Comments on: Snow Leopard Nightmare: 3rd times the Charm!

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By: lee

lee — Thu, 13 May 2010 21:00:36 +0000

3rd install. now….system runs fine for a few hours…then i installed a few print drivers (again) and it locked up. restarted. now mouse/keyboard not active BUT if you just wait a few minutes things start to happen. Mouse/keyboard just start working all by themselves. will see how long this lasts.

By: Lee Roesner

Lee Roesner — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:33:43 +0000

about to begin my 3rd install…although my system works great for a few hours then mouse/keyboard dead on the first 2 installs. Safe Boot works but can’t use mouse/keyboard to log in. What’s wierd is if I let it just sit there…after about 5 min…it continues and logs me in even though i did not type my login password in!!!!! Then mouse and keyboard work just fine. Deleting all startup items now. If it does not work…3rd install next in line.

By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:33:02 +0000

One more affirmation for the third time being the charm.
@Ricardo: as soon as you hit the power button, press and hold the “C” key

By: Ricardo Latimer

Ricardo Latimer — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:16:40 +0000

How did you got it to install a third time. I cant hit the install button on the screen with no mouse or keyboard

By: Jayne

Jayne — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:22:31 +0000

Yippie!!! 2nd install worked for me!! Thanks for all your advice and encouragement. I don’t dare try to install this on my older desktop!!!

By: jayne

jayne — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:22:16 +0000

I’m on my 2nd install now!!!! I hope it works for me as well!!!

By: pillguy

pillguy — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:14:27 +0000

Exact same thing happened to me! Third time I reinstalled it worked.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:34:17 +0000

Thanks for you post I am now trying my third time on an iMac.