Being forced to upgrade mid job OS 10.3.7 to 10.3.9

Hi All,

I'm on the home stretch of finishing a feature length doc. I just purchased Automatic Duck's Export software to use in my OMF transfer to our sound house. After experiencing trouble installing the Duck software, I received word from Duck techsupport that the problem may be that I am not running OS 10.3.9 and up. If this is the case, and the Duck can't quack with 10.3.7, can anyone tell me from experience what I risk upgrading to 10.3.9 before the job is finished.

Thanks,

MJG

The risks of upgrading within a version are minimal. I'd say go for it. You should probably upgrade to Tiger once the job is done, but the Panther upgrade shouldn't mess with things too much.


www.derekmok.com

You should be fine. Repair permissions before and after and use the Combo installer not the one from your software update control panel.

Michael Horton
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Thanks Michael and Derek. That is a relief.

Michael, can you give me the exacts on how to repair permissions.

Also, when you say COMBO INSTALLER, is this accessed in the apple pull-down /software update or other.

Best,

MJG

10.3.9 installer can be found here

[www.apple.com]

To repair permissions, go to you HELP menu in Finder and type in Repair permissions.

Michael Horton
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Disconnect all external drives and peripherals until the upgrade is complete! Then reboot and connect and let them all say hello to the new OS. Shouldn't be even a burp.

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You didn't say which version of FCP you're using, but if it's ver 3 (which plays very nicely with OS 10.3.x and QT 6.x) don't make the mistake of also upgrading QT to 7, which is probably being offered on your Software Update. Not only does it lose the Pro key, QT 7 and FCP 3 are a bad combination.

I upgraded my PB from 10.3.4 to 10.3.9, using FCP 3, and it was problem-free.

Scott

Sorry, forgot to put in the system specs:

Dual 2.5 Ghz G5, FCP 4.5, 2.5 GB RAM, QT 6.5.2, OS 10.3.7

I would have the same advice about NOT upgrading QT to 7, although I'm not as certain that it is as critical with FCP 4.5. Best to do FCP 5+, OS 10.4.x, QT 7.x all at the same time.

Scott

Hi Michael / All,

Should I also do the latest pro-app update, or could this be a problem i.e Quicktime 7?

Best,

Marc