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Snow Leopard Ruined My MacBook
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1384184" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I know what you're saying...<em>"How can all of us be computer experts on top of all of the other things we have to be good at in everyday life??"</em></p><p></p><p>Unfortunately (whether we are computer experts or not)...when we do things to our computers (like an OS upgrade)...which may have some serious negative impact afterwards...we still have to live with the consequences (good or bad).</p><p></p><p>If I understand things correctly...you have two options:</p><p></p><p>1. Purchase possibly expensive upgrades for all of your major apps. that aren't compatible with OS 10.6 Snow Leopard.</p><p></p><p>2. As the one tech. support person suggested:</p><p></p><p>- wipe your hard drive</p><p>- then reinstall the old OS you had when things ran fine (which I'm assuming was a version of OS 10.5 Leopard)</p><p>- then reinstall all of your apps. from the original CD's/DVD's</p><p></p><p>Of course before you wipe the hard drive...back up all of your important files.</p><p></p><p>The suggestion/option that you were given to "purchase a new computer"...to solve all the problems...really is not necessary.</p><p></p><p>Yes this is all a BIG unnecessary pain in the butt...but you gotta do what ya gotta do!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1384184, member: 56379"] I know what you're saying...[i]"How can all of us be computer experts on top of all of the other things we have to be good at in everyday life??"[/i] Unfortunately (whether we are computer experts or not)...when we do things to our computers (like an OS upgrade)...which may have some serious negative impact afterwards...we still have to live with the consequences (good or bad). If I understand things correctly...you have two options: 1. Purchase possibly expensive upgrades for all of your major apps. that aren't compatible with OS 10.6 Snow Leopard. 2. As the one tech. support person suggested: - wipe your hard drive - then reinstall the old OS you had when things ran fine (which I'm assuming was a version of OS 10.5 Leopard) - then reinstall all of your apps. from the original CD's/DVD's Of course before you wipe the hard drive...back up all of your important files. The suggestion/option that you were given to "purchase a new computer"...to solve all the problems...really is not necessary. Yes this is all a BIG unnecessary pain in the butt...but you gotta do what ya gotta do!;) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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