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Hi
I have a 2009 iMac model A1224, which we want to use just for emails and web browsing. I ran the Recovery utility to re install the OS, and that is trying to install El Capitan. The disk image has downloaded and it starts the install process, but gets to a point and then displays a message on the screen that the OS cannot be installed.
I would be grateful for any assistance to trying to get this OS installed
Many thanks
Alex
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
You can learn by carefully studying How to get old versions of macOS
You can learn by carefully studying How to get old versions of macOS
Hi both, and thanks for your posts.
I did try via a cabled ethernet connection and got the same issues. However all was not lost as at that moment, we found the original CD's (in the computer box!) and we did an installation using those.
So we now have a computer with a nice clean installation of Leopard !!. All I need to do now is to work out how to upgrade from Leopard to El Capitan.
A
That is correct, once you have SL installed it has to be updated to the last version of SL 10.6.3 which was the first version of Mac OS that has the Mac App Store. I'd look for the 10.6.3 combo update.
A couple of things to try.
I second the advice given above. Very likely the file got corrupted during the download if it was done via Wi-Fi and then is why it can't install.
Thanks for that. OK I need to go from Leopard to Snow Leopard first it seems
reinstall OS onto an old iMac
