On Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 10:44 PM, Ally Maddox wrote: > The last mac I had was an LCIII. Then I made the mistake of buying a > PC. So it was a lot of years between my first mac and this one. Ah! Well, that is awhile. :o) > I think I downloaded it from http://docs.info.apple.com. Yes, it said > 10.2.4, but I never did find a place to download 10.2.3. If you downloaded the standalone installer, and it's the Combo updater, it should update the system. > Then I went to software update to install. Right? So that was my > problem, right? I went too far and installed the wrong version. That could have been the problem -- but if you didn't install it after downloading it initially, it wouldn't have been installed -- and Software Update wouldn't have shown you 10.2.4. > > >>> I'm going bald waiting for some release from the frustration. And >>> none of these downloads or installs EVER tell you beforehand, how >>> long you can expect them to take. >> It is a bummer when bad things happen, but you shouldn't let yourself >> get so upset ... > > If you knew what I've been through with this machine (and my > stupidity) you'd know why I'm so upset. Please don't judge me harshly. > I really am fed up with this. I'm not judging you; I'm merely concerned ... getting upset rarely does any good to one's health. Take a few deep breaths. :o) What version of the OS are you running right now? Check About this Mac.