I bought a mid-2007 iMac on January 1, 2008. I've loved it and have never had a single problem with it. It was my introduction to Mac when I switched from Micro$oft.
Now, it runs very slowly, taking 20 seconds or so to go from page to page. I can't watch streaming videos in Firefox anymore because the video freezes for a few seconds about twice a minute. I've tried a complete re-install of Firefox to fix this but it didn't work.
I'm saving for a new iMac but I still need to get by with this one until I've saved enough. I want to do a complete erase and reinstall of my mid-2007 iMac. I did this several years ago but, since then, I've upgraded my OS. I had to buy one (Mountain Lion, I think) before I could get the higher upgrades for free.
#1. Do you think a complete reinstall (sorry, I'm not good with the lingo) would help speed up my iMac? (I'm still doing it even if it doesn't speed it up, but I'm wondering.)
#2. Once I do the complete reinstall, how do I upgrade from Snow Leopard (I think that was the original OS) to the most current OS without having to buy any inbetween OS's?
#3. Is there a good, detailed, step-by-step site where I could print out the instructions on how to do the erase and reinstall?
Warnings? Tips? Advice? Recommendations? Anything helpful would be greatly appreciated, folks.
Now, it runs very slowly, taking 20 seconds or so to go from page to page. I can't watch streaming videos in Firefox anymore because the video freezes for a few seconds about twice a minute. I've tried a complete re-install of Firefox to fix this but it didn't work.
I'm saving for a new iMac but I still need to get by with this one until I've saved enough. I want to do a complete erase and reinstall of my mid-2007 iMac. I did this several years ago but, since then, I've upgraded my OS. I had to buy one (Mountain Lion, I think) before I could get the higher upgrades for free.
#1. Do you think a complete reinstall (sorry, I'm not good with the lingo) would help speed up my iMac? (I'm still doing it even if it doesn't speed it up, but I'm wondering.)
#2. Once I do the complete reinstall, how do I upgrade from Snow Leopard (I think that was the original OS) to the most current OS without having to buy any inbetween OS's?
#3. Is there a good, detailed, step-by-step site where I could print out the instructions on how to do the erase and reinstall?
Warnings? Tips? Advice? Recommendations? Anything helpful would be greatly appreciated, folks.