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How to install OS X on fresh HDD? (No other Mac to use.)
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<blockquote data-quote="andyroo77" data-source="post: 1310046" data-attributes="member: 217875"><p>I have a pretty similar issue. I just inherited a MacBook from my sister who has just bought a MacBook pro running lion. I wish to upgrade the harddrive on the MacBook and was hoping to save time and money by getting the lion install file from the appstore on my sisters MacBook pro (which I'll happily pay for), then using the file, create a DVD to install the lion is straight to the MacBook with new hard drive in.</p><p></p><p>The problem is a) I cannot download lion from my sisters MacBook as it says its already installed and b) I just spoke to apple who say you still need to have snowleopard as the file once burnt to DVD would only be the recovery partition.</p><p></p><p>Anyone know if that's correct? </p><p></p><p>Just trying to avoid the time it takes to install snow leopard - an os I don't want as well as lion, and of course save the cost of snow leopard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andyroo77, post: 1310046, member: 217875"] I have a pretty similar issue. I just inherited a MacBook from my sister who has just bought a MacBook pro running lion. I wish to upgrade the harddrive on the MacBook and was hoping to save time and money by getting the lion install file from the appstore on my sisters MacBook pro (which I'll happily pay for), then using the file, create a DVD to install the lion is straight to the MacBook with new hard drive in. The problem is a) I cannot download lion from my sisters MacBook as it says its already installed and b) I just spoke to apple who say you still need to have snowleopard as the file once burnt to DVD would only be the recovery partition. Anyone know if that's correct? Just trying to avoid the time it takes to install snow leopard - an os I don't want as well as lion, and of course save the cost of snow leopard. [/QUOTE]
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