Hello everyone,
My copy of 10.3.9 started becoming flaky and began grinding to a halt with the beachball of death. I called Apple support and they suggested I begin an archive and install, using my system software CD (10.3). I put it in and began the installation, having chosen archive and install from the Options menu.
Right away, I realized this was going to be troublesome; the time remaining went to 44 hours+, and the install log said a number of things were failing because "a newer version is installed" (probably because of the security updates). I left it overnight, and when I checked it this morning, it says, "There were errors installing the software," and giving me a restart button.
Also, I found out after I began the install that Apple's support site does not suggest 'downgrading'. Is what I was doing downgrading, or does that only count if I'm installing a full point (i.e. 10.3 down to 10.2) below?
Do I need to try installing again with a 10.4 disc? Should I try again with 10.3? I'm stuck at this point and Apple support is gone for Labor Day. Please help!
My copy of 10.3.9 started becoming flaky and began grinding to a halt with the beachball of death. I called Apple support and they suggested I begin an archive and install, using my system software CD (10.3). I put it in and began the installation, having chosen archive and install from the Options menu.
Right away, I realized this was going to be troublesome; the time remaining went to 44 hours+, and the install log said a number of things were failing because "a newer version is installed" (probably because of the security updates). I left it overnight, and when I checked it this morning, it says, "There were errors installing the software," and giving me a restart button.
Also, I found out after I began the install that Apple's support site does not suggest 'downgrading'. Is what I was doing downgrading, or does that only count if I'm installing a full point (i.e. 10.3 down to 10.2) below?
Do I need to try installing again with a 10.4 disc? Should I try again with 10.3? I'm stuck at this point and Apple support is gone for Labor Day. Please help!