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iLife? Snow Leopard?

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blubox

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How do I get iLife 08 (which came preinstalled) onto my Mac after I do a fresh installation of Snow Leopard (if possible) ?

Is it possible to do a fresh install of Snow Leopard? I've heard all sorts of things, but I don't know what to believe.

Will I just have to reinstall Leopard and then install Snow Leopard? (Will I have to get all the updates [10.5.x updates] once Leopard is installed before I install Snow Leopard?)

Thanks in advance!
 
blubox said:
How do I get iLife 08 (which came preinstalled) onto my Mac after I do a fresh installation of Snow Leopard (if possible) ?

Is it possible to do a fresh install of Snow Leopard? I've heard all sorts of things, but I don't know what to believe.

Will I just have to reinstall Leopard and then install Snow Leopard? (Will I have to get all the updates [10.5.x updates] once Leopard is installed before I install Snow Leopard?)

Thanks in advance!
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You can install SL fresh, but the option isn't right there in the installer. You have to go to Disk Utility on the disc and erase your hard drive, then run the installation.

As for iLife, use the grey OS X discs that came with your computer. They contain both the OS it was shipped with (I'm guessing Leopard) and pre-installed software (i.e. iLife). There should be an "Additional Software" folder or something on the disc.
 
Doesn't the installer need Leopard to already be on the hard drive before installation? Will the installer still install Snow Leopard if I have wiped the drive?
 
blubox said:
Do I access disk utility through the Installer or before the installer?
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If I remember correctly from last time I booted into an OS X install disc (assuming it's similar now), you can click the menu bar to get to a few different things aside from just the installer, one of them being Disk Utility.
 
And the installer won't care that Leopard is gone once the drive is wiped?

Edit
"Insert your Snow Leopard DVD and click on "Install Mac OS X." When you reach the Snow Leopard Installer's "Welcome" screen, from the Utilities menu, choose "Disk Utility..." From there you can (say a little prayer) and format or repartition your Mac's internal hard drive. Once that's done, continue with the installation as usual." This seems to clear things up
 
Some users are going to be surprise that some features in iLife 08 aren't working in Snow Leopard. For me playing movies from iPhoto doesn't work at all.

blubox said:
How do I get iLife 08 (which came preinstalled) onto my Mac after I do a fresh installation of Snow Leopard (if possible) ?

Is it possible to do a fresh install of Snow Leopard? I've heard all sorts of things, but I don't know what to believe.

Will I just have to reinstall Leopard and then install Snow Leopard? (Will I have to get all the updates [10.5.x updates] once Leopard is installed before I install Snow Leopard?)

Thanks in advance!
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iLife '09 and Snow Leopard Fresh Install

Hi ,

I just finished a fresh install of SL. iLife '09 was installed when I installed the retail version of Leopard. Now the laptop has SL but iLife '09 is missing.

Does anyone know how I can install iLife '09 from the Leopard disk...or do I have to purchase it separately?

Thanks,

dmg
 
Do an 'erase and install' of Leopard .. install the iLife apps .. then do a standard upgrade of SL. That way you'll have a fresh install of all.
 
colourfastt said:
Do an 'erase and install' of Leopard .. install the iLife apps .. then do a standard upgrade of SL. That way you'll have a fresh install of all.
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Or just do an erase and install of Snow Leopard and then install the iLife apps from the Restore Disc. Why would you install Leopard first? Then you WOULDN'T have a "fresh install" of Snow Leopard.
 
rorschach said:
Or just do an erase and install of Snow Leopard and then install the iLife apps from the Restore Disc. Why would you install Leopard first? Then you WOULDN'T have a "fresh install" of Snow Leopard.
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Yeah, that was totally unnecessary. Fresh install SL, insert the Leopard discs, install iLife. No need to overcomplicate.
 
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