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Hi All.
CONTEXT:
I recently did a major nuke on my bloated, heavily duplicated externals. (Araxis Find Duplicate Files is pretty sweet, btw.) Anyway, it was so addictively cathartic that I decided to lighten the load on my old, 1st gen MacBook Pro by wiping it and doing a fresh OS X install. I never considered that it's a hand me down that I never needed to purchase Lion for.
THE PROBLEM:
'Recovery' will only install online and requires you to log in with your Apple ID. When I do, I get a message saying that my ID is not listed as the OS X purchaser (presumably just for this machine, as it recognizes my iMAC. Don't get me started on how I know this. Winks). The kicker is that it doesn't offer a way to purchase a new copy.
ATTEMPTED SOLUTIONS:
I tried installing from a disk, but the recovery partition doesn't 'see' the hardware.
MY QUESTION:
How do I purchase a copy of OS X and associate it with this machine such that Recovery recognizes it?
Thanks, All. Your input is appreciated as always. <3
CONTEXT:
I recently did a major nuke on my bloated, heavily duplicated externals. (Araxis Find Duplicate Files is pretty sweet, btw.) Anyway, it was so addictively cathartic that I decided to lighten the load on my old, 1st gen MacBook Pro by wiping it and doing a fresh OS X install. I never considered that it's a hand me down that I never needed to purchase Lion for.
THE PROBLEM:
'Recovery' will only install online and requires you to log in with your Apple ID. When I do, I get a message saying that my ID is not listed as the OS X purchaser (presumably just for this machine, as it recognizes my iMAC. Don't get me started on how I know this. Winks). The kicker is that it doesn't offer a way to purchase a new copy.
ATTEMPTED SOLUTIONS:
I tried installing from a disk, but the recovery partition doesn't 'see' the hardware.
MY QUESTION:
How do I purchase a copy of OS X and associate it with this machine such that Recovery recognizes it?
Thanks, All. Your input is appreciated as always. <3