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Tiger wont install
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thetman
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May 1, 2005, 07:55 PM
 
after I double click on the installer and it asks to resart which it does, it doesnt boot into the installer, when i try and hold c on the bootup it comes up with an image of a folder with a mac logo alternating with a folder and a ?, if i select my tiger dvd as the sartup disc and restart nothing hapens either. any suggestions?
     
Applefreak01
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May 1, 2005, 08:08 PM
 
Retail DVD should have no problem installing. What your having has been described with people using the pirated download.
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thetman  (op)
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May 1, 2005, 08:19 PM
 
ill be honest it is, amazon is taking forever in shipping, looks like im waiting
     
Laurence
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May 1, 2005, 08:29 PM
 
it sounds like you burned the Tiger install DVD with Toast. Toast can burn bootable DVDs, but it is not a straight-forward process.
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