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magi4674 - Jan 24, 2006 - 3:11 pm
I can't install my brand new iLife'06.
The install DVD seems to 'hunt' constantly. Although (eventually) it displays the iLife'06 install and 'Read Me' icons, when I double-click the install icon it (eventually) displays an error message 'Couldn't open iLife06.mpkg'.
I am running OSx 10.4.4 and my machine appears to read all other DVDs successfully. The iLife'06 install iDVD itself looks clean
The install DVD seems to 'hunt' constantly. Although (eventually) it displays the iLife'06 install and 'Read Me' icons, when I double-click the install icon it (eventually) displays an error message 'Couldn't open iLife06.mpkg'.
I am running OSx 10.4.4 and my machine appears to read all other DVDs successfully. The iLife'06 install iDVD itself looks clean
bobw - Jan 24, 2006 - 3:48 pm
magi4674 - Jan 24, 2006 - 4:16 pm
Yes. Thanks.
I have just installed iWork '06 which I purchased at the same time so it seems unlikely that it is a problem with my Mac
I have just installed iWork '06 which I purchased at the same time so it seems unlikely that it is a problem with my Mac
magi4674 - Jan 28, 2006 - 6:54 am
Got a new copy from Apple. Same problem. Spinning beachball for ages, installer icon eventually appears, double-click and then (ages later) says it can't read the .mpkg file.
I've tried 'alt-dragging' the icon to my hard. I've tried using Pacifist. Nothing works.
Looking at other Mac sites/forums I think the problem is either due to the dual-layer DVD they are using to distribute iLife '06 or it's a problem with Mac OSX 10.4.4 reading .mpkg files.
Whatever I have paid GBP 50.00 for an uninstallable upgrade. My iMac is an absolutely standard PowerPC G4 so if I can't install it there will be thousands of others who can't. This is beginning to look like a major flaw in Apple's software distribution strategy.
Unless anyone can give me any ideas I'm going to get my money back
I've tried 'alt-dragging' the icon to my hard. I've tried using Pacifist. Nothing works.
Looking at other Mac sites/forums I think the problem is either due to the dual-layer DVD they are using to distribute iLife '06 or it's a problem with Mac OSX 10.4.4 reading .mpkg files.
Whatever I have paid GBP 50.00 for an uninstallable upgrade. My iMac is an absolutely standard PowerPC G4 so if I can't install it there will be thousands of others who can't. This is beginning to look like a major flaw in Apple's software distribution strategy.
Unless anyone can give me any ideas I'm going to get my money back
bobw - Jan 28, 2006 - 9:51 am
Michael
You could try making a disk image of the DVD, but if the DVD is bad it may not work. I would call Apple about this.
I would think you got two bad DVD's from them, but your other DVD's work ok.
bobw
http://www.macosx.com
You could try making a disk image of the DVD, but if the DVD is bad it may not work. I would call Apple about this.
I would think you got two bad DVD's from them, but your other DVD's work ok.
bobw
http://www.macosx.com
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