iMovie and iDVD - Updating

[Gordon B. Alley]

On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 12:56:11 +0930, Ian Tucker <carlian at picknowl.com.au> wrote:
>1. Despite having iMovie and iDVD Appns loaded onto my computer ,
>Software Updater never shows available updates for these .  Is there
>any way I can get them included?
>
>2. On checking the Apple web site today I noted there was an update for
>1DVD 3.0  to 3.0.1.  I downloaded this, but I cannot get it to update 
>ie. I get as far as the "destination" disc window which shows red stop
>signs with exclamation marks  on both my main Hard Drive as well as the
>second HD and if I click onto the either of these HD's I get the
>message,  " You cannot install this Software on this Disk.  The iDVD
>Application was not found in the iDVD 3 Folder, within the Applications
>Folder of this Volume."
>
>I have tried altering the names of the iDVD Appn. folder and the actual
>Appn within  from iDVD to iDVD 3, or iDVD 3.0, but with no joy.   I
>seem to have everything in the right places.
>
>I am using a G4 with OS X 10.2.6 and the iDVD Appn was installed from
>the "iLife" DVD package.   Prior to using the iLife DVD and following a
>suggestion made on the List,  I hived off iMovie 2 into its own folder
>and this caused a couple of hic-cups with carrying out updates for
>iMovie 3, but I fixed that issue with retitling 1Movie 3 as required.  
>As far as I can recall I have not previously interfered with the iDVD
>folder title, or the actual Application within.

Here are the paths to those applications on my iMac. I haven't had 
any problems updating them, and I haven't moved them. Note that 
the.app extensions normally aren't visible, but you can use Get Info 
and check the Name & Extension box to make sure it matches.

/Applications/iDVD 3/iDVD.app
/Applications/iMovie.app


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