Video: I accidentally reinstalled Mac OS X trying to install X11.app

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DATE : Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:56:30 +0000
Entered in Database : 2006-07-21 22:56:30
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All I wanted to do was run a cool little Windows app calledautostitchon my Mac. According to the site, it runs fine under Wine. "OK," I think to myself, "I've been meaning to installDarwinefor a while." So I get and install Darwine, and it complains that X11.app isn't installed.

Should be pretty easy to fix, no? Guess again. There's a HUGE documentation problem/gap here. Watch the video to see how I went from wanting to run Darwine to unintentionally reinstalling OS X on my Mac mini. *sigh*

The (sort of) good news is that an hour and half later, my Mac is back up, and all of my apps and files are right where I left them. I have to install about 500MB of updates via Software Update, but it could have been a whole lot worse.

Oh, and X11.app still isn't installed. And I still can't run Darwine or autostitch.

Hey, Apple - want some freedback? Watch this video, and update your documentation! :-P