Downloadable standalone installers
Hello. I'm a novice Mac user who's just purchased a G5 iMac. I also have a Creative Labs MuVo 256MB USB flash drive.
Using my company's T-1 line, I've downloaded the 87MB MacOSXCombo10.3.5.dmg file onto the flash drive, which the iMac recognizes when I plug it into a USB port. But I haven't figured out how to instruct the iMac to read the
file from the flash drive instead of automatically trying to find software updates via the Internet. Maybe I have to copy the file to a subdirectory on the hard drive?
I know it probably has something to do with the way a utility program is set up, but any advice from an experienced user would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Using my company's T-1 line, I've downloaded the 87MB MacOSXCombo10.3.5.dmg file onto the flash drive, which the iMac recognizes when I plug it into a USB port. But I haven't figured out how to instruct the iMac to read the
file from the flash drive instead of automatically trying to find software updates via the Internet. Maybe I have to copy the file to a subdirectory on the hard drive?
I know it probably has something to do with the way a utility program is set up, but any advice from an experienced user would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Originally posted by Zmoh
Hello. I'm a novice Mac user who's just purchased a G5 iMac. I also have a Creative Labs MuVo 256MB USB flash drive.
Using my company's T-1 line, I've downloaded the 87MB MacOSXCombo10.3.5.dmg file onto the flash drive, which the iMac recognizes when I plug it into a USB port. But I haven't figured out how to instruct the iMac to read the
file from the flash drive instead of automatically trying to find software updates via the Internet. Maybe I have to copy the file to a subdirectory on the hard drive?
I know it probably has something to do with the way a utility program is set up, but any advice from an experienced user would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Double-click on the .dmg file to mount it on your Desktop. You may then run the Installer by double-clicking it within the mounted disk image.