On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 09:27:26AM -0500, Jim Freeman wrote: : On 6-Nov-04, at 6:18 PM, John Baltutis wrote: : >On Nov 5, 2004, at 11:44 PM, Jim MacCormaic wrote: : >> : >>I installed first on my iBook and yes indeed, that was the size in : >>that case. But then I turned to my iMac and was surprised to find that : >>the size had jumped to 34.6 MB. Both machines were at 10.3.5. : >> : >>Can anybody explain the discrepancy? : > : >Sure. Read <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25799>. : : It sounds like they are saying it doesn't have anything to do with the : hardware configuration of the computer, but with modifications of the : system by 3rd party software. Is that correct? Yup. From the URL link: > Why are some computers not offered a smaller update? > > Not every computer that has Mac OS X 10.3.4 or later can benefit > from smaller Software Updates. Why? Sometimes, modifications > made to Mac OS X system files, including ones made by > third-party products, may require the installation of a full > sized version of a Mac OS X software update. [...] -- Eugene Lee http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/