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How can install add-ons on 2nd installation disk without having to reinstall leopard?

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evansville

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Oct 8, 2008
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I performed a clean install on Leopard. I'm new to MAC, and didn't realize that ilife and iphoto were on the 2nd installation disk.

i have an imac - 2.8ghz that's about six months old, but i bought it from another person, and wanted a clean install on it.

now i have everything setup and i'm missing those applications. i tried putting in the 2nd disk, but can't access the files.

is there a way to install the 2nd disk without having to totally do a reinstall - oh, say it ain't so joe - i spent all day on this, i hope i don't have to start over!

thanks for the help. i think i'm doing pretty good with this and then i hit a wall. i'm going to really like using a mac once i figure out what i'm doing...
 
Try looking for "Optional Installs" or "Bundled Software". You can install the software without the entire operating system that way.
 
One of the 2 restore DVDs should have an icon on it called something like "Install Bundled Software". That will install all the non-OSX software that shipped with the machine
 
when i insert the 2nd installation disk and click on it, there is a text file for installing mac osX and applications

and a folder called Xcode Tools - nothing about bundled software.
 
here's what the disks say -

disk 1 says
iMac Mac OS x Install Disk 1
Then it says the OS is version 10.5.2 and that it's part of a hardware bundle that shouldn't be sold separately

disk 2 just says that it's os x install disc 2 disc version 1.0 and that it's part of the hardware bundle

iphoto was on the machine before i did the reinstall.

nowhere does it say anything about additional or bundled software,

i didn't reinsert disc 1 - should i put it back in the drive - i don't want to start a reinstall again?
 
i found it!

i put disk 1 back in and it gave me the option to install bundled software - thanks so much - sorry to be such a dunce.

i have no idea what the xcode tools are on the 2nd disk.
 
Smooth install...

It worked like a charm. Thanks so much for the help.

Computer directed me to install disk 2, it loaded all the files. I'm just nervous, since this is my first rodeo with a MAC....
 
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