iMac needs updating; any help very much appreciated

Saturlight

I have an iMac with an operating system 9.1. It's still a very good computer but hopeless when using the Internet.

Because it's using 9.1, around 70% of Internet features such as real player updates, browsers etc, cannot be installed. Basically all it can be used for is checking emails...

How can I update it? Thanks for any help in advance. I think this is gonna be a long running saga...

I wish women would stop saying I'm very good looking. It's embarrassing...

Saturlight

UPDATE:

Right, this is how far I have got. I found out to update my mac to Tiger (latest operating sytem) it has to be done in stages. IE, from mac os 9.1 to 9.2.1 and 9.2.2.

Problem is when I try to update from 9.1 to 9.2, the downloaded software says it cannot install over 9.1 so a CLEAN INSTALLATION must be made, this means making another folder to put the old 9.1 in and then installing the 9.2.

PROBLEM IS, THERE IS NO OPTION FOR A CLEAN INSTALLATION ON THE SOFTWARE interface. All the help graphics I have seen show a system clean up option. Mine doesn't have one. I won't give up.

I wish women would stop saying I'm very good looking. It's embarrassing...

Channel Hopper

The wikipedia stub for Tiger suggests it may be too much for the iMac, and other sources mention firwire support is a must, which your iMac may not have.

Have you considered one of the earlier (Panther/Jaguar) releases ?

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.4

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Saturlight

IT'S ON, I HAVE OS 10.4 TIGER.

I was determined to crack it. To cut five hours down to a few paragraphs this is what I did.

First, could I hell get the update 9.2 on the mac. Just wouldn't take it. I also couldn't install Tiger onto OS 9.1 because it was too out of date. The Tiger I have is on four discs in DMG format. 9.1 can't read DMG.

So, I decided to throw all my buns in the oven!

I reinstalled 9.1, then halfway through pulled the plug out. Restarted, and nothing but a flashing question mark. Tried to install 9.2 but it wouldn't accept it.

The reason why I pulled the plug out, because I thought if there was no 9.1, then I could then install 9.2. But the mac wouldn't have it.

I then re-entered disc 1 of OS 10.4 Tiger in DMG format...waited...and waited.

YES! Success. There was no 9.1 to stop the DMG disc working. All four discs later, I now have a spanking new Mac....Power G4.

Brilliant and such a difference. The difference is just unbelievable. You wouldn't think it was the same Imac.

So it just goes to show, keep trying.

I wish women would stop saying I'm very good looking. It's embarrassing...