Installing OSX 10.1 over 10.0
Hi all, I just got a G4 466 on ebay and it has 10.0.3 installed but he also sent me the CD for 10.1. There is a lot of preloaded software on the computer, some of which may be helpful, so I was wondering if i have to do a clean install of 10.1 which will (I assume) erase whatever is on the computer, or can I just do a regular install which will leave current software intact?
I was hoping to be able to copy over whatever software is on the G4 to a CD (first time using a CD burner), and then initialize the hard drive and do a clean install of 10.1 to get a fresh start. Is it possible to copy a program onto a CD by just dragging the folder onto a CD or zip? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!.......................
I was hoping to be able to copy over whatever software is on the G4 to a CD (first time using a CD burner), and then initialize the hard drive and do a clean install of 10.1 to get a fresh start. Is it possible to copy a program onto a CD by just dragging the folder onto a CD or zip? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!.......................
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<strong>Hi all, I just got a G4 466 on ebay and it has 10.0.3 installed but he also sent me the CD for 10.1. There is a lot of preloaded software on the computer, some of which may be helpful, so I was wondering if i have to do a clean install of 10.1 which will (I assume) erase whatever is on the computer, or can I just do a regular install which will leave current software intact?
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When I upgraded from 10.0.4 to 10.1 I just installed right over 10.0.4 and everything was fine.
Should I initialize the hard drive before installing 10.1? Do I do it on OS9 and then everything will be cleaned off? Heres a stupid question-I forgot how to do it! How do i initialize the hard drive again? I just don't want to screw it up. Nice quiet hard drive in this G4.............
Boot from the MacOS 9 CD, select the harddrive on the desktop, and select Erase Disk... from the Special menu.
I still remember that because I'm not very far removed from OS 9 yet. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" /> (I'm working on it.)
<strong>Will it work without booting from the CD?</strong><hr></blockquote>Errmm... unless you have a second hard drive to boot from, you can't initialize your drive without booting from a CD. Initializing a drive erases everything on it including system software. How can you erase a disk that has files in use?
Would this solve my problem? I want to start with a clean slate without screwing anything up..................
Just a small side-note: I'm fairly certain that it doesn't matter whether you install OSX first, or OS9 first. I once installed OSX on a blank harddrive... and then as an afterthought, I rebooted from the OS9.2 CD to get Classic up and running. Worked fine. Ironically, the end-user that I configured that system for is now using OS9 exclusively. Go figure.
<strong>To be honest, right now i am using OS9 exclusively also.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Personally, I don't think there's any shame in clinging to what you already know works. You just have to keep in mind that OS9 isn't going to receive the same level of support as OSX. As you said, it's probably a good idea to get used to using tomorrow's OS -- even though it sometimes seems a bit hard to deal with today.
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Personally, I don't think there's any shame in clinging to what you already know works. You just have to keep in mind that OS9 isn't going to receive the same level of support as OSX. As you said, it's probably a good idea to get used to using tomorrow's OS -- even though it sometimes seems a bit hard to deal with today.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I plan on jumping right in to OSX. I may as well start getting used to it now, why wait, especially since i just bought a machine that can handle it. I am going to install 10.1 on Friday, install AOL and go directly to the software updater on OS9.2. Then I will download AOL for OSX and use the software updater on OSX. Then reinstall whatever other software i need, such as Toast(I just ordered the update-its on Roxio's website for $14.95). Hopefully all will be well........................