[MacDV] Updating iMovie 3.0.1. to 3.0.2

[Elbert Wall]

Ian Tucker wrote:
> 
> I recently purchased the  "iLife" package and installed it from the 
> DVD.   I have not encountered any problems other than those associated 
> with iMovie 3 which have been the subject of numerous postings on the 
> List.    As recommended by some members, I have set up separate folders 
> for "iMovie 2" and "iMovie 3" and I have no problem locating and opening 
> these separate Appns from within their respective folders..
> 
> Despite comments on the List about problems with the 3.0.2 upgrade I 
> decided this morning to download and install it .   A search of my 
> "Software Update" failed to find any reference to it so I then went to 
> the Apple OS X site and downloaded it from there.  It now appears on my 
> Desktop as a "pkg" file .   When I go to install it,  I get as far as 
> the "Select a Destination" window and when I click onto my Hard Drive I 
> am receiving the message "You cannot install this software on this 
> disk.  This update did not find an appropriate application to update".  
>  I have tried removing the "3" from the folder heading and Appn. 
> included therein, but this does not help.    What do I need to do to 
> install the upgrade?   Is, having the Appn. inside a folder the problem?
> 
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> TIA
> Ian Tucker.
> 


If you're keeping an old version you should keep the new version in the 
Application folder where it's expected to be. It's just the old version 
that you need to "hide."