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help reinstalling mac osx on my imac
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<blockquote data-quote="brak265" data-source="post: 1283101" data-attributes="member: 209694"><p>Hey guys, so I fixed the computer. For some reason the ONLY thing that would boot was a Lion OS X Install from USB that I made from the App Store's .dmg file. No ****ing idea why the Restore DVD didn't work, although that was all until TODAY dun dun dun..... when I got the "replacement-replacement" Restore DVD. </p><p></p><p>I didn't need to try it, but the number on the DVD is different. Hmm. yeah ..... the Apple rep on the phone told me, after having read to him the numbers on my old DVD, that they had sent me the correct version the first time. he kept trying to convince me that they didn't need to send another set for free. What a load, they were trying sooo hard to get me to pay for a new drive. But this new disc works perfectly. I understand sending the wrong disc... but then having me read off to you the disk I have, and you telling me it's the right one? Man. I hope it's just on account of incompetence rather than manning up and saying you sent the wrong disc. Anyways, enough on that rant. Moral of the story is.... to whoever may Google this thread one day... is DON'T loose your original Restore DVDs.... DON'T mess around with partitions and Windows 7 unless you know what you are doing.... and if you order replacement Restore DVDs and they don't work... make sure they don't **** up and send you the wrong discs. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. I don't want to talk about hard drives, dvds, or operating systems again for a very very long time.</p><p></p><p>thank you all so much for your help with me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brak265, post: 1283101, member: 209694"] Hey guys, so I fixed the computer. For some reason the ONLY thing that would boot was a Lion OS X Install from USB that I made from the App Store's .dmg file. No ****ing idea why the Restore DVD didn't work, although that was all until TODAY dun dun dun..... when I got the "replacement-replacement" Restore DVD. I didn't need to try it, but the number on the DVD is different. Hmm. yeah ..... the Apple rep on the phone told me, after having read to him the numbers on my old DVD, that they had sent me the correct version the first time. he kept trying to convince me that they didn't need to send another set for free. What a load, they were trying sooo hard to get me to pay for a new drive. But this new disc works perfectly. I understand sending the wrong disc... but then having me read off to you the disk I have, and you telling me it's the right one? Man. I hope it's just on account of incompetence rather than manning up and saying you sent the wrong disc. Anyways, enough on that rant. Moral of the story is.... to whoever may Google this thread one day... is DON'T loose your original Restore DVDs.... DON'T mess around with partitions and Windows 7 unless you know what you are doing.... and if you order replacement Restore DVDs and they don't work... make sure they don't **** up and send you the wrong discs. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. I don't want to talk about hard drives, dvds, or operating systems again for a very very long time. thank you all so much for your help with me. :) [/QUOTE]
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