About to upgrade from Leopard to Lion....

geek71 · geek71 #1 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 11:50 AM

Hi all,

I have finally decided that I am going to upgrade to Lion today.

I already did a back-up but am wondering if there is anything else I need to do before
upgrading?

I am assuming it's going to take at least a few hours to do?

By the way, I am doing this for my Mac-mini 2010.

Thanks

RavingMac · RavingMac #2 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek71

Hi all,

I have finally decided that I am going to upgrade to Lion today.

I already did a back-up but am wondering if there is anything else I need to do before
upgrading?

I am assuming it's going to take at least a few hours to do?

By the way, I am doing this for my Mac-mini 2010.

Thanks

You do realize you can't upgrade from Leopard to Lion unless you use the USB, unless you meant Snow Leopard instead.

geek71 · geek71 #3 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Razormac

You do realize you can't upgrade from Leopard to Lion unless you use the USB, unless you meant Snow Leopard instead.

I meant snow leopard - sorry.

geek71 · geek71 #4 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 02:39 PM

My big concern is what applications are not compatible?

I have MS Office 2004 which I heard isn't compatible and also I have Dreamweaver CS3 (which am not sure if it is compatible)

Stretch · Stretch #5 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 02:40 PM

Any older PPC applications won't work. If it is a universal binary then it should work, but some of those have a few issues too.

If you want to be sure it works, check out this table, it will tell if it works under Lion, and if there are any issues.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #6 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek71

My big concern is what applications are not compatible?

I have MS Office 2004 which I heard isn't compatible and also I have Dreamweaver CS3 (which am not sure if it is compatible)

Consult this table to determine Snow Leopard compatibility:

http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/

- Nick

chscag · chscag #7 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 04:16 PM

I can't respond about Dreamweaver, however, I can tell you for sure that Office 2004 will not work. You need to upgrade that to at least 2008, preferably 2011.

chas_m · chas_m #8 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 08:22 PM

The snowleopard.wikidot link is still somewhat useful but most entries are VERY BADLY out of date now.

Snow Leopard is the last OS that will run PPC applications but really you NEED (seriously, NEED!) to start migrating to either the Intel/Universal versions of those apps, or find modern replacements. Otherwise you are going to be very badly stuck come the next computer you buy.

Dreamweaver CS3 *should* work (perhaps with minor bugs) under Snow Leopard, I had (have) the Print suite for CS3 and everything works even on Lion, but I'm not using DW.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #9 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chas_m

The snowleopard.wikidot link is still somewhat useful but most entries are VERY BADLY out of date now.

Is it??...hmm...I was hoping it was being updated constantly to stay up to date. Guess I'll have to stop referring to it...or hopefully find something that's more up to date.

- Nick

Stretch · Stretch #10 (**permalink**)

03-18-2012, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chas_m

The snowleopard.wikidot link is still somewhat useful but most entries are VERY BADLY out of date now.

Snow Leopard is the last OS that will run PPC applications but really you NEED (seriously, NEED!) to start migrating to either the Intel/Universal versions of those apps, or find modern replacements. Otherwise you are going to be very badly stuck come the next computer you buy.

Dreamweaver CS3 *should* work (perhaps with minor bugs) under Snow Leopard, I had (have) the Print suite for CS3 and everything works even on Lion, but I'm not using DW.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pigoo3

Is it??...hmm...I was hoping it was being updated constantly to stay up to date. Guess I'll have to stop referring to it...or hopefully find something that's more up to date.

- Nick

Guys, check out Roaring Apps' compatibility table.

basicbart · basicbart #11 (**permalink**)

03-18-2012, 09:13 AM

My old but very useable Dymo 330 no longer works under Lion. Nobody tells you that, but in one upgrade I had to stop using the Dymo, because the "dimmies" there didn't include the 330 in the new Dymo software for Lion.

Stretch #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	03-17-2012, 02:40 PM Any older PPC applications won't work. If it is a universal binary then it should work, but some of those have a few issues too. If you want to be sure it works, check out this table, it will tell if it works under Lion, and if there are any issues. Blog and Photo Gallery: http://philolin.me/ Currently running OS X 10.8.2
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chscag #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,017 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	03-17-2012, 04:16 PM I can't respond about Dreamweaver, however, I can tell you for sure that Office 2004 will not work. You need to upgrade that to at least 2008, preferably 2011. Community Guidelines
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chas_m #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 13,705 Mac Specs: 2009 MacBook Pro, Black speakers, Black Benq second monitor, black iPhone 4, Black 2012 iPad, etc.	03-17-2012, 08:22 PM The snowleopard.wikidot link is still somewhat useful but most entries are VERY BADLY out of date now. Snow Leopard is the last OS that will run PPC applications but really you NEED (seriously, NEED!) to start migrating to either the Intel/Universal versions of those apps, or find modern replacements. Otherwise you are going to be very badly stuck come the next computer you buy. Dreamweaver CS3 should work (perhaps with minor bugs) under Snow Leopard, I had (have) the Print suite for CS3 and everything works even on Lion, but I'm not using DW. Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies
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geek71 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 13, 2011 Posts: 34	03-17-2012, 11:50 AM Hi all, I have finally decided that I am going to upgrade to Lion today. I already did a back-up but am wondering if there is anything else I need to do before upgrading? I am assuming it's going to take at least a few hours to do? By the way, I am doing this for my Mac-mini 2010. Thanks
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geek71 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: May 13, 2011 Posts: 34	03-17-2012, 02:39 PM My big concern is what applications are not compatible? I have MS Office 2004 which I heard isn't compatible and also I have Dreamweaver CS3 (which am not sure if it is compatible)
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basicbart #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 18, 2012 Posts: 2	03-18-2012, 09:13 AM My old but very useable Dymo 330 no longer works under Lion. Nobody tells you that, but in one upgrade I had to stop using the Dymo, because the "dimmies" there didn't include the 330 in the new Dymo software for Lion.
	QUOTE Thanks

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