Upgrading the Mac OSX

marcswan · marcswan #1 (**permalink**)

01-22-2009, 02:45 PM

Just got my imac today, lurverly!! after an hour or so it decided to download all the required updates which is fair enough, after about an hour of download it started trying to install the updates at which point....nothing, just sits there saying configuring system for update for ages and ages and the progress bar doesnt move, after 20mins - half an hour I thought something must be up, so done a full restart, and the same again when trying to install the update.
Am I being to impatient? or is something up? can anyone help?
cheers

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

01-22-2009, 03:04 PM

what update is it loading

marcswan · marcswan #3 (**permalink**)

01-22-2009, 03:06 PM

10.5.5

marcswan · marcswan #4 (**permalink**)

01-22-2009, 03:17 PM

sorry, its 10.5.6 combined

marcswan · marcswan #5 (**permalink**)

01-22-2009, 03:22 PM

im running on 10.5.4, do I really even need to upgrade?

louishen · louishen #6 (**permalink**)

01-22-2009, 03:33 PM

I usually manually download the combo updates and run them from the disk image, a better method, especially if you are getting problems

But I would run a permissions repair first using MainMenu

Santa Software | MainMenu

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Combo Update

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #7 (**permalink**)

01-22-2009, 05:02 PM

Agree with loiushen. Download combo updater from Apple web site, drag to desktop, disconnect any peripherals other than keyboard and mouse, disable antivirus, if any and run Repair Permissions.

When completed double click the update and let it run until it restarts the computer. There may be two, or even more chimes, and rebooting may well take five minutes or os - just let it run its course.

Connect everything back up, run Repair Permissions again and there you are.

louishen #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,648 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	01-22-2009, 03:04 PM what update is it loading Member of the Month September 2008 & August 2012 \| Found advice useful? – use the rep system
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louishen #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,648 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	01-22-2009, 03:33 PM I usually manually download the combo updates and run them from the disk image, a better method, especially if you are getting problems But I would run a permissions repair first using MainMenu Santa Software \| MainMenu Mac OS X 10.5.6 Combo Update Member of the Month September 2008 & August 2012 \| Found advice useful? – use the rep system
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marcswan #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 19, 2009 Location: england, yorkshire dales Posts: 11	01-22-2009, 02:45 PM Just got my imac today, lurverly!! after an hour or so it decided to download all the required updates which is fair enough, after about an hour of download it started trying to install the updates at which point....nothing, just sits there saying configuring system for update for ages and ages and the progress bar doesnt move, after 20mins - half an hour I thought something must be up, so done a full restart, and the same again when trying to install the update. Am I being to impatient? or is something up? can anyone help? cheers
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marcswan #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 19, 2009 Location: england, yorkshire dales Posts: 11	01-22-2009, 03:17 PM sorry, its 10.5.6 combined
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marcswan #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 19, 2009 Location: england, yorkshire dales Posts: 11	01-22-2009, 03:22 PM im running on 10.5.4, do I really even need to upgrade?
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harryb2448 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,058 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	01-22-2009, 05:02 PM Agree with loiushen. Download combo updater from Apple web site, drag to desktop, disconnect any peripherals other than keyboard and mouse, disable antivirus, if any and run Repair Permissions. When completed double click the update and let it run until it restarts the computer. There may be two, or even more chimes, and rebooting may well take five minutes or os - just let it run its course. Connect everything back up, run Repair Permissions again and there you are.
	QUOTE Thanks

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