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MacBook Pro won't boot past blue screen
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<blockquote data-quote="honeydoll" data-source="post: 1556122" data-attributes="member: 316965"><p>Hi there! I'm looking for a mac wizard to kindly offer their expertise with something.</p><p></p><p>I have an old mid-2008 MBP that someone gave me after mine was stolen recently. I migrated over a time machine back up from an external, but now it won't boot past the blue screen. I found out that the reason for this is likely because I did not update the software on the MBP - it was running 10.6 and my back-up is newer - 10.7. I was told I need to wipe the MBP clean and install 10.7 on it. I have no idea how to do this when it won't boot, though. I am not able to take it to an apple store, and I can't afford to hire someone right now, so I'm hoping someone might be able to help! It won't boot in recovery mode, but it does boot in safe mode. I don't understand the difference between them though! </p><p></p><p>I greatly appreciate any help you all may have,</p><p></p><p>Thank you!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="honeydoll, post: 1556122, member: 316965"] Hi there! I'm looking for a mac wizard to kindly offer their expertise with something. I have an old mid-2008 MBP that someone gave me after mine was stolen recently. I migrated over a time machine back up from an external, but now it won't boot past the blue screen. I found out that the reason for this is likely because I did not update the software on the MBP - it was running 10.6 and my back-up is newer - 10.7. I was told I need to wipe the MBP clean and install 10.7 on it. I have no idea how to do this when it won't boot, though. I am not able to take it to an apple store, and I can't afford to hire someone right now, so I'm hoping someone might be able to help! It won't boot in recovery mode, but it does boot in safe mode. I don't understand the difference between them though! I greatly appreciate any help you all may have, Thank you!! [/QUOTE]
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