My girlfriend has been given an ibook G4. It's the 933 Mhz 256 Mb model.
It has a problem whereby you can't browse certain sites. Facebook, Hotmail and several others. They load and look like they are text based with little or no functionality. I've tried several browsers, but have the same problem with all.
It's been suggested I check which plugins it has, but to be honest I'm not familiar with Macs and aren't sure where to look. I downloaded a java update and installed it. I also tried the software upgrade, but it says it's up to date. I also tried installing skype, but when I run it, it says "can't run skype as it is damaged or incomplete".
I thought maybe I should reinstall the OS, as there are obviously numerous problems with it. It's currently running 10.3.9. I've downloaded MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.11PPC and would like to install that, but first need to get it onto a CD. Can I simply write it to disk on a windows machine and expect it to work?
Any help for this mac newbie would be most appreciated.
It has a problem whereby you can't browse certain sites. Facebook, Hotmail and several others. They load and look like they are text based with little or no functionality. I've tried several browsers, but have the same problem with all.
It's been suggested I check which plugins it has, but to be honest I'm not familiar with Macs and aren't sure where to look. I downloaded a java update and installed it. I also tried the software upgrade, but it says it's up to date. I also tried installing skype, but when I run it, it says "can't run skype as it is damaged or incomplete".
I thought maybe I should reinstall the OS, as there are obviously numerous problems with it. It's currently running 10.3.9. I've downloaded MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.11PPC and would like to install that, but first need to get it onto a CD. Can I simply write it to disk on a windows machine and expect it to work?
Any help for this mac newbie would be most appreciated.