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My friend has a job where he finds cool stuff all the time and gets to take it home. He recently found a mac computer and we re trying to get it up and running again.
On startup it loads OS X Utilities and prompts me to:
-Restore from time machine backup
-Reinstall OS X
-Get Help Online
-Repair and Disk Utility
out of those options, the only one that gives hope is Reinstalling, but after entering my Apple ID it doesnt seem to accept it.
I believe this is because the original owner had a digital copy of OS X bought from the mac store and I can only reinstall using that Apple ID.
The big problem is, in this startup mode that I m stuck in, I cant download the Apple App store to buy/download the OS.
(When I tried, it said I didnt have enough disk space, even though all hard drives are empty)
What steps can I take to get the OS linked to my Apple ID, or am I able to download the app store a different way? I am just looking for a way to get this computer to be usable, I dont mind buying the OS but I don't have another mac to access the App Store from.
----EDIT-----(including specs)
The computer is an iMac Core 2 Duo, 24 in (All-in-one), 2007 model
Currently It is running 10.8 Mountain Lion but has a second hard drive directory for Snow Leopard.
Has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor
Radeon HD 2600 PRO GPU
1 GB of Ram
Heres a link for more specs if needed http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-2-duo-2.4-24-inch-aluminum-specs.html
On startup it loads OS X Utilities and prompts me to:
-Restore from time machine backup
-Reinstall OS X
-Get Help Online
-Repair and Disk Utility
out of those options, the only one that gives hope is Reinstalling, but after entering my Apple ID it doesnt seem to accept it.
I believe this is because the original owner had a digital copy of OS X bought from the mac store and I can only reinstall using that Apple ID.
The big problem is, in this startup mode that I m stuck in, I cant download the Apple App store to buy/download the OS.
(When I tried, it said I didnt have enough disk space, even though all hard drives are empty)
What steps can I take to get the OS linked to my Apple ID, or am I able to download the app store a different way? I am just looking for a way to get this computer to be usable, I dont mind buying the OS but I don't have another mac to access the App Store from.
----EDIT-----(including specs)
The computer is an iMac Core 2 Duo, 24 in (All-in-one), 2007 model
Currently It is running 10.8 Mountain Lion but has a second hard drive directory for Snow Leopard.
Has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor
Radeon HD 2600 PRO GPU
1 GB of Ram
Heres a link for more specs if needed http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-2-duo-2.4-24-inch-aluminum-specs.html
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