Missing Core files and have a scratched install disk!

Twerp128 · January 13th, 2009, 4:23 PM

So I let my brother use my Powerbook G4 with OSX 10.4 this past Christmas. He being the nice kid he is decided to clean out all the spyware in my computer, trouble is there was no spyware, and he wound up deleting Disk Utility and Installer thinking it was spyware. So now I go to install iLife '08 today and I can't open it with Installer because it's been trashed! So I went to try and restore with my Install CD and it's scratched and isn't recognized!

What can I do? I don't feel like dishing out $100+ bucks for Leopard, and I know my brother can't afford it. I thought about downloading Tiger off Bittorrent, but without Disk Utitlity I can't burn it onto a DVD-DL to mount it.

Would it be possibly to copy Installer and Disk Utility from another mac onto a thumb drive and drag them into the Utilities folder, I'm skeptical but it's better than buying a new install CD.

Hercules286 · January 14th, 2009, 12:10 AM

You can have a friend burn the DVD for you.

FATMOUSE · January 14th, 2009, 1:09 AM

Perhaps you could download alternative dvd burning software off of the internet?

Twerp128 · January 14th, 2009, 1:30 AM

Thanks guys, Darkshark uploaded the files for me and just plopped them in the Utilities folder and it works great!

On another good note, the problem prompted a call to a friend who's a system administrator and he says he'll just get me a backup copy of Leopard for free. So it all kind of worked out better than expected

January 13th, 2009, 4:23 PM	#1
Twerp128 Joined: Oct 6th, 2006 Last Online: February 17th, 2010 Location: Indiana Age: 22 Posts: 2,956 Car: '83 Porsche 944, '91 Miazda Rep Power: 0	Missing Core files and have a scratched install disk! So I let my brother use my Powerbook G4 with OSX 10.4 this past Christmas. He being the nice kid he is decided to clean out all the spyware in my computer, trouble is there was no spyware, and he wound up deleting Disk Utility and Installer thinking it was spyware. So now I go to install iLife '08 today and I can't open it with Installer because it's been trashed! So I went to try and restore with my Install CD and it's scratched and isn't recognized! What can I do? I don't feel like dishing out $100+ bucks for Leopard, and I know my brother can't afford it. I thought about downloading Tiger off Bittorrent, but without Disk Utitlity I can't burn it onto a DVD-DL to mount it. Would it be possibly to copy Installer and Disk Utility from another mac onto a thumb drive and drag them into the Utilities folder, I'm skeptical but it's better than buying a new install CD. __________________ I like Top Gear. But I'm not a Top Gear snob.

January 14th, 2009, 12:10 AM	#2
Hercules286 Previously Known As petarkb Joined: Feb 12th, 2007 Last Online: August 6th, 2009 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 55	You can have a friend burn the DVD for you. __________________ It's called a floorstander, not a desktop. Get on with the times!

January 14th, 2009, 1:09 AM	#3
FATMOUSE Joined: Jun 30th, 2005 Last Online: 12:45 AM Location: Palo Alto, California Age: 22 Posts: 3,910 Car: '03 Civic Si Rep Power: 114	Perhaps you could download alternative dvd burning software off of the internet? __________________ woohoo someone changed my sig

January 14th, 2009, 1:30 AM	#4
Twerp128 Joined: Oct 6th, 2006 Last Online: February 17th, 2010 Location: Indiana Age: 22 Posts: 2,956 Car: '83 Porsche 944, '91 Miazda Rep Power: 0	Thanks guys, Darkshark uploaded the files for me and just plopped them in the Utilities folder and it works great! On another good note, the problem prompted a call to a friend who's a system administrator and he says he'll just get me a backup copy of Leopard for free. So it all kind of worked out better than expected __________________ I like Top Gear. But I'm not a Top Gear snob.

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