Reinstalling Apps after Reformat

[ForumViewer]

Hello,

Have a 15" MBP that I just recently completely reformatted. The install of Snow Leopard went fine. But I'm having a problem installing the applications from the second application disc. I pop it in, go through the prompts, and after all is said an done, the installation fails. It doesn't even begin to install it really. Like just before it's about to, it stops.

I've tried restarting the MBP to see if that'd do anything and no dice. Just ran the hardware test and no problems found there either. Any ideas here as to what might be causing this problem?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

What about copying the installer from the DVD onto the HDD and running it from there?

 

[ForumViewer]

What about copying the installer from the DVD onto the HDD and running it from there?

I tried that as well.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

I tried that as well.

The copy process finished successfully, but the install still failed?

Does it also happen in another, even temporarily created, user account?

 

[ForumViewer]

The copy process finished successfully, but the install still failed?

Does it also happen in another, even temporarily created, user account?

No it doesn't even get that far. The typical EULA text comes up, asks me where I want to install, prompts for user password, I enter it, hit okay, then it fails. It doesn't begin to copy any files.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

No it doesn't even get that far. The typical EULA text comes up, asks me where I want to install, prompts for user password, I enter it, hit okay, then it fails. It doesn't begin to copy any files.

I am confused, because I asked

What about copying the installer from the DVD onto the HDD and running it from there?

to which you replied

I tried that as well.

which made me ask this

The copy process finished successfully, but the install still failed?

which you did not describe with this reply

No it doesn't even get that far. The typical EULA text comes up, asks me where I want to install, prompts for user password, I enter it, hit okay, then it fails. It doesn't begin to copy any files.

When the DVD is inside your optical disk drive (ODD) and shows up in Finder, can you copy its contents, mainly the iLife installer, to your internal HDD, without running the installer? You can abort the installation process at any time (CMD+Q or CMD+OPTION+ESC).

And what about this?

Does it also happen in another, even temporarily created, user account?

 

[ForumViewer]

I am confused, because I asked
to which you replied

which made me ask this

which you did not describe with this reply

When the DVD is inside your optical disk drive (ODD) and shows up in Finder, can you copy its contents, mainly the iLife installer, to your internal HDD, without running the installer? You can abort the installation process at any time (CMD+Q or CMD+OPTION+ESC).

And what about this?

Apologies. I managed to get the software installed. What I didn't do was install any available software updates from Apple. I tried to install the software off the DVD immediately after I installed the OS. There's a particular software update for Apple installers. After that was done, the installation of iLife proceeded fine. Thank you for your help.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Apologies. I managed to get the software installed. What I didn't do was install any available software updates from Apple. I tried to install the software off the DVD immediately after I installed the OS. There's a particular software update for Apple installers. After that was done, the installation of iLife proceeded fine. Thank you for your help.

Ah, didn't thought of that. Apple bastards. Have a good time creating with iLife then.