iWork and iLife reinstalling OSX

[andcraig]

So. I want to reinstall OSX before I head off to college, but can't find my iLife and iWork discs.

Will they work like other apps where I just copy over the application and it'll work, or is it like adobe/MS apps where you need the installer?

 

[benthewraith]

So. I want to reinstall OSX before I head off to college, but can't find my iLife and iWork discs.

Will they work like other apps where I just copy over the application and it'll work, or is it like adobe/MS apps where you need the installer?

Hmm....interesting. As long as you can prove you own the applications, I don't see why you can't download them.

Also (separate question for others), when you buy software from Apple online, can you download it, or do you have to wait?

 

[Eraserhead]

So. I want to reinstall OSX before I head off to college

Why bother? OS X doesn't generally need re-installs unless you've been having problems.

 

[pulsewidth947]

Also (separate question for others), when you buy software from Apple online, can you download it, or do you have to wait?

You have to wait.

 

[IJ Reilly]

Why bother? OS X doesn't generally need re-installs unless you've been having problems.

Exactly, and very serious problems, at that. I guess I'm never going to get the point of recreational reinstalls.