ERIC DURBROW  Here is a tip: This update will disable your Mail plug ins such as GrowlMail. However, Herald 1.1 seems to work and may serve as a GrowlMail replacement. Herald can be downloaded from this site and is donation-ware.  
(Version 10.6.2)

JORIS VERVUURT  Yes, this should include the Wireless Mouse Software Update 1.0.  
(Version 10.6.2)

ORION MK. V  Painless update. No issues whatsoevr. I used the combo.  
(Version 10.6.2)

PMCARRION  Does anyone know if 10.6.2 includes the Wireless Mouse Software Update 1.0?  
(Version 10.6.2)

NARAMSIN  Front Row performance on the older Mac Mini (core duo) seems MUCH better. No detectible jittering with movie playback.  
(Version 10.6.2)

MAULRAT  Does anyone else here get the blurry/pixelated icon issue? For myself its been a nightmare ever since 10.6.0 ... in fact I went back to 10.5.8 until today because I had thought 10.6.2 would resolve the issue but it hasn't. I don't know what the underlying problem is and neither do any others that have been discussing this issue over at Apple's support forums. I know this probably sounds like a nothing issue for most but with the amount of custom icons I create everyday its been quite a pain having to reboot anywhere from 10 - 20 times per day since that seems to be the only cure once icons go into "corrupt mode".   
(Version 10.6.2)

ROWSDOWER  Hmmmmmm........ I installed the new 10.6.2 update on my MacBook (2.2 GHz, 4 GB) and now neither the date/time nor Airport icons appear in my menubar. Internet connectivity doesn't seem to be affected. I tried to check "show clock in menubar" in the System Prefs, but it won't stay checked. I fixed permissions after install, but no go. Any ideas?  
(Version 10.6.2)

KINETIC  Yes, dragging multiple files onto PS CS4 icon opens all of them again!  
(Version 10.6.2)

JPW  None whatsoever of any of the problems listed below, on my iMac, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air.  
(Version 10.6.2)

YELLEKO  Jimblu, I'm using a Mac MINI, not a MacBook or MacBook Pro. The issue continues.

However, just today 10.6.2 has come out, so I'll give it a shot.

Regardless of whether or not this fixes my Photoshop issues, I'm still VER....RY DISAPPOINTED with Apple. This is the freakiest, buggiest, poorest-performing OS that I can recall (and I've been using APPLE since OS 7.6).

P.S. The Apple commercial where they're poking fun at Windows 7 ... how ironic is that? "Trust me." - Steve Jobs  
(Version 10.6.2)

FRODO_LIFE  worst apple system release in years.

Rolled this out now on six machines and never had software crashing that frequently from iPhoto, Freeway, Photoshop etc.

I was really happy when apple said no new features but stability and usability improvements :-)

I wonder what apple did over the past year??? Leopard is more stable then SN   
(Version 10.6.1)

KKNOPP  AWESOME AS ALWAYS!   
(Version 10.6.1)

OSOS10  On top of bluetooth problems with mouse and keyboard, the OS keeps forgetting system preferences - I need to reconfigure trackpad preferences between 3 to 10 times a DAY. The crappy OS NEVER goes to sleep by itself - if I forget to put it to sleep good chances that I'll come back to a turned off computer with 0% battery. I am really getting tired of 10.6 and seriously start thinking of upgrading to 7 - and I mean M$ 7 !  
(Version 10.6.1)

YELLEKO  I don't if anyone else is having this problem, but I'll be in the middle of Photoshop project and ... BAM ! ... the screen goes to blue and I lose all my work. Is this a kernel panic or some such thing? I recall in TIGER (10.4) seeing a screen indicatng such. However, nothing in S-L. This poor cat needs a bath with flee-dip ... it's REAL BUGGY !  
(Version 10.6.1)

SKYHORSE  I've had more work and problems with this upgrade than any in OS X--and I've been using OS X since 2002. I'm used to just cleaning my drive, backing up, and then loading the new version, which goes in clean, then cleaning up the drive again. Not this one. I did expect that some third party apps would need to be upgraded, and I've had to do that. One, Norton antivirus, still sends up a dozen failure alerts every time I boot on one of my two MacBook Pro's (configured the same, but no problems on the other one) because its settings won't stay locked--they unlock automatically eveyr time I boot on this laptop. I would much rather have been able to select Rosetta and the other options the first time around rather than having to go get them for a second round of installs. I've also had one of my laptops go to a default home screen and had to set that back up manually as well, and even reenter my email account passwords and some others to use them. Overall, it's taken a couple of days to get one of my two laptops mostly back to where it was, one day for the other--not the couple of hours max like earlier versions. This version very much reminded me of my last few Windows installs before I bagged it for Mac. So I'm not terribly impressed with the install. Performance? No apparent difference than before (except that Onyx for Snow Leopard is definitely faster).  
(Version 10.6.1)

WATCHGURU  Hello,

Please excuse me if i am writing of this problem in the wrong place! I recently did a software update to 10.5.8 and since then i am getting an error - 4930 in my entourage. Also, i cannot drag and drop icons from my desk top etc. or just about move anything around my Mac book pro.

Request assistance in resolving the matter. have tried verify, repair disc etc. Also reloaded the 10.5.8 combo pack and everything seems to be OK but the error.

Thanks,

Watchguru  
(Version 10.6.1)

ISLANDMACMAN  I am quite pleased with this upgrade.

Everything is faster; a few problems I've had with 3rd party software (Vue 6) have gone away, though a new issue with re-draws have cropped up.

The only negative things I see are the disappearance of Directory Access - the over-simplificiation of something like this is not a good thing in the world of Enterprise IT. Also the removal of Appletalk is problematic if you have an Appletalk only printer (though an external print server will solve this problem).

I am quite pleased with Snow Leopard so far, perhaps the minor things will get fixed over time.  
(Version 10.6.1)

LEV  Afraid I don't really get this "snappy Finder" compliment everyone's paying to SnoLe. I can't tell the difference. Perhaps I'm just too coarse-grained... but there is one little thing which annoys the hell out of me apart from the HP printer driver snafu, and that's Services. Yes, all well and good, but in System Preferences when you select which Services to activate you get NO WAY to tell which application "owns" which Service. "Make new clipping"? Yes, but to /what/? In the Services menu itself you get a little app icon, but that's a bit late in the day.

Not sure I like the was SnoLe apparently deprecates contextual menus, either. What with the various other little problems, SnoLe has scribbled up my workflow more than any previous point update, so it's rollback for me. First time I've ever done it. Lord, the shame.  
(Version 10.6.1)

C. SPENCER VAN GULICK  While the new finder, in particular, is finally as snappy as it ought always to have been, I'm sorry I upgraded to Snow Leopard. My office printer, an HP 2100TN LaserJet (PostScript 2, 1200 dpi, built like a brick) for which Snow Leopard drivers were included in 10.6 and again in 10.6.1 (and which Apple insists is a "supported" printer) does not communicate with my iMac without Appletalk - dropped in Snow Leopard - and three hours with two pleasant and earnest Apple experts at tech support could not get it working. So upgrading to Snow Leopard has truncated my office workflow, brought it to a standstill, with neither remedy nor workaround in sight. I still have the original Leopard installed on a second drive, from which Appletalk still successfully marries the 2100 to the computer. But with no printer I can't use Snow Leopard, so the purchase was a waste of money. Somebody was too cavalier about all the unsupported printers on the new system, and the "supported" printers like mine, which don't work either. Please don't install this on your primary drive without some research. The part that works for everybody is faster, but it can bring productivity to a screeching halt.  
(Version 10.6.1)

AVIDMCUSER  What this update IS to me:

a) An excellent indication that apple is making efforts to quickly address and solve some of the problems introduced by a x.0 release

b) Further refinements to an operating system of and for the future. Perhaps not perfect today but it will get there progressively.

What this update IS NOT to me:

An ultimate and final fix for all issues users are experiencing. Although many, I have only experienced apparent issues with third party applications that may not yet be updated for Snow Leopard compatibility and prompt efforts from the developers would be appreciated and expected as we move forward.  
(Version 10.6.1)

DR. GIRLFRIEND  This update didn't fix:

1. The weirdness going on with Mail (unexpected multiple copies being generated)

2. Dock pinning items that I've selected for removal, like Launchbar.

3. Sound being turned off after Reboot or Sleep. (Fix: Go to System Preferences, Sound, Output, and re-select "Line Out".)

4. SMCFan Control is shut down at sleep or reboot and does not turn on again without manual intervention, even if you set it to load at startup.

This update has seemed to fix:

1. Issue with my Logitech Illuminated keyboard not being recognized/modifier keys not working. Seems to work fine now without the atrocious Logitech Control Center having to be installed.

2. Wacom drawing tablet (Intuos 3) not losing preferences after reboot or sleep.

I'll post updates as needed.  
(Version 10.6.1)

HEINZROHDE  No problems so far. AFAI can say 10.6 is a huge gain!

BTW: I solved my spam problem. Read on: http://www.kiss-the-bri.de/files/category-software.php

Regards

Heinz  
(Version 10.6.1)

DENNISMORIARTY  Still having an abundance of "Mail" bugs. None of which has been improved by this update. Sheesh!   
(Version 10.6.1)

ANON BUD  Downloaded and installed the stand alone upgrade. No problems. So far so good!

Just be sure to back up your hard drive before any system software upgrade in case you run into any problems. I always run Super Duper and clone my disk to an external drive. This is addition to my Time Machine backups. It's also a good idea to download and install from the stand alone updater which you can find from the Apple downloads site rather than from software update, just in case some glitch in the process causes the download to stall!  
(Version 10.6.1)

FANGOO  Mail still crashes when "save all" attachments is selected  
(Version 10.6.1)

DRG  I wish I could agree with most of the excellent reviews here, but I can't.

The original 10.6 release installation robbed me of my beloved HP 6MP printer. Since all my machines are now updated to 10.6.1, this printer will not work without the purchase of a print server, and even then, people have reported problems hooking this printer up. I could use a parallel to USP dongle but that won't allow sharing the printer over my wired ethernet setup. I would have to get an Airport to do this. So I had to buy a new printer. The 6MP might end up in the land fill. It's disgusting. And the installation caused a corruption of my sound preferences so that the sound level would not default to it's last level. I had to hunt on the internet to find out why. Before I installed, I confirmed that my director was sound, and my permissions were fixed, and rechecked them after installation.

With the 10.6.1 update, suddenly my internet connection went down. Happily just restarting everything made it come back but the fact that all this has to be done with these updates for Snow Leopard makes 10.6 the WORST OS X update so far in my experience.

What have I gained? Faster start up is all. And it cost me FAR MORE than the retail price of Snow Leopard.  
(Version 10.6.1)

MARKOH  Is anybody else here experiencing applications starting unfocused? i.e. you've got Mail open and start up Firefox and the Ff window is behind the Mail window?  
(Version 10.6.1)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Thank you Apple! My printer works now. =)  
(Version 10.6.1)

MU FREQUENTER  Installed the full standalone updater from apple's site. No problems at all; works great on my late 2006 MBP.  
(Version 10.6.1)

MACTECHHEAD  I encountered no serious issues with the initial release of 10.6

And again with 10.6.1, no complaints after updating.

Super fast OS, love it!  
(Version 10.6.1)

FRODO_LIFE  where are the improvements and stability fixes

Slow (on Intel 8 core, 10 MB RAM)

Application still Crash like apple mail

Finder still crap no improvements there  
(Version 10.6.1)

BLUESTAR  Speedier. I really don't like the font smoothing. The text looks ragged and noisy as opposed to previous OSX.

Before Snow Leopard there was an option in Appearance preferences to have "Font Smoothing" set to Light / Standard/ Medium / Strong. Now there is only one. This is really frustrating and looks like cr..p.   
(Version 10.6)

PXL  CRAP! RUINED MY MAIL APP, RUINED ALL MY RSS FEEDS... CRAP!  
(Version 10.6)

ALBABE  I'm one of the poor folks who can't afford to update to an Intel yet (75% of all Mac Users). I bought the last generation of G5s 2 months before Apple stopped making PPC Processors. My friend that works at Apple obviously wasn't thinking when he convinced me that "Now was the time."

I work as a Writer and Artist in Comic Books and use my computer all day.

My computer is 3.5 years old and because of my Processor, I was only allowed one OS Upgrade from 10.4 (which came with my Computer) to 10.5.

With the last update, 10.5.7, I get beachballs when moving jpg files that result in a Finder Crash 3 to 5 times a day. I very rarely had Finder Crashes before.

My question is... Am I screwed?

Maybe I'm wrong, but I assume Apple will not be upgrading 10.5 again. Has Apple ever upgraded the previous OS once the next big thing is released?  
(Version 10.6)

JAN13  SUPER ... AS ALWAYS ... !!!  
(Version 10.6)

FANGOO  Snappier well worth $30. My only problem so far has been with Mail - when I download attached pics Mail frequently crashes, but it reopens quickly. Only an annoyance so far... They must have priced this one when Jobs was out updating his liver!  
(Version 10.6)

DONMONTALVO  I have a 250G hard drive, partitioned in 125/125 halves. I have Leopard installed on the first partition, so I installed Snow Leopard on my second partition. I selected the "copy data from other drive" (or words to that effect - first time Migration Assistant offered the option). Amazingly all applications launch fine. I have to hand it to Apple...Snow Leopard is one great upgrade.

Don Montalvo, TX  
(Version 10.6)

MACFOOL  10.6 installed without drama onto a e09 Mac Mini 2 GB over 10.5.8 and corrected the annoying flicker and low contrast issue when using the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter to a 1080i SAMSUNG DLP as display. Image quality went from marginal to impressive overall. Fan runs slower and heat is a few degrees cooler, too.  
(Version 10.6)

JMKMMRR  Upgrade install over 10.5.8 took about 30 minutes. That's the good news. Mail wouldn't send: fixed that. Gutenprint drivers for my printer are horrible! Time Machine first backup took almost 2 hours and Time machine is rendered on a white background, making it virtually unusable!! Safari is having trouble with some secure sites that worked perfectly in 10.5.8. Many thanks to the developers that were so quick to supply updates; Alsoft, Prosoft, Agile, Stunt... The whole system does seem more responsive. Star-up and Shut-down times seem little changed. Machine still has "wake from sleep" issue that is Firewire related. Pretty painful process.   
(Version 10.6)

WEBMOTIVA.COM  Simply amazing on my iMac 24" 2.8.  
(Version 10.6)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  This has sped up my Intel iMac considerably. Startup and Shutdown times are insanely quick now, user switching is lightning fast, and even my games seem to run smoother and have richer color. For just a 30 dollar upgrade, this is awesome. It seems to have fixed most of the issues I was having. Thought it might have been a hardware issue... turns out the computer just needed some love from Apple. Snow Leopard rocks! >.  
(Version 10.6)

MELMAN FLINK  Snow Leopard 10.6 removes AppleTalk protocol thereby rendering my old but faithful Apple LaserWriter 16/600PS unable to print.

Just an FYI for any fellow old school printer users.  
(Version 10.6)

SAVO33BRAVO THE LIAR  In simple word ... FANTASTIC ... Beside of other things, Rendering with C4D R11 is amazing ... I LOVE IT.  
(Version 10.6)

CMDAWSON  Snow Leopard upgrade complete!

Took about 50 minutes on a Macbook Pro 2.4ghz.

I gained 11 gigs of space!

Was pleased to see Cisco VPN IPSEC integrated into the OS.

Otherwise pretty much transparent, new Stacks/Expose are

a nice touch.

Check desktop pic settings to find the snow leopard photo...

FYI: Upgrade itself has significantly changed (no options, just

one button to say go).

iStat Menus and Growl stopped working, but updates are on the way supposedly.  
(Version 10.6)

CLAUCLAU  Considering I've been using os x since 10.1 puma, I still have to say 10.3 was the fastest.

Beside spotlight doesn't work at all and won't find any invisible files. just try your own.

Whoever used 10.3 search function (no, not sherlock), knows what I am talking about.

Preview and Quicklook don't work with all the files. Only with very few.

I can't skip back and forth on the video preview so I either have to use quicklook or open Quicktime which can be annoying when browsing many files. Looks a small thing, but it is actually a big deal at the end of the day. People who are familiar with some serious workflow know.

ANYWAY I just want you to know that I never had any permission problems or any other sort after an update, well this is the first:

Tested with 2 macbooks late 2008 13": USB ports have lower power and devices can't connect properly right after updating to 10.5.8, previously it was ok. As stuff was and still is always plugged in. Just try to connect a mouse or an hard drive and you'll see.  
(Version 10.5.8)

MACFOOL  Update fixed the slow log-in issue that crept in with 10.5.7 on the Dual G5.

Suggestion: Lay-off the coffee before applying this update  
(Version 10.5.8)

FORMICA  For the first time in years, when I upgraded my Late-2008 Unibody 13" 2.4 GHz MacBook from OS 10.5.7 (which always had a TON of screwed-up permissions that simply would not be fixed) to 10.5.8 ALL MY PERMISSIONS PROBLEMS WERE SOLVED! No more screwed-up permissions! Yippeeeee!  
(Version 10.5.8)

MACBIRD  I found the following recommendation on MacFixIt this morning for installing OS X 10.5.8.

1.0 Download the "combo" updater for this update

2.0 Reboot into Safe Mode

3.0 Run a permissions fix and drive check on the boot drive with Disk Utility

4.0 Apply the update and reboot

5.0 Run a permissions fix again with Disk Utility

Comments ?  
(Version 10.5.8)

DANA SUTTON  I installed X.5.8 on my Intel mac. On my wife's G-5, when I have run the installer and then try to get it to restart, I am told that restart has been stopped by Software Update. But at that time Software Update is not shown to be running either by its Dock icon or by Activity Monitor. What's going on? I cant finish the upgrade (and yes, I repaired permissions before beginning this process). Any advice on how to solve this problem would be greatly appreciated.  
(Version 10.5.8)

ZEROIN  It took longer to install this update than it did to install Leopard. 25 minutes! 1st time I used Safari it crashed. Apple software isn't what it used to be, sad.  
(Version 10.5.8)

LEPTONTEC  no problems on a 1.42 iBook

but then again, I don't believe I've ever had a problem with any OS X update.  
(Version 10.5.8)

DONMONTALVO  Just for kicks, I asked a friend who was having iCal sync issues with MobileMe, and this update did in fact fix the issue. Events would only sync over with a reset Mac>MobileMe but now the events go over to the cloud fine.

So far so good...at least for MobileMe sync. Hope it didn't break much...

Don Montalvo  
(Version 10.5.8)

BLABLABLA@DODGIT.COM  MacMini 2 Ghz IntelDual Core, 2 GB RAM. Installed without problems.   
(Version 10.5.8)

THUS.SPAKE.Z  Installed without issue.....everything running smoothly so far.  
(Version 10.5.8)

STILL_SPARKLING  I'll wait and survey the carnage before applying this one.   
(Version 10.5.8)

QUICKBEN  You can bet a buck or two I'll be waiting to d/l this update until I KNOW it fixes the monitor resolution problem. Apple has handled this issue poorly and they should inform everyone one way or the other about their HDMI compliant issues.  
(Version 10.5.8)

PROGRAMHAPPY  Can I revert to Safari 3.2.1 after updating to 10.5.8? I don't like Safari 4.  
(Version 10.5.8)

RONL  Just installed Combo 10.5.9.

Be forewarned that the installation may appear to stall near the end (mine appeared to hang for around 15 minutes when showing in the progress bar that it should have completed in just 2 more minutes).

Be patient if this happens and allow it complete. Other wise you may end up with a major problem on your hands.

My best guess after using Macs for more than a decade professionally is that this is the standard bug regarding progress bars (i.e Apple's progress bars have been inaccurate very often for a very long time) and that the actual installation has probably not hung.

No problems so far with this new version.  
(Version 10.5.8)

JEFF NAILEN  Thanks MacUpdate for providing a link to download the combo updater. VersionTracker, of course, didn't bother to do so.  
(Version 10.5.7)

SOLO68  I spoke with an Apple Representative earlier today. He told me there was an update available. I told him, "Thank You. The last time I checked was on Sunday. Furthermore, before installing the Apple update his instructions were as follows:

NOTE: I told him I needed to log in to my admin account, and he didn't object or say it wasn't necessary.

1) Use disk utility to Repair Permissions on Macintosh HD.

NOTE: This step was taking some time and the Apple Rep briefed me on the remaining steps and we ended the call.

2) Use my Apple Install DVD to run verify/repair disk on Macintosh HD.

a) Insert DVD.

b) Shutdown computer.

c) Hold down C key on keyboard.

d) Start computer.

e) Select language. (by the way, it take a while for the language selection screen to pop up, so be patient while holding down that C key)

f) Click Utilities on the Menubar and select Disk Utility.

g) Run repair disk utility on Macintosh HD and quit, restart from Macintosh HD startup disk.

Note: At this stage, the Mac should be restarted and logged back in to an admin account.

3) Choose Software Update from the Apple menu in the Menubar.

The rest is guided by the update application.

DISCLAIMER:

Use this as a guideline. If you update your Apple software differently and have no trouble, fine. I only offer my method as a suggestion. I haven't found any problems with my system after installing the 10.5.7 update. Nonetheless, I am not employed or trained by Apple, so use this guideline at your own risk. I assume no responsibility for any damage it may cause. But my Mac works fine. Also, I have reinstalled my Mac OS, on my own. I still am computing, trouble free. And it has been less than six months since I first purchased my first Mac. But I think I am getting the hang of it, I came from PC land. Best wishes.  
(Version 10.5.7)

ILGAZ  (can be PPC only)

Guys, I think one should give it 10 mins or 15 mins before pressing "Restart" button on installer as there is something going on with spotlight syncing and/or kextcache process.

On 3 different powerpc macs (quad to mini), I have lived some sort of loginwindow endless loop and it was fixed if I gave it some time after "Installation Finished" and waited for mds/kextcache/mdworker processes do their jobs.

It shouldn't be needed, I know but I thought I better share this experience.  
(Version 10.5.7)

BILL DAWSON  NOT READY FOR RELEASE!

Unlike most OS updates, this one is riddled with bugs. Laptop fans come on during sleep and then don't wake from sleep at all. Mail hangs indefinitely and seems to have lost search functionality. Even the install itself put EVERY ONE of my 5 machines into a state of continuous reboot!

Run away! Wait for the next update (or two).  
(Version 10.5.7)

NESSUNO  After the update, I can't search for text /e-mail contents in Mail.app any more.  
(Version 10.5.7)

THUS.SPAKE.Z  Downloaded 10.5.7 via Software Update, installed without issue, repaired permissions (as I always do after installing new software).

10.5.7 works just fine for me....no problems encountered so far.

I also installed the Safari 4 beta update.....no issues here either. The whole process was a walk in the park.  
(Version 10.5.7)

LUX  I click on the "more Information" [OS X 10.5.7] link at the top of this page and get more information about OS X 10.5.6.   
(Version 10.5.7)

PISSNAROUND  maybe someone here can help me with this question. I downloaded the combo update, logged in to root to install it which went fine. then logged in to my reg user account and was still listed as 10.5.6. I had to go back and run the update again under my user account. I assumed an OS update was universal and would show up no matter where I ran it. anyone know why this happens?

thanks  
(Version 10.5.7)

MAC5  Software update had three attempts at downloading this update. Each one failed about one third of the way through the process.

I eventually went to MacUpdate and downloaded the combo update as a dmg image which i installed without any problems.

Something definitely wrong with the software update process.. First time since about 1985 that I have encountered this problem with a basic OS update from the Apple site.

The update is running well without and known problems so far. None of my third part apps are crying foul or crashing in any way at this time. Hopefully this will still be the case this time tomorrow.

Apple OS updates generally improve your OS about 90% of the time - especially if you are running a newer type Mac.

So far, so good.  
(Version 10.5.7)

HIPPEMAN  Yeah! This update fixed an crashing issue here on launching first application after startup Mac. That's history! And no problems with iCal after update. Thanks Apple!  
(Version 10.5.7)

FALKNERX  Wow, totally broke iCal for me. Calenders gone, can't create nor re-sync google cals, freeze on quit. Resetting .plist did not work. Others are also having this issue in Apple's forums.  
(Version 10.5.7)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Downloaded fast for me and installed fine. So far it seems to be working great.  
(Version 10.5.7)

AVIDMCUSER  I also had software update troubles. After an extremely slow 31.3 Mb software update thought it had completed and asked for a restart. after preparing for installation, no progress and i had to force restart. upon restarting software update was unable to find an update server the first time. after a second attempt fewer items were shown in the update list although no updates such as QT, iTunes etc had actually installed (only downloaded at the first attempt). After downloading any remaining updates (not 10.5.7 update) preparing to install failed again and sat at 'preparing' for 20 minutes before giving up and force restarting once again. All of this happened after a fresh clean format / install. I will re-install 10.5.2 from my intel imac disks and hope for better luck. :(  
(Version 10.5.7)

M85  Used the combo update as I always do for any point update. All's working well for me. Macbook pro user, formerly 10.5.6.  
(Version 10.5.7)

ROBOTANK  Having trouble with Software Update. It can't download the update itself (that is, it's downloading at an insanely slow speed; other downloading and network activity is all functioning normally). I guess I'll try the standalone updater. Maybe Apple's servers are overloaded or something. Anyone else have this issue?  
(Version 10.5.7)

LEMERLOT  Smooth update to 10.5.7 - no probs so far, great job, Apple   
(Version 10.5.7)

JAN13  >>> @@@ GREAT !!! @@@   
(Version 10.5.7)

DANA SUTTON  I installed this upgrade without incident. Another satisfied customer :)  
(Version 10.5.7)

JAMUS  For us combo-practicing souls out there, the 10.5.7 Combo Updater looks to be 729MB. Hopefully this will be the last one before we hit 10.6.  
(Version 10.5.7)

ALBABE  I take my previous comment back. I ran Leopard Cache Cleaner... and bingo... same old, same old. beachballs, stalling...

Probably my APE/Windowshade.  
(Version 10.5.6)

LEFTUNKNOWN  I installed this the other day and now my trackpad doesn't work like it use to. I cannot check to turn on anything under the "two fingers" section except for "secondary click" (which is the only thing that works like before). I can't pinch open and close or rotate, but I can scroll even though the option to turn it on/off doesn't exist. Also, I can't turn on "three finger" functionality.

_________________

Early 2008 Macbook Pro

Leopard 10.5.6  
(Version 10.5.6)

ZWILLIAMS  Updated last night.

Prior to the update I had had a lot of problems with Safari's stability and some issues with not being able to force quit properly out of hung applications. Now it is smooth sailing and I haven't had an issue yet. I left Safari up and running overnight with 364 tabs (opened every bookmark I had in the menu) and this morning it was still up and going and smooth. Haven't had that in a long time.

Even my two 1TB external LaCies are staying connected properly, and haven't had a random silently disconnect.

Good for me here.  
(Version 10.5.6)

CMC  Apple discussions sites suitcase is really busted with this update no real workround as yes so all you fellow graphics WAIT! hang tough thank god you have a back up system to work on. Don't you?

2 x G4, Mac Pro, Macbook Pro  
(Version 10.5.6)

JAZZYGUY  I have installed 10.5.6 on 6 Macs and 4 Back up external Hard Drives. On my Intel Macs I followed another user's advice and used the Combo updater. On the PPC Macs and their External Hard Drives I used Software Update. I had no problems all Macs have 10.5.6 and all run well. This version appears to be pretty good!  
(Version 10.5.6)

KNOWHOWE  After waiting an age to download the large combo updater from an unbelievably slow connection to Apple, all I got was,

"the following disc image failed to mount. error -4960"

Cheers boys. What a waste of time and effort.

Is it worth trying again? God knows...  
(Version 10.5.6)

KERRALA  This update has code to break the iPhone jailbreakers out there. Unfortunately this also causes huge problems for my external Iomega Hard Drive as it now crashes.

This was a problem for me in the iTunes updates too as I had to custom install without the 'Mobile Device' software as it caused the same problem. Now if I want 10.5.6 it causes the same crashing problem on the external.

Have to stay on 10.5.5 until I figure a solution out.

G4 PPC 10.5.5 1.5Ghz 1gb RAM  
(Version 10.5.6)

DVH  Used Combo updater. Absolutely no problems updating a MacBook Pro and Intel iMac (both 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo versions)  
(Version 10.5.6)

LEOOFBORG  If you have the bandwidth, always always always use the Combo Updater...

Used the Combo, updated my MBP and Mini.. No problems...  
(Version 10.5.6)

MICHALD  Freezes while configuring when you use Software Update. Forced restart brings the machine back up again as 10.5.5 and appears to work fine. Tried twice with the same result on a MacBook.  
(Version 10.5.6)

MSWFUJOWDFFYC  Problem installing via Software Update on a Macbook/intel. Don't try it. Download and use the combo update. That hung, but after a couple of extra restarts I'm up and running again.  
(Version 10.5.6)

MONKEYJUNKEY  Many people report problems while updating through the software-update. Try downloading the Combo-Update from the Apple Homepage. That should work.

http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_6_Combo_Update

Besides that Apple Mail Crashed quite often. I got Glims installed. Maybe I have to delete that (gonna try this tomorrow). Any suggestions?  
(Version 10.5.6)

JAZZYGUY  Perfect using Software Update. No problems so far at all on my G5. I installed on one drive and will continue on my 2 others. I expect no problems. I will install on my Intel Macs as well. It looks like this is a trouble free release.  
(Version 10.5.6)

HEZMANA  Update will not get past the config install screen on two of my three computers. Just stops.  
(Version 10.5.6)

CMC  Suitcase fusion completely busted with this not happy!!!!!!!!!!!  
(Version 10.5.6)

JPW  Installed and no problems on Intel iMac and MacBook Air.  
(Version 10.5.6)

STOOB  After installing 10.5.6, Apple Mail crashes quite a bit. I try to select a message for reading, I get the beach ball, and then it quits. It only does it for certain messages, and I can't figure out what it is about these messages that makes it crash since I can't view the offending ones.   
(Version 10.5.6)

ALBABE  For the first time this year, Safari starts up... and WORKS!!! I rebooted after installing 10.5.6 and when I started Safari... bingo... it worked immediately. For quite some time now, whenever I would start Safari, it would stall and I would get more that a minute of beachball and then very slow performance after that.

I have always assumed my Safari problems were because I use APE and WindowShade... but everything seems to work just fine now.  
(Version 10.5.6)

JRG  I have upgraded to 10.5.5 over the weekend. When I came back to my office I discovered that my MacBook doesn't recognize my external monitor anymore. Even 'detect displays' in System Preferences didn't do the trick (which otherwise brings up the most obscure projectors anywhere on this planet). When I rebooted from a 10.5.4 backup it was there as normal.

Any idea how to fix this?  
(Version 10.5.5)

GMAX  My CS3 is properly updated and I haven't had problems since 10.5.2... you should upgrade the suite... unless youre using a un-upgradeable pirated version of CS3... ;) Peace!  
(Version 10.5.5)

PEDRORS  I just installed OS 10.5.5 on my MacBook Air and everything went smooth.

But before upgrading I ran Cocktail and after upgrading I did a Repair Permissions.

After upgrading a tried using it BEFORE Repairing Permissions and the Finder wasn't responding.

After Repairing Permissions everything works better and faster.

I used the Combo version (601 MB...), but it's worthwhile.  
(Version 10.5.5)

RONFEZ007  Yeah, another OS update for Leopard. And now my computer, a 12" 1.33ghz powerbook G4, runs even slower than under the last 10.5.4 update. I can't even watch videos on CNN because the feed is so jumpy. Shouldn't each update make your computer run, if not faster, at least smoother? Ah, the wonders of built in obsolescence.  
(Version 10.5.5)

JAN13  @@@ I am reading about problems here and there ... It has to be understood, that installing update of OS requires removing hacks and other junk from OS to make OS clean.

This 10.5.5 update swing system very well and it is perfect update. As I write this comment we have this update today morning on all of our G5 systems and three 17 inch powerbooks and all runs 100% perfect.

It will be unfair to star this OS update with low rating since this is a pinnacle of OS we have up to date on our Mac system.

Anyhow. This OS is absolutely five star candidate.   
(Version 10.5.5)

MEEGO  It has been reported that this update fixes the bug with Diablo II and Fallout (1&2).

If you have a GMAX3100 you might still experience problems though.  
(Version 10.5.5)

MEEGO  Everything went smooth.

Remember to clean your system before you update (remove/disable hacks, repair permissions, a little cache flushing, maybe some diskwarrior/techtoolpro voodoo..)  
(Version 10.5.5)

FANGOO  DON NOT INSTALL!!! This update is defective! It won't recognize my administrator name and password.  
(Version 10.5.5)

RINCKER  Leopard and CS3 are still no friends. What a shame!  
(Version 10.5.5)

PEHPSI.3  If your Finder etc. is crashing after update, you need to replace the folder 'DAVKit.frameworks' with the same folder from a uncorrupted version of 10.5.5.

The file is located here:

System > Library > PrivateFrameworks

I used the folder from another computer, and now all is fine.

Cheers.  
(Version 10.5.5)

DRG  The 10.5.5 update was troubled for me. I repaired permissions and did a disk verify prior to downloading and installing. After downloading, the machine would not restart on its own. Had to force quite, restart, and noticed that the update was not installed. Restarted again and the download was installed.

Re-repaired permissions. Now two SUID files: "System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/OwnerGroupTool" and "usr/bi/lppasswd" apparently have been modified and will not be repaired. All seems okay although like previous updates like this, my iCal was popping up warnings from BusySync that there are problems which need to be fixed.

This was a messy update.  
(Version 10.5.5)

JIMW  Seems to go smoothly on an iMac but totally messed up iCal on a Mac Pro. Other users have also reported this issue on the Apple Website. Be sure to backup iCal and quit it before updating. However this may not resolve the issue.   
(Version 10.5.5)

JOSDANS  Finder is constantly crashing since the 10.5.5 update. I have tried to install the combo update also but it doesn't solve the problem. When I check the Finder app in Core Services from my external drive it says Finder version 10.5.6. Is that the problem? I have replaced it with Finder 10.5.4 from my external drive but it doesn't help. Where is Finder 10.5.5???  
(Version 10.5.5)

JAN13  Yea .... It is sweet update ... seams too, that Apple is starting to swallow big byte they took with iPhobe 3G etc., ....

All works perfect here on our G5’s and 17 inch powerbooks.  
(Version 10.5.5)

DONMONTALVO  It appears the AD issues have finally been resolved. "Prefer this domain server" seems to (finally) work. AD issues that plagued 10.5.4 are not an issue anymore. All in all, a decent looking update. We put it on several workstations without any issues. Will slowly get it out to the other workstations later this week.

Don  
(Version 10.5.5)

JDUB800  Did the 300MB+ update and installed, restarted and all appears to be fine. I've read the update notes and the improvements and fixes seem welcome. I did fix all permissions before updating though... :)  
(Version 10.5.5)

ORGANIK  Well, on my Mac Pro, Finder is crashing constantly after the update. Don't really know what to do to fix it other than clean install. Great.  
(Version 10.5.5)

SHOCKERSPAZ  ah, one step forward 2 steps back... now my iPhone backups (fixed in the 2.1 update) are back to 30 minutes from 62 seconds... So close, but no cookie!  
(Version 10.5.5)

MACJEEP  To add to my previous post

Safari and firefox will crash when first opend after start up. After that they work fine, but every time when starting up both programs crash if opend

macbook pro intel core duo   
(Version 10.5.4)

ALBABE  I agree with TIM27 ... Almost everything on 10.5.4 is slower than on 10.5.3... and 10.5.3 is so much slower than 10.4.11.

I get Beachballs and a frozen desktop constantly... Safari and Word and Yahoo IM crash or freeze more than just a few times a day.

Dictionary is ridiculously slow... and it persistently gives me it's silly Intro/ad page for a few seconds every time it starts up.

I figured all my problems were stemming from using APE/WindowShade (which I blame on Apple for having in OS 9 and then dropping from OS X), but from a lot of the reviews I've read on the net, it seems a lot of people are having similar problems.

It's also very annoying to me that you can't lose the sidebar in 10.5, and still keep the very useful buttons at the top of the window (Path etc.) The 1.5 inch sidebar loses lots of real estate on a desktop.

Dual 2 GHz PPC G5  
(Version 10.5.4)

TIM27  Both Mac OS and Safari are slower than 10.5.3. This is after repairing permissions, restarting, downloading and installing the 10.5.4 combo update, restarting, then repairing permissions again.  
(Version 10.5.4)

BUMBLEB  "Includes additional RAW image support for several cameras."

Which? I've been looking around, but can't find any list of which cameras are now supported after this update.

Anyone knows?  
(Version 10.5.4)

MACJEEP  Still having the dock randomly freeze up (didn't happen in 10.5.2) and overall slow loading time

Disk utility crashes randomly as well as software update

This is all with the standard double restart and permission repair that should be done with all updates

mac book pro Intel core duo 2g ram  
(Version 10.5.4)

SHOTGUNWEDDINGS  Why not complain to Blizzard, its not Apple's problem that Blizzard won't get off their asses and create a patch for it. For Diablo and Starcraft anyways.

All developers have the opportunity to beta test each new OSX and update, the onus for compatibility is on the developer's, not Apple.  
(Version 10.5.4)

SHOTGUNWEDDINGS  That long winded warning below about Adobe files getting corrupted when copied over the network has been fixed.

The whiners about 3rd party applications and games should be bitching at the developers not Apple. They all had a chance to test and resolved any issues long ago with the developer seeds of any OSX version

Nuf said.

I had zero problems with the update, Safari seems a tad bit quicker, other than that it went smoothly.

iMac 17" 1st generation.  
(Version 10.5.4)

NAMAN  Doesn't fix what they broke in 10.5.3 that made a bunch of older games (Starcraft, Diablo 2, Fallout, etc.) crash on startup. :(  
(Version 10.5.4)

[AN.DY]  wow! no problems so far...  
(Version 10.5.4)

DONMONTALVO  *** ALSO REPORTED BY HELIOS ***

HELIOS TechInfo #116

====================

Mon, 02 Jun 2008

Mac OS X to 10.5.3 Upgrade Warning

----------------------------------

The Apple Mac OS X client upgrade to 10.5.3 introduces a severe

problem, which has been reported by customers and reproduced by

HELIOS.

We strongly recommend not to upgrade to 10.5.3 until a solution to the

problem is available.

Images saved from Photoshop CS3 can get corrupted visually (stripes or

similar in the image) or even structurally so that they cannot be

opened again in Photoshop or another application.

HELIOS can reproduce this problem with Photoshop CS3. According to

customer reports, also other CS3 applications seem to be affected.

The problem occurs with Apple based AFP servers as well as with HELIOS

EtherShare.

We will update this tech-info when new information is available.

Best regards,

HELIOS Support  
(Version 10.5.3)

DONMONTALVO  *** SERIOUS BUG REPORTED BY XINET ***

Mac OS 10.5.3 Issues

We have just been made aware that there are issues with 10.5.3 Client. Primarily with PhotoShop and InDesign saving files.

After installing the update saving files will corrupt the file.

If the update has been installed the workaround is to "Save As"

This looks to be an issue with saving both locally and across the network.

We strongly recommend against upgrading any client machines to 10.5.3 until this issue has been resolved.

Regards,

The IOI Support Team  
(Version 10.5.3)

GPATPANDP  Just a follow up to my post the other day...I did everything possible in running every disc utility I own/possess (ie Tech Tool Pro, Disc Warrior, Cocktail) and I even acquired Apples own Service Diagnostic DVD and completely ran every test. Despite this fact, every test I performed passed and cleared any possible relationship to my machines hardware or existing software as I continued to experience frequent system stalls (blue screen lock up) while either restarting or shutting down after updating to OSX 10.5.3. Upon erasing my hard drive and transferring over from my firewire back the exact same system though still of the previous 10.5.2 OSX version, I am back up and running flawlessly. I resent the very brief and ineffective conversation I had upon indentifying this issue with an Apple Care technical support representative the other day. I tried in ernest to express that this problem was unique in my updating to the latest OSX 10.5.3 release, though she was dead set on wanting to attribute it to something on my end thereby justifying the $50 fee. Well at the very least this proves I knew what I was talking about and I am glad that I did not succumb to needlessly pouring my own money down the drain  
(Version 10.5.3)

GPATPANDP  Since updating to OSX 10.5.3 the other day, my iMac G5 20" iSight model is "freezing" at times (sometimes it does this other times it performs as it should) on restart meaning the computer begins to boot down though locks up once the finder and dock disapear and a solid blue screen remains. This seems quite odd as I never had this problem with either the original release nor the previous updates (10.5.1 & 10.5.2). I have been to the Apple support forums and noticed that there is an insruction for what appears to be a similar issue though the one caveat is that upon stalling at restart or shutdown, the machine will boot up upon forcing it to quit when pressing the on/off on the back. Has any one else encountered this issue since performing the new 10.5.3 up date ? Apple won't help me as they claim it can be either a hardware OR software issue and therefore unless a shell out the $50, I am on my own :(  
(Version 10.5.3)

NAIRB  Wacom and 10.5.3

The Tablet driver works , the Tablet works, the Pen works!

I was looking at possible combinations , soft ware/ hardware, and the long and the short of it is..

The OS 10.5.3 update has rendered the USB ports on the back of the 20 inch Apple screen useless.

Now the wacom works.. that's great

shame about the USB... that's not so great  
(Version 10.5.3)

NAIRB  Wacom users beware.

After a smooth as silk instalment of 10.5.3 the Wacom Intuos 3 is no longer recognised and folks at Wacom just point at 10.5.3

Oh , and Safari crashes after online PDFs  
(Version 10.5.3)

SCHMELDING  First time I've ever had to mention something like this with an Apple upgrade: It whacked my external hard drive. It no longer shows-up. Not even in Disk Utility.  
(Version 10.5.3)

BOUSOZOKU  Leopard itself has many features, though the count itself doesn't seem $129 worth. For most people, an unintrusive backup is worth $129, though. 10.5.3 is what Apple should have shipped from the start.

At the initial installation, I was surprised to find that the performance was horribly slow compared to 10.4.10. Things were taking 5 times as long to finish, even though the user interface was very responsive.

Personally, I had to upgrade a number of applications with new versions as they would not work consistently for the first time since Mac OS X v. 10.1.x. Other applications were dead.

The firewall was a sieve, only giving the impression of security.

10.5.3 is where it starts to work properly. This is the point where Apple should have used as a retail starting point. They still have much to fix, apparently. Performance is definitely one of those things, as it appears the performance is about half the speed of what 10.4.10 was able to do.  
(Version 10.5.3)

PERSON1229  10.5.3 fails at math, check:

http://i25.tinypic.com/11jneyb.png  
(Version 10.5.3)

CEENIC  pgpmail.bundle (b53) did not work initially after update to 10.5.3 from 10.5.2. setting bundlecompatibilityversion to 5 instead of 3 as stated in the installation instruction does the trick for me. just write in terminal:

defaults write com.apple.mail BundleCompatibilityVersion -int 5

and everything works again. voilà. haven't tried other values yet, as this works for me. hope this helps.  
(Version 10.5.3)

BENR  Photoshop users be warned. With 10.5.3 installed, saving files over the network WILL corrupt them unrecoverably.

Adobe has long warned that opening and opening and saving files on network volumes (as opposed to drag-copying, editing locally, and drag-copying back) is unsupported and not recommended. With 10.5.3, file corruption is guaranteed. BE WARNED!  
(Version 10.5.3)

MARKBAILEY747  OS X 10.5.3 is just as problem free as 10.5.2. I only experienced one issue while running under either two operating systems which is that when I mirror my boot drive to create a duplicate/backup copy, the backup copy requires that the "redo pre-binding" command be executed and then the computer rebooted before the backup drive functions without experiencing failure during most program launch efforts. This problem may not be one that derives from the system OS, but I was hoping that the problem would have been sorted by the update.  
(Version 10.5.3)

POLYFADE  This update doesn't seem to address these issues: hiding InDesign with command+h; Clipboard still broken – can't copy vector/pdf shapes from InDesign to Illustrator, clipboard recognizes them as "unknown / items".

These problems didn't exist in Tiger. So who's problem is it? Apple? Adobe? Me?  
(Version 10.5.3)

EGINZBURG  Sounds and graphics problem with Command & Conquer 3. Too bad.  
(Version 10.5.3)

MALCOLM51  Loaded no problems. Good to see the permission bar corrected, took long enough!!!!  
(Version 10.5.3)

KERRALA  Installed.

Long time on blue screen at boot but no problems that I can see.  
(Version 10.5.3)

SHIELDJAGUAR2002  Installed with no problems.  
(Version 10.5.3)

ISLANDMACMAN  Installed on a iMac c2duo, no problems.  
(Version 10.5.3)

MACVAULT  Failure to reboot after installation on a MBPro and MacPro. After a forced shut down and reboot, things seem OK for now. I'd recommend running the separate download package.  
(Version 10.5.3)

NIGHTHAWK090  I download and installed 10.5.3, on restart, errors "ical ended unexpectedly", then "finder ended unexpectedly", basically a computer "freeze", shut down and restart computer with no positive result...not sure why since others have had success with install.....Imac 2.0 Ghz Intel duo.......  
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