VMware Fusion and installing windows on a Mac, something goes wrong with that.
When I work on one thing at a time I don't see any major issue but occasional lags.
Once I start working on different programs, it starts to be sluggish when launching windows.
They really need to look at VMware Fusion and installing windows on a Mac, something goes wrong with that.
So, i'm not the only one......
When i called Apple about those (Graphical issues when choosing a page from Safari's "top pages" feature), they told me it was the first time the heard that.
I also can't with my HP printer when hooked up to my Airport Extreme.
Come on Apple !!!!!
I really hope they hurry! I do have some bugs since 10.6.
Most annoying:
- Graphical issues when choosing a page from Safari's "top pages" feature
- When the dock is hidden the Mail icon doesn't bounce every time I get an email as it should, it only does that every once in a while.
When i called Apple about those (Graphical issues when choosing a page from Safari's "top pages" feature), they told me it was the first time the heard that.
I also can't with my HP printer when hooked up to my Airport Extreme.
Come on Apple !!!!!
That seems like something VMware should fix and not Apple. I guess it depends though.
That doesn't mean it's Apple's bug to squish. VMware needs to update it software if there is an incompatibility issue. Developers have to follow the path of the OS, not the other way around. If code in the new OS is different, the developers need to adapt.
VMware works fine for me on SL (XP, Vista, and 7).