Nagoshi Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Three of my friends bought Macs computers for school, all three almost right before Leopard was released. Theyve got a Mac Book, Mac Book Pro and a white iMac. All Intels, and they all have Tiger 10.4.10 (or the latest version), I think the oldest one is now 15 months old. Is there a way to upgrade Tiger to Leopard, or do they have to each buy their own Leopard copy (which is, what, $130 each?) and install it? They want to play Spore (which needs Leopard) and other softwares that runs only on Leo, but they sure dont want to spend the whole amount for an OS upgrade. At the limit, can we take a vanilla Leopard from the net and install it right on their machines, without Apple knowing? I know they arent asking for serial numbers on installations, so Im wondering if we can install Leopard that way safely, with all features (upgrades included) still working perfectly. Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137361-upgrade-from-tiger-to-leopard/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyguy Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Family license Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137361-upgrade-from-tiger-to-leopard/#findComment-971955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagoshi Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 No other ''safe'' way to install everything, other than to get a family licence? I couldnt just, like, buy a normal retail Leo and install it on different computers, or Apple will detect it and block those computers? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137361-upgrade-from-tiger-to-leopard/#findComment-972028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 No, Apple won't "detect" it or anything. There's no serial or anything, really to prevent you from pirating OS X. Just push command-q when prompted to register your mac after Leopard is installed - skip that step. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137361-upgrade-from-tiger-to-leopard/#findComment-973807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
capsolo99 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 i'm trying to do the same thing, except i cant get past the first step...just says "you cannot install os x on this computer" Ive been searching a lot and it seems like everyone new to macs wants to upgrade with someone elses disc...how do i get a family lisence? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137361-upgrade-from-tiger-to-leopard/#findComment-990821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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