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    El Capitan Install Failed; Cannot Boot

    My machine: mid 2007 24" iMac, 2 GB RAM Intel Duo, 667MHz, 2.8GHz, 500GB HD, superdrive, OS X 10.8 The install of El Capitan, at least what I thought was the installation, took a while. A screen shows up with the 10.11 logo stating to install click continue, agree to terms and install OS, I...
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    Slimline aluminum keybd some keys don't work

    The title says it all, the numbers row, starting with the "~"key to the number 5 or 6 do not register on the screen when pressed. It has a new battery, the keyboard is only 2 years old (+-), nothing has been spilled on it nor has it been dropped or abused. I plugged in the original...
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    Powerbook G4 upgrade to G5; How do I do this?

    I have an older G4 Powerbook, 17", 1.0GHz, 2GB RAM, OS 10.3.9, 55GB HD, Superdrive~~I have not found hack that will successfully install 10.4 or 10.5 plus when online I compete with a summer '07 iMac, 2.8GHz, 2GB RA that sucks up the bandwidth and my Powerbook slows down considerably when the...
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    Simple solutions?

    My G5 iMac is getting a new harddrive, meanwhile I had to fire up my older front, slotload IMac (G3), it has 10.3.9 installed and 250GB external harddrive. Unfortunately, this little iMac only has 30GB on board memory. Here is one of two questions: After the 10.3.9 install/upgrade I only had...
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    iTunes, songs don't play

    I recently got a 24" intell iMac [2.8GHz,2GB RAM, superdrive, 10.5.5] and transferred all y data from my 17" ppc, G5 iMac. It seemed that some of my applications were still set up and/or running with the Tiger OS preferences. I transferred all my information off the 24" to a back up hard drive...
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    error code 8058

    iMac 24", Intel, 2.8GHz, 500GB HD, Superdrive, 2GB RAM, this machine was set up yesterday, the 17th. Burning images on a CD is a simple task. I have been doing it for years. I just got this iMac and am retiring (selling?) my iMac 17" ppc G5. Fresh out of the carton, I have work to submit on a...
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    iPhoto, GarageBand restore 10.4.11

    How do I restore iPhoto & GarageBand on Tiger 10.4.11? When I download software updates the message that these (valid) applications were not found in the 'Applications' directory, these updates were placed in the trash, etc. I followed the links at Apple for restoring individual software...
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    trash won't empty--error 8062

    Imac 17", G5, 600MHz, 10.4.11, 1.8GHz, 512 RAM, combo drive, 160GB HD, 250GB LaCie external I try to empty the trash, error 8062 appears with the 'stop' or 'continue' button, I click continue, the empty trash prompt box disappears, the trash does not. there is a file in the trash which...
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    iPhoto unexpectedly quits, does not start up

    Any time I save a picture to iPhoto all that happens is: iPhoto starts with the message: uploading photos, the spinning wheel starts and eventually I get the application unexpectedly quit message. I tried updating iPhoto and get the message that a valid iPhoto application cannot be located...
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    Safari: server stops responding

    I have not been able to solve this through the tech reps here, so here goes: Up until Tuesday I was able to access a website, Plentyoffish.com, since then the only way I can access it is on any other computer, whether Mac or PC. I can get on it with my username and password if I am am on any...
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    Simple solutions?

    My G5 iMac is getting a new harddrive, meanwhile I had to fire up my older front, slotload IMac (G3), it has 10.3.9 installed and 250GB external harddrive. Unfortunately, this little iMac only has 30GB on board memory. Here is one of two questions: After the 10.3.9 install/upgrade I only had...
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    Simple solutions?

    I had access to a website two days ago and then I always get a message, 'server stopped responding' through Safari. Now I can access the site on a PC or any other Mac, just not mine. I emptied the cache, reset Safari, removed all cookies. I can access the site with my username and password...
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    OSInstall.dist (10.4)

    This concerns the 10.4 dvd install disk(s) which came with my iMac G5. I control/click on the install dvd and then click 'show package contents', the contents show, then I do the same for the 'OSInstall.mpkg', again the contents arte shown, now I want to do the same for the 'OSInstll.dist' pkg...
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    iPhoto quits & will not reinstall, message says cannot find valid iPhoto in applicati

    iMac G5 PPC, 1.8GHz, 512 RAM, 10.4.8 I start iPhoto, the wheel spins while 'loading photos' is displayed, a few (?) minutes later the 'unexpectantly quits' message appears. I went to Apple for the update to iPhoto 6.0, when installing the message comes back that there is not a valid iPhoto...
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    10.4, iPhoto crashes on startup

    iMac G5, 17", 1.8GHz, 512MBRam, 10.4.8. ppc I start up iPhoto 6.0.(?), the spinning wheel spins for a long time while displaying 'uploading photos', then quits. After a few times of this I went to Apple to get an update, when installing the update the message says it cannot find a (valid?)...
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    classic and os 9

    Apple recently replaced the HD on my G5 iMac and loaded 10.4.6 on it. I do not have classic or os 9 on the drive. I went to the install disk ( DVD 2) for os9 and get the message after clicking 'install mac os 9 system support': "You cannot continue. There is nothing to install." The 'pkg'...
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    G3 powerbook upgrade to 10.2 or 10.3?

    I have looked in previously posted forum replies and found nothing or not enough info to answer the following questions: I have acccess to this laptop: powerbook G3 series; 14.1TFT/233MHz-512K/32MB/2GB HD/4MB video/CD/modem---it is the old barebones black one, has OS 9 on it. I am okay with...
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    safari keychain password 'login'

    Every time I go online and sign into just about anything (w/Safari) a pop up shows wanting to-- 'unlock keychain' 'please enter your keychain password'--etc. I have been just clicking cancel and continuing on with my business, but it is a pain in the a-- to do this all the time. 1) My...
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    new HD no external speaker sound

    Apple replaced the HD on my G5 iMac. My LogicPro and Harmon-Kardin speakers worked perfectly before replacing the HD, now I only get the onboard speakers. My extern al speakers never showed in 'profiler' or anywhere else but they worked before. Is there a way to get the machine to recognize...
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    New HD won't accept password, now what

    I just had the (warranty) HD replaced on my iMac G5, now it will not accept the password. I went to the 10.4 install disk, clicked the 'install' button with the intention on resetting the password after the machine restarts. It requires a password to install OS X... --->At first I could not...
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