With a legal copy under your Apple ID, you will always be able to get it again in the future without paying for it again. It will download and automatically launch the installation. You must then download and install the 10.6.8 Combo Update to get the App Store installed.ģ) Launch the App Store and login with your Apple ID and password, which is the same one you use to login to these forums. Once the screen to choose a startup disk appears, choose the DVD and install Snow Leopard onto the hard drive.Ģ) Once the install is complete, your Mac will be 10.6.3 at the newest since that was the last version released on disk.

Since you do own Snow Leopard, you have to do a two step reinstall to get back to Mountain Lion.ġ) Insert the Snow Leopard DVD and boot to it by restarting and holding down the Option key. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue. a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo. After the chime press and hold down the 'C' key. Apple will not help you reinstall ML from another user's account. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer. In other words, you had been using an illegal copy of ML. You can't reinstall Mountain Lion without knowing your friend's Apple ID and password.

I only forgot one thing, this version of system was bought by my friend and with his Apple ID.

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