Problems with brand new Macbook..

[british724]

so... why do they put the OS on here already?


open ended question i guess. not like anyone could really answer that.. unless steve himself is cruising through these forums

alright, thanks everyone. let's see how this thing looks in the morning.

 

[Steve1496]

Ok, I'm going to attempt to address all of the issues hes mentioned so far.

-The AIM issue:First of all, AIM for Mac isn't universal binary. This means it wasn't made for Intel Macs. It will be slower on Intel Macs, and even on a PowerPC Mac it still sucked. Download adium at http://adiumx.com or use iChat, whatever you prefer.
-Failed mounting image:Repair Disk permissions (go to the little blue magnifying glass in the top right corner, search for Disk Utility, and then open that. Select Macintosh HD on the left side. Then, under the First Aid tab, click Repair Permissions).
--if that doesn't solve the problem, either go to an Apple Store and talk to a genious about why this isn't working, or reinstall Mac OS X. To reinstall Mac OS X, insert Mac OS X Installation Disk 1, start the computer holding C and then go to Utilities menu>Disk Utility>select Macintosh HD>Erase it(Warning, this will erase all your data). Then, close Disk utility and keep going with the installation wizard.
-For Safari/Firefox, its a matter of personal choice. There's also Camino, which is a more Mac like version of Firefox. Personally, I like Camino. If you choose Safari, download Firefox anyways just to have it around.
-You can open as many applications at once as you'd like. You don't have to quit Safari to use AIM, for instance. If you find you open a lot of applications at once, buying more RAM for your MacBook will greatly increase performance.
-About the "why do they put the OS on there already"--most people never have problems with the way that it's set up. Your MacBook is the rare case of a software problem during installation. The discs are included so you can reinstall the OS if your hard drive fails or you have a problem such as the one that you're going through. Some people also like to reinstall the OS when they get it so they can customize what goes on it.

Once you get used to Mac OS X and how to do things on a Mac, you'll be enjoying yourself a lot more.

Steve

 

[no6surprises]

Alright, so I'm pretty much on the verge of a panic attack..

I bought the 1.83 Macbook today.

Everything was going really well.

I installed AOL Instant Messenger. It went fine.

Now, as soon as I've had it open for more than 5 minutes, it "unexpectedly" has to close.

I also can't download MSN Live Messenger.

I just started trying to use iMovie and iDVD, and they too are "unexpectedly" having to close.

WHY are all my programs suddenly doing this?

I'm absolutely terrified that I may have made a huge mistake in purchasing this computer. Especially for what I had to pay for it...Macs aren't cheap.

Alright if anyone has any advice or suggestions or ideas or ANYTHING about this, please let me know asap! I'm going to be up all night scared otherwise... ha.

Help!

Thank you!

I am having the exact same problem. I JUST BOUGHT IT THIS AFTERNOON I AM FREAKING OUT

 

[no6surprises]

soulseek??
can i download from people who don't have macs

 

[wxboss]

I am having the exact same problem. I JUST BOUGHT IT THIS AFTERNOON I AM FREAKING OUT

steve1496 and others have done a good job trying to explain possible solutions. If you downloaded AOL's client, that could be the problem.

When I first got my Mini, I downloaded a monitoring app for my UPS (the manufacturer's own software) that was supposedly compatible. In short, it wasn't. I got complete system lockups within minutes of powering up my first Mac. I got rid of the crap, and it's been smooth sailing ever since.

Adium is a nice IM client. Just get rid of the AOL junk and even MSN (it's very limited in the Mac version anyway). Verify/Repair permissions. If this fails, try a reinstall of OS X and that should clear up any problems as long as it is software based.

 

[Rovman]

so... why do they put the OS on here already?

If you buy a dell, it comes pre-installed with windows XP and all of dells complimentary bloatware. If you buy an Evesham it comes with Windows XP installed and possibly some complimentary bloatware from them. Infact, any ready made PC you buy from any company tends to come pre-installed with windows XP, the only time it doesn't is if you specifically select no os from some BTO retailer, or if you build it yourself.

Mac's are the same, you buy them and they come with Mac OS X installed and ready to go. Of course all computers also come with the operating system install disks so you can reinstall windows/mac os x at anytime.

Mac OS X is installed in such a way that it will work for as many people as possible straight out the box, This means they install several gigabytes of Printer drivers/foreign languages/garageband samples etc. for you. This is why many people suggest reinstalling yourself when you first get it so you can do a custom install and select which bloat you don't want installed.

As for the AOL client. AOL is ***** on a Windows PC, it just so happens to be worse on a Mac. Mac OS X comes with its own chat client called iChat, with this client you can log into your AIM account and chat with your AIM buddies. If you want MSN support, there is a version of MSN messenger for mac, but again its outdated and basically *****. In this case your best bet is Adium, it can log into both your AIM account, your MSN account and even your Google Talk account (+ any other jabber account) all at the same time

 

[it5five]

I know when my girlfriend got her iMac set up, she was using AIM, and a lot of programs unexpetedly quit on her. For days I tried to convince her to switch to Adium, and when she finally did, things stopped quitting. Oh yeah, doing the software updates may have helped too. So try doing that. Since that she hasn't been having any problems.

 

[AlBDamned]

soulseek??

I don't think there's a Mac version of Soulseek.

can i download from people who don't have macs

Of course you can download from people who don't have a mac.

 

[Scenicroadways]

AIM really is not compatible with Rosetta. It is also not compatible with the mighty mouse, and crashes every time you use the scroll button to go left or right.