[Gizzer]

I was under the impression that Tiger would offer me 3 install options: Clean install & erase, Upgrade, and Archive & Install.

It didn't offer me any of these options and by the time it finally installed (I was panicking thinking it had done an Erase & Install) it turned out it had done just the "Upgrade" option as all my data was still there.

I thought I must have missed something in the setup wizard so I tried it again, and the same thing happened. At the moment my Powerbook is being "upgraded" again rather than the "Archive and Install" that I wanted to try. I'm loathe to install it on my iMac now because I wanted to do an Archive & Install on that too.

For info I have the Tiger Family Pack & my Powerbook has 21Gb free before the install.

What have I done wrong??? Given that it didn't give me any options, how the heck can I ever do a clean install??

Did I miss something obvious?

All help appreciated.....

[Moogs]

Sometimes this is easy to do if you just continually click the "continue" button. On one of the initial dialog screens, a button [I think Gelding is right, it probably says "Options", then "Custom.." comes later] will pop up on the bottom left. Click that and you'll get the three options you're looking for, plus options to not install certain components thereafter.

[thegelding]

when you select the drive to install it on a small icon highlights near the bottom of the window...says options...click that and off you go

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edit..ok, maybe it says customize...not sure as my tiger is heading back to fed ex as no one was home...damn my kids for going to school and not ditching

[ghoti]

It's called "options" - but this is explained in the little installation booklet that comes with the DVD. Sometimes it makes sense to read the documentation

[Gizzer]

Originally Posted by ghoti It's called "options" - but this is explained in the little installation booklet that comes with the DVD. Sometimes it makes sense to read the documentation

Shit, Shit, and Double Shit!!

I never even noticed the Installation and Setup Guide I flicked through the packaging & noticed the licence agreement & Introduction doc. But not the install doc.....

Had I actually read it I would have noticed the additional button that appears eventually giving the 3 install types....

[Quickly Goes downstairs to put head in freezer before red cheeks catch fire]