[jeffm23]

I finally decided that my poor old '07 white Macbook (80GB, topped out at 2GB) doesn't have quite enough oomph for Lion, so I thought I'd bring it down one.

Trying to do a "Archive and Install" or anything over the existing installation using a Leopard or Snow Leopard install disk doesn't seem to be possible, or at least I can't find how to do it. I can survive erasing the HD and installing anew, PITA tho it be, but short of that, I was wondering if anyone out there could direct me (I'm a terrible searcher) to, &/or offer me any advice or direction concerning this task.

Or if it's even possible. I note that Apple Support Communities seems to have no advice short of erase-and-reinstall.

TIA,

Jeff

[Stuartross]

Unlike Mac Lion, the Snow Leopard installation is disk centric. So, if you have one, use it or get another one from Apple store. I would suggest you to create a backup of your drive to continue with installed applications and stored data in machine.