Erase and install question

[Albone]

If I used the Erase and Install option using the SL disc and then used Time Machine to do a full restore that last used 10.5.11 would my hard drive be running 10.5 or 10.6?

 

[Ivan P]

If I used the Erase and Install option using the SL disc and then used Time Machine to do a full restore that last used 10.5.11 would my hard drive be running 10.5 or 10.6?

It will be 10.6 (Snow Leopard). The Time Machine backup generally transfers over your apps, settings, documents, etc. The system itself - which is whatever you installed from the disc - isn't touched.

And I think you mean 10.5.8, as there's no such thing as 10.5.11

 

[Albone]

Whoops, sorry about the .11 thing. XD

Obviously, I own 10.5 but I can't find my install disc. Is there a way to go back to my old time machine backup, 10.5 and all without that disc?

I'm just not that impressed currently with SL and I almost think I'd rather have the random system wide crashes than 1/3 of the applications I regularly use not work.

 

[Ashka]

Not without your disks.
You can contact Apple and ask for new install disks for your Mac, your serial number will be required.
S.

 

[brentg33]

hi, i am considering an erase and install on my mbp. One question about installing all my current applications from a time machine backup. Will i still need to find all my serial/activation codes for all these apps or will they come across with the time machine backup?

 

[Albone]

Heh. Found my install disks. Did the erase and install and so far so good, no random crashing. I have not upgraded to SL yet.

Brent, *I* didn't have to doing any re-activation except with iTunes. Quark and Adobe behaved fine.