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Our Blogs Core Dump Mac OS X 10.5.6 installation problems surface | Mac OS X 10.5.6 installation problems surface |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Wednesday, 17 December 2008 | |
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That sort of problem is often solved by running the 'combo' version of the updater, which replaces all system files that have changed since the original release of the OS. But it seems there are more systematic issues with the 10.5.6 updater that appear to be associated with using Software Update as opposed to manually downloading an installer. Some of the difficulties experienced by users could be attributable to PEBKAC (problem exists between keyboard and chair). Not for the first time, it seems some people just aren't giving the updater enough time to do its job. Instead, they assume the operation has hung and so they force a restart. If you restart a computer that's in the middle of installing new operating system files, you shouldn't be surprised if it doesn't work properly. If you want to lay the blame at Apple's feet for not providing adequate progress information, I shan't argue. And blaming the user doesn't wash when they've left the Mac running overnight and the installation process still hasn't completed! What else is going wrong? Please read on. |
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