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I'm pretty lazy about my updates, and tend to put them off for awhile, but now that I have 12 waiting to be installed I finally decided to do it. The problem is, they won't install. I click on the apple, click "software update...," it searches for new software, finds my 12 downloaded items, and says "you must restart your computer to install." So I do (by clicking on the "install and restart now" button). But then they're still there, still waiting to install. I've done this several times in the past 2 weeks to see if it was just being stupid, but they're definitely not installing. I came on here and looked around but couldn't find a solution; some people say select "download only" and install them manually, but I can't find the "download only" option. I did manage to find the "installed software" area in system preferences, and discovered my most recent software was installed of October 2011. I'm lazy about software updates, but I know I've (tried to) install stuff since then, so apparently this problem has gone on for awhile. Help please? I really need some of this new software. :/
If this means anything, sometimes it tells me I have 8 items to install, and sometimes it tells me I have 12. It seems to alternate. But even when it says I only have 8, those other 4 haven't been installed.
I have a 13 inch macbook with OS 10.6.8 on it (snow leopard). It's almost 3 years old.
The software that's not installing includes: remote desktop client update, security update, safari, itunes, airport utility, Java, apple software installer update, superdrive firmware update...
If this means anything, sometimes it tells me I have 8 items to install, and sometimes it tells me I have 12. It seems to alternate. But even when it says I only have 8, those other 4 haven't been installed.
I have a 13 inch macbook with OS 10.6.8 on it (snow leopard). It's almost 3 years old.
The software that's not installing includes: remote desktop client update, security update, safari, itunes, airport utility, Java, apple software installer update, superdrive firmware update...