I think you should be able to create one through iTunes. At least that's how I made mine. Don't know if it has changed in later versions of iTunes.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:12 PM, Singing Sparrow <sunsh...@abe.midco.net> wrote: > > Ok, that makes sense How hard is it to set up an apple id where can i go to > do this? > >> On 8/28/2015 9:04 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: >> Do you need an Apple ID even though this person is running Snow Leopard? I >> ask because I didn't set up an Apple ID as soon as I got my Mac back in 2010 >> and didn't have one until 2011. I was still able to download software >> updates for Snow Leopard so this kinda confuses me. I understand if you >> wanted to download major software updates such as Yosemite you'd need an >> Apple ID, but if this person wanted to update his Snow Leopard, wouldn't he >> be fine without one? Am I right, Singing Sparrow, that you just wanted to >> download an update to Snow Leopard or are you thinking of making the jump to >> a higher, and in my opinion, better version of OS X like Yosemite? >> >> Shawn >> Sent From My White MacBook >> Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk >> Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs >> Skype username: bbstheblindrapper >> Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com >> >>> On Aug 28, 2015, at 8:47 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, you need one. Your installation of OS X is tied to your Apple ID, and >>> any updates to it require that Apple ID. This policy may change, but as far >>> as I know, it hasn't yet. Technically, this is no different from Windows; >>> Microsoft uses validation to check that your copy of Windows is valid and >>> legal, and if it detects a pirated version, it won't update anything. An >>> Apple ID is simply Apple's way of verifying the legality of your OS X >>> installation. >>>> On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Singing Sparrow <sunsh...@abe.midco.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Ok, so i would need a apple id to get any software updates then? I was >>>> under the impression that you ran software update like you would on >>>> windows? >>>> >>>>> On 8/28/2015 7:48 PM, Daniel Chavez wrote: >>>>> Yes >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex Hall >>> mehg...@icloud.com >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
