Important: Read Before Installing
1. An Admin user password that does not contain spaces or Option-keyed characters is required to install. The password may not be blank. If your password must be changed, then follow these steps: Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. Choose Users from the View menu. Select an Admin user and click Edit User. Click the Password tab. Change the password and click OK.
2. You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. This precautionary statement does not apply to the normal installation of application software.
3. The installation process should not be interrupted. Monitor progress by clicking the Detailed Progress disclosure triangle. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Software Downloads to install.
Installation
There are two ways to update to Mac OS X 10.2.2.
I. Automatic Software Update Installation
You may have been referred to this document by Software Update. For more information on this feature, see technical document 106704, "
Mac OS X: How to Update Your Software".
Because some updates are prerequisites for others, you may need to use Software Update more than once to get all desired updates.
II. Standalone Installers
An installer is also available from Apple Software Downloads (
http://www.apple.com/swupdates/).
Two versions of the installer are available. One is for updating version 10.2.1 to 10.2.2, the other 10.2 to 10.2.2 (a "Combo" update). This document describes the latter. If you already have updated to 10.2.1, see technical document 107140, "
Mac OS X: About the Mac OS X 10.2.2 Update".
Enhancements Delivered with this update
Many enhancements are delivered with this update. Because this is a combo update, it includes those delivered with both Mac OS X 10.2.1 and Mac OS X 10.2.2. These enhancements are listed individually in these two technical documents:
107036: "
Mac OS X: About the Mac OS X 10.2.1 Update"
107140: "
Mac OS X: About the Mac OS X 10.2.2 Update"