Download on PC. Install on MAC

cotir2005 · 05-20-2009, 11:12 AM

Internet Explorer on my old imac g3 went and I cant get on the internet. How can I download either Firefox or IE on my pc and install it on my mac. I tried downloading the mac version of firefox and putting it on a flash drive but it didnt work.

**williamkidd** · 05-22-2009, 02:38 PM

cotir2005,

Was this the page where you downloaded the Mac Firefox version? --> http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

You should be able to download it from there and then cut (or copy) and paste it to a flash drive and then move it over to your Mac desktop since it's a *.dmg file type (aka Disk Image). I was able to transfer the download (all 17 MB of it) to a USB flash drive but I don't have a Mac to see what would happen next.

At what point did the process stop working for you?

cotir2005 · 05-22-2009, 04:19 PM

yes. when I got to my mac it said it was a pc file and wouldnt open.

**williamkidd** · 05-22-2009, 05:02 PM

It looks like it is supposed to work ( some info). Check the file that you've saved on your PC to make sure that it hasn't tried to add something behind the dmg extension which can happen sometimes. Are you using FF or IE on your PC when downloading the file? I'm using FF when trying it and it shows as a dmg file. Also make sure that you are trying to open it from your Mac's desktop (by double-clicking) as it mentions in the second link from my first post. It is OS X that you are using on the Mac, isn't it?

cotir2005 · 05-22-2009, 06:00 PM

no, os 9.2.

Im using ff to download it. I drag the .dmg from pc desktop to flash drive. Then from flash drive to mac desktop. Then double click .dmg and it says its a pc file.

**williamkidd** · 05-22-2009, 06:32 PM

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no, os 9.2.

Aha, we've found the problem. FF3 doesn't work with 9.2 ( FF3 System Requirements).

It looks like you'll have to use one from this list. WaMCom and iCab seem to be the ones that are mentioned quite a bit. Here's an Apple forum thread from last year that discusses 9.2 browsers.

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cotir2005 · 05-22-2009, 06:49 PM

ie was on it before. How do I get that version back? There isnt one on the list

**williamkidd** · 05-22-2009, 07:39 PM

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ie was on it before. How do I get that version back?

If you have Stuffit Expander on your Mac then you should be able to use Version 5.1.7. It appears that 5.2.3 requires OS X. Another thing to be aware of is that Microsoft has abandoned IE for the Mac. This Mactopia thread has an interesting discussion on IE for Mac. It's also interesting (and strange to me) to note that there is no Safari for OS 9.2. I don't suppose that upgrading to OS X on that Mac is an option, is it? It seems like that would open up a lot more options ( a thread about doing that update).

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twocows360 · 05-27-2009, 04:49 PM

I recommend iCab as a fully functional internet browser that works on OS 9. The link is to the download of version 3.0.5, which is the last version that worked on OS 9. This version is still maintained, so it should be more secure than most other browsers available for OS 9.

05-20-2009, 11:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
cotir2005 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 150 OS: XP My System	Download on PC. Install on MAC Internet Explorer on my old imac g3 went and I cant get on the internet. How can I download either Firefox or IE on my pc and install it on my mac. I tried downloading the mac version of firefox and putting it on a flash drive but it didnt work.

05-22-2009, 02:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
williamkidd Senior Trainee Analyst (SH) Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 34 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1/Win7 RC	Re: Download on PC. Install on MAC cotir2005, Was this the page where you downloaded the Mac Firefox version? --> http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html You should be able to download it from there and then cut (or copy) and paste it to a flash drive and then move it over to your Mac desktop since it's a *.dmg file type (aka Disk Image). I was able to transfer the download (all 17 MB of it) to a USB flash drive but I don't have a Mac to see what would happen next. At what point did the process stop working for you?

05-22-2009, 04:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
cotir2005 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 150 OS: XP My System	Re: Download on PC. Install on MAC yes. when I got to my mac it said it was a pc file and wouldnt open.

05-22-2009, 05:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
williamkidd Senior Trainee Analyst (SH) Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 34 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1/Win7 RC	Re: Download on PC. Install on MAC It looks like it is supposed to work ( some info). Check the file that you've saved on your PC to make sure that it hasn't tried to add something behind the dmg extension which can happen sometimes. Are you using FF or IE on your PC when downloading the file? I'm using FF when trying it and it shows as a dmg file. Also make sure that you are trying to open it from your Mac's desktop (by double-clicking) as it mentions in the second link from my first post. It is OS X that you are using on the Mac, isn't it?

05-22-2009, 06:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
cotir2005 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 150 OS: XP My System	Re: Download on PC. Install on MAC no, os 9.2. Im using ff to download it. I drag the .dmg from pc desktop to flash drive. Then from flash drive to mac desktop. Then double click .dmg and it says its a pc file.

05-22-2009, 06:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
cotir2005 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 150 OS: XP My System	Re: Download on PC. Install on MAC ie was on it before. How do I get that version back? There isnt one on the list

05-27-2009, 04:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
twocows360 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 10 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1 / Fedora 10	Re: Download on PC. Install on MAC I recommend iCab as a fully functional internet browser that works on OS 9. The link is to the download of version 3.0.5, which is the last version that worked on OS 9. This version is still maintained, so it should be more secure than most other browsers available for OS 9. Last edited by twocows360; 05-27-2009 at 04:50 PM.