I am doing an upgrade as well. On Aug 28, 2009, at 5:28 AM, Chris G wrote:
> > Hi, > I'm planning on doing an upgrade. So we will see how that goes. > Chris > > > > On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:06:45 +0100 > william lomas <lomaswill...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> >> you go to the utilities menu in the installer i think chose disc >> utility then erase and install. >> I will watch feedback over next couple months then upgrade but at >> present what I have is working >> >> On 28 Aug 2009, at 06:54, Jessi and Goldina wrote: >> >>> >>> I plan to do a clean install also and plan to record it too. I'm not >>> sure if I'll spread it around, I guess it depends on how well I feel >>> it goes, lol. this is my first time ever installing an OS on any >>> platform though, so I thought it should be recorded haha. can >>> someone >>> explain the steps for doing a "clean install?" I'm sure it's been >>> discussed to death but I've been away at my cabin and had about 2000 >>> messages in my inbox so didn't pay much attention as I rapidly >>> deleted, lol. I assume a clean install means deleting leopard and >>> all >>> other data? which would of course mean backing up first...I can't >>> use >>> time machine cuz it won't work with my external drive without me >>> deleting everything off it and I'm so not doing that, so I plan to >>> just copy and paste all my data and stuff over. I guess I'll lose my >>> emails, but maybe there's some way other than time machine of >>> archiving them before I do this? >>> >>> and now I'll stop rambling, I'm sure I'm not making much sense. it's >>> time for bed and book for me. but I just wanna make sure I have all >>> the steps in place for when the big moment comes!!! I'm pretty >>> excited >>> about it!! >>> Jessi and Goldina >>> On 27-Aug-09, at 9:55 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I would reccomend that you do a clean install, it may take a bit >>>> more >>>> time to reinstall everything, but it's usually more reliable, >>>> certainly that's what I'm going to do, and I plan on recording mac >>>> pod >>>> cast number 10, dedicated to the install of snow leopard, so stay >>>> tuned for that. >>>> On Aug 27, 2009, at 9:17 AM, a radix wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, i am ordering sl via the phone now. I wonder, is an upgrade >>>>> (so not a totally clean install) recommended? I know it is a VERY >>>>> BAD IDEA on a iwndows machine but i wonder if it is ok on a mac? I >>>>> would actually like it if my current settings could be used. >>>>> Greetings, Anouk >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >> > > -- > Chris G <cgrabowsk...@gmail.com> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
