Reinstall OSX

[tweet]

Hey y'all-
I'm trying to reinstall OSX, but it won't let me 'cause it says there is a newer version already there. This is before I get to the "erase and install" option.
How can I get around this?
Thanks

 

[Shadow]

Click customize or options or something .

 

[srf4real]

restart, hold down ctr / c while computer boots from disk, then erase & install or install in new system folder.

 

[tweet]

OK, here's where I'm at-
I can't click options because the button is not enabled.
I see nothing that says customize
I can't click erase and install because that button is on the next window which I can't get to.
Disc utility will not let me erase the disc. Buttons are not enabled.
Installer only shows one option as to where to install, MacintoshHD.
I can't install on MacintoshHD because "a newer version already exists" there.
I can't erase MacintoshHD because....return to top and repeat.

Any ideas?

 

[ricksbrain]

You can't even archive and install?

 

[IJ Reilly]

Why are you trying to reinstall? This is almost never actually necessary.

 

[bearbo]

with the disk in, start up, press and hold C (just C, not option-C, not ctrl-C, just plain o' C)

... is that what you did?

if not, try that

if so, after everything stops (aka, waiting for user input), there's the menu up top, is that where you found disk utilities?

 

[FocusAndEarnIt]

Yeah, you could format the HD (disk utilites -> select HD -> erase) and then install.

 

[EricNau]

Yeah, you could format the HD (disk utilites -> select HD -> erase) and then install.

Just to add to that, you have to run disk utility from the boot CD. (You cannot erase your startup drive while you are using it).

That's what I just did yesterday and it worked perfectly.

 

[srf4real]

tweet, which version of X are you working with? (10.?)