Mac OS X 10.3.2 Update: Only install on startup disk

You should install Mac OS X 10.3.2 Update or Mac OS X Server 10.3.2 Update only on the disk you've started from. Applications, including Mail, Address Book, and Network Image Utility, are not properly updated when installing on a volume other than the one you've started from, even though the update appears to install successfully.
The best way to install the update on a different disk is this: Start up from it first, then install (or reinstall) the update. You can use the same installer package you downloaded on the original volume, or you can download and install the update again using Software Update preferences.

Alternatively, you can copy the affected applications from a properly-updated Mac OS X 10.3.2 volume to the other volume, and replace the older versions. "Other volume" or "other disk" can include a different partition of the same hard disk, or an external volume, such as an external FireWire hard disk.

For Mac OS X 10.3.2, these applications are updated:



For Mac OS X 10.3.2 Server Update, these are also updated:




Additional information

Verification

To verify a successful installation, select the Mail icon in the Applications folder, then choose Get Info from the File menu. The Version line should say "1.3.2".

Creating a NetInstall image (advanced)

To create a NetInstall image of Mac OS X 10.3.2, you must install 10.3, then start up from that system and install Mac OS X 10.3.2 Update. You can then create a NetInstall image from the installed system.

About Mac OS X 10.3.3

If you're started from Mac OS X 10.3.3 or later, you can install a Mac OS X update on volumes other than the startup disk and this issue won't occur.

If you're started from Mac OS X 10.3.2, Mac OS X 10.3.3 Update should only be installed on the startup volume to avoid this issue.

Published Date: Oct 11, 2016