Well, duh, but you can and very possibly will encounter problems by doing this.
Some updaters patch files in /System or /Library files that only load at startup. KEXTs are a prime example. Unless the person who wrote the installer is pretty smart (Ambrosia SW is a shining example), the installer will not unload and reload KEXTs automatically. A reboot is required for that. Thus, anything using such a KEXT could go haywire.
Well, duh, but you can and very possibly will encounter problems by doing this.
Some updaters patch files in /System or /Library files that only load at startup. KEXTs are a prime example. Unless the person who wrote the installer is pretty smart (Ambrosia SW is a shining example), the installer will not unload and reload KEXTs automatically. A reboot is required for that. Thus, anything using such a KEXT could go haywire.
Actually, it's not so duh-ish because the menu item is disabled. Sure, you can encounter problems that stab you in the face, but some like to take risks.
Depends on the installer. Ones made from InstallerVise and other old Mac OS 9-ish installers often tell you to restart (though they usually don't force you) when it's not needed in OS X. Of course, these installers are often superfluous in the first place, and just show the developer **cough**Adobe**cough** as being lazy or ignorant about OS X.
I really wonder why you'd want to. At best you save yourself 2 or 3 minutes for the computer to reboot, to enter your workspace and to start everything back up. At worst you end up wasting hours or day of work time because you did something stupid. If you don't want to restart in the middle of work don't perform the installs until you're able to or until you're heading to bed.
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Some updaters patch files in /System or /Library files that only load at startup. KEXTs are a prime example. Unless the person who wrote the installer is pretty smart (Ambrosia SW is a shining example), the installer will not unload and reload KEXTs automatically. A reboot is required for that. Thus, anything using such a KEXT could go haywire.
Originally posted by Brad
Well, duh, but you can and very possibly will encounter problems by doing this.
Some updaters patch files in /System or /Library files that only load at startup. KEXTs are a prime example. Unless the person who wrote the installer is pretty smart (Ambrosia SW is a shining example), the installer will not unload and reload KEXTs automatically. A reboot is required for that. Thus, anything using such a KEXT could go haywire.
Actually, it's not so duh-ish because the menu item is disabled. Sure, you can encounter problems that stab you in the face, but some like to take risks.