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hello one and all,
ok,yes,im a newbie to mac's,but not to pc's!(so im not a total idiot)  !! Ive recently been given an g3 imac with osx 10.1,but ive been trying to update it as best i can,from the list of updates on apple. However,after following the advise for updating,from the selected update listed,i have found that they will not install,it tells me to install, installer update,but then informs me that it does'nt require it.as ive installed the security patch listed!!! By the way the drive is greyed out,and it's driving me nuts!!1 Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys
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What patch are you trying to apply?
The current version of OSX is 10.4, a/k/a Tiger. You cannot download an update to upgraqde your system from 10.1 to 10.4. You need to purchase the OS.
All 10.x updates are paid and all 10.x.x updates are free and downloadable.
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Originally Posted by Maflynn
What patch are you trying to apply?
The current version of OSX is 10.4, a/k/a Tiger. You cannot download an update to upgraqde your system from 10.1 to 10.4. You need to purchase the OS.
All 10.x updates are paid and all 10.x.x updates are free and downloadable.
Its 10.1.3 or 10.1.5,the free ones for osx 10.1,i know that you cant upgrade from say "panther to tiger" for free,its just these are the updates lisred for 10.1
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If it is a security patch, it is possible that one of the 10.1.x updates you installed already included the fixes. If it did, you won't have to install it again. If the date of the 10.1.x update you installed is after that of the security patch, this is the likely scenario. Personally, I would just have used Software Update to inform you which updates and patches were required. With that version of OS X, however, it is necessary to manually re-run Software Update after each install (and restart if it was required) to find any newer ones.
Btw, I'd recommend upgrading to 10.3 at least if you can. You should be able to get it very cheaply second hand. Be sure you have 512MB or more of RAM first, though.
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