Another potential solution is to remove any ram over 4gb run the install and then put the additional ram back in after even then try and limit the ram. Youll need to supply them with a usb drive 8gb or larger, and possibly buy them a beverage of their choice to say thanks afterwards. Cant download additional components need apple community. Cant download the additional components needed to install macosx discussion in mac os x guest os discussion started by rebelinblue, sep 4, 2011. How to fix macbook pro flashing folder, blinking question mark, white screen, freeze randomly duration. I installed macos but it has a problem cant download the additional components needed to install mac os x. Mac installation errors you may encounter and how to fix them. I just bought a macbook air with mountain lion installed on it and am trying to download. And just like lion, getting mountain lion is as easy as downloading an installer from the mac app storea few clicks and.
Cant download additional components to install mac os x. Content codes are usually delivered within 1 business day but may occasionally take longer. Hello apple community, i am in need of some desperate advice for my situation, i am trying to install mountain lion fresh, so i wiped my hdd since i didnt have anything important on it anyways, so i make a bootable usb. After being unable to install snow leopard, lion, and mountain lion on my fatherinlaws stubborn 2009 imac, i followed this guide to the t and mountain lion. Cant install mac os x mountain lion macrumors forums. An email with a content code for the mac app store.
Officemac 2011 for apples mountain lion microsoft community. Just did a factory restore on my 2012 mba and wanted to do a clean install of osx. The error message is in danish and translates to something like. On my new ssd the download progresses fine however the download of mountain lion is stuck in a loop of downloading additional components. But if you already own mountain lion and have downloaded it from the apple store then theres a simpler solution. It goes to internet recovery and is trying to install lion. You need to install a newer version of osx macos i would. If yours is much smaller, then download ml on another mac, and make a new installer, following the instructions on a variety of sites. From the macbook, connect to the apple store and redownload the mountain lion installer. Click on the mountain lion button, or search for mountain lion.
Cant download the additional components needed to install. I like to use lion diskmaker, which currently works with either lion or mountain lion. Big problems with the installation of operating system on imac. If youre using macos mojave, choose apple menu system preferences, then click software update where youll find the upgrade. Even easier, is to use one of the apps that specialize in creating installer partitions. Cant download the additional components needed to install mac os x, anyone have any ideas on how to fix this info. I thought this video might be helpful to some people. Like lion before it, mountain lion is available only as a direct download from apples mac app store. Ask a friendacquaintance at workschool who owns a mac to download the mountain lion installer from the app store and use it to create a bootable usb installer drive. Reinstallation of os x lion on a 2011 macbook air youtube. A window appears saying cant download the additional components needed to install os x. Can not download the additional components needed to install mac os x. Macbook pro cant download the additional components trying to. This is a good reason to download the official copy from the mac app store, or join the free public beta program if you want to try out a new version of the mac os early.
Mountain lion includes over 200 new features to update your mac into the best computing experience yet. Apple os x mountain lion is the latest release of the worlds most advanced desktop operating system. It is worth noting that i tried to restore lion previously this way and it came up with. I installed macos but it has a problem cant download. Recovery disk included with macbook doesnt work either. Macbook pro mid 2012 cant download additional components need to install mac os x 23.
This article is part of our series of articles on installing and upgrading to mountain lion. With the new messages app, you can send text, photos, videos, contacts, web links, and documents to anyone using another mac, iphone, ipad, or ipod touch you can even start a. This method of distribution is convenient, but it also raises a number of questions. Some new macs unable to reinstall mountain lion cnet.
To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. Another potential solution is to remove any ram over 4gb run the install and then put the additional ram back in after even then try and limit the ram slots to one, so not 2gb in each rather 1 slot with 4gb. Cant download additional components needed to install os x after that the download stopped, unfortunately. Macbook pro mid 2012 cant download additional components. Ive never done a clean reinstall of mac os x lion over the internet without any physical media. Other possible causes include a damaged boot drive. I am using a bootable mac os x lion installation dvd which is fine and previously worked. How to fix this item is temporarily unavailable mac book.
Rightclick on the installer and hit show package contents. The installer should show up in your applications folder. How to install os x mountain lion with pictures wikihow. Download os x mountain lion from the mac app store 1. Have fitted a 480gb ssd and tried using the internet recovery to install mountain lion. However, i get cannot download additional components. If youre using an earlier macos, use the app store instead. Im a bit of a mac noob so i didnt realise it had deleted the os along with my files. We also have a complete guide to installing and upgrading to mountain lion os x 10. Just download the install mac os x lion app from the mac app store and let it walk you through the remaining steps. And the macintosh as destination and start restore. I am authenticated using my apple id and i can begin recovery of lion. If you have lion, or mountain lion, installed before attempting a clean build a partition will be created to allow you to access components to rebuild the machine.
I get this error cant download the additional components needed to install os x i have. If you are having problems downloading mountain lion to your new mac from the mac app store, you may not be alone. Hello, my wife bought officemac 2011, which allows her to share it with 3 computers. Click the price button in the upper left corner of the page. Hey guys, i was wiping my macbook pro because its a few years old and theres a lot of stuff on there that was making it run a little sluggish. Cant download the additional compone apple community. After about 2mins it pops up saying cant download the additional components needed to install mac osx. Late 2012 macs unable to reinstall os x or restore from. This article is part of our series of articles on installing and upgrading to lion os x 10. Install from the fresh download, which should contain all of the necessary components.
I have fast internet but it says unable to install additional components. Cannot download additional components for mac os x lion. I have wifi connection working but the same window appears over and over. Cant download the additional components needed to install mac os. Can not download the additional components needed to install mac os x i have also tried to install lion with the usb key and. Late 2012 macs unable to reinstall os x or restore from time machine backups j. Download this os installer how to upgrade to macos sierra on. I saw the same problem on this discussions forum, but it didnt helped for me. Okay so i decided to reinstall lion on a macbook air 11 mid junejuly which my dad gave me after he used it for a while. I get this message when trying to install lion on a fresh hard drive, cant find the solution anywhere online. Big problems with the installation of operating system on. Find your usb and click on the install os x folder and go to restore tab. I am unable to download the mac os x mountain lion installer so i cant do that.