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I reset my iMac and now I am lost?...
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1123436" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>If it came with 10.4 discs, you're on a machine that was released prior to October 2007, which is when Leopard was released. </p><p></p><p>Fortunately, it's an Intel machine, so you can just pick up a copy of Snow Leopard (10.6), which runs around $30 in the US. That fixes your problem with the old OS, but it will not help you with the old version of iLife '06 (which includes iPhoto, Garageband, iMovie, etc). </p><p></p><p>In this case, I think your best bet would be to save some money and pick up the Mac Boxed Set. This includes the latest version of OS X, iLife and iWork, all in one bundle. It's kind of pricey at $169 (US list), but I've seen it elsewhere - like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002I0JKE2/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a> - for $89. </p><p></p><p>This will be a somewhat expensive mistake for you, unfortunately. Just learn from it, and know that it is almost *never* necessary to reinstall the OS on a Mac. This is a bad habit we bring with us from Windows, but OS X is almost always recoverable just by making a new user account.</p><p></p><p>And by all means, before you make *ANY* major change to your machine, you need to have a solid backup. There are only two kinds of computer users in this world, those who have lost data and those that eventually will...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1123436, member: 24098"] If it came with 10.4 discs, you're on a machine that was released prior to October 2007, which is when Leopard was released. Fortunately, it's an Intel machine, so you can just pick up a copy of Snow Leopard (10.6), which runs around $30 in the US. That fixes your problem with the old OS, but it will not help you with the old version of iLife '06 (which includes iPhoto, Garageband, iMovie, etc). In this case, I think your best bet would be to save some money and pick up the Mac Boxed Set. This includes the latest version of OS X, iLife and iWork, all in one bundle. It's kind of pricey at $169 (US list), but I've seen it elsewhere - like [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002I0JKE2/?tag=macforums0e4-20"]Amazon.com[/URL] - for $89. This will be a somewhat expensive mistake for you, unfortunately. Just learn from it, and know that it is almost *never* necessary to reinstall the OS on a Mac. This is a bad habit we bring with us from Windows, but OS X is almost always recoverable just by making a new user account. And by all means, before you make *ANY* major change to your machine, you need to have a solid backup. There are only two kinds of computer users in this world, those who have lost data and those that eventually will... [/QUOTE]
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