iMovie 2.0.1: Only iMovie Web Read Me and Late Breaking News Files Are Installed

The installer for iMovie 2.0.1 that you downloaded from The Apple Store reports that the installation was successful, but only two files are available in the iMovie folder: "iMovie Web Read Me" and "Late Breaking News." The iMovie application and its files are not installed.

Solution

iMovie 2.0.1 requires Mac OS 9.0.4 and will not install or work with computers that have Mac OS 8.6 installed.

1. Make sure your computer has Mac OS 9.0.4 installed. If your computer has an earlier version of Mac OS 9 installed, you should download and install Mac OS 9.0.4. It is available from Apple Software Updates at http://www.apple.com/swupdates/ .

2. Install iMovie 2.0.1 from the disk image that you downloaded from The Apple Store.