Any Apple Mac Experts On Here?

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by Robarano, Oct 5, 2019.

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  1. I might just give it a go, I've tried everything else. :rolleyes:
     
    #21 Robarano, Oct 11, 2019
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  3. #23 Robarano, Oct 11, 2019
  4. Right.

    Been putting this off, but Sky mail (Yahoo) decided to stop support for any Microsoft mail client apart from Office 2019, with 5 days notice (currently using Office 2011). B**tards. :mad: So with the computer playing up, no way of getting mail without either going online or installing to Office 2019, I decided yesterday was the day to wipe the thing and start again.

    What a swine. You can't just update to OS 2.17 Catalina. You Mac has to be running at least OS 2.10 Mountain Lion. The touble is that when I wiped my Mac it installed the 1st OS that it ever came with, 2.8 Snow Leopard. :confused:

    So I spent all day on the bugger.
    • Formatted the HD
    • Reinstalled OS 2.8 Snow leopard. It was so unstable that it kept crashing 2 mins after starting the computer
    • Worked out that it didn't crash in 'Safe Mode'
    • Took ages to create a OS 2.10 Mountain Lion start up USB.
    • Then it wouldn't install, wouldn't reset, just kept rebooting back to the installing Mountain Lion page but got an error message saying I wasn't allowed to install the OS. I was absolutely stuck here for about 4 hours as I couldn't go back to the previous OS. o_O
    • Was just about to book an appointment at the Mac store but tried an internet reset to go back to the 1st OS and start again. Fingers crossed.
    • Then got a message saying "Installing OS Catalina" (Latest version) :eek:
    • Decide to go to bed as my nerves and patience are shot.
    • Wake up this morning to a few questions on the final setup. Then Bob's your auntie's live in lover, and it's working.
    • Start re-installing everything. System is stable and the only issue so far is that my new install of Outlook 2019 can't get mails yet, but I'm sure I can sort that. Now just the usual tweaking to do.
    :) :upyeah:
     
    #24 Robarano, Nov 17, 2019
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  5. One of these apparently. :eyes:

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    #25 Robarano, Nov 17, 2019
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  6. Oh yeah. It also now shuts down and the big chunk of 'Other Volumes' has gone now. :) :upyeah: Time machine is working again so I have backups to reinstall if needed.

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    #26 Robarano, Nov 17, 2019
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  7. Now receiving e-mails in Outlook. :) :upyeah:

    Well pleased with this now. :yum 24 hours ago seems a long time in the past. :no_mouth:

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    #27 Robarano, Nov 17, 2019
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