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Installing applications?
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AppleCider
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Dec 6, 2006, 04:28 AM
 
Okay, this is going to be the stupidest question in the world. I've been a Mac user for years, and have finally gotten a Mac that can actually run OS X at a reasonable (actually very fast!) speed. I'm still trying to get my head around all the stuff that's different. So (at long last) here's my dumb question:

When installing a 3rd party app in OS X, do you need to quit all open apps as was strongly suggested if not required in OS 9 & previous?

I'm running 10.4.7 Tiger on a 24" iMac, Intel processor.
     
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Dec 6, 2006, 05:34 AM
 
No. OS X is not OS 9.

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Dec 6, 2006, 02:14 PM
 
Thank you There are a lot of differences (all good) and I'm still learning them all. This is great news!
     
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Dec 6, 2006, 02:31 PM
 
Some old-fashioned installers will still request that you quit other apps, but even those are usually full of it.
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