I will try to make this short and understandable![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/forums.macrumors.com/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I wiped out the disc because I was giving it to someone(iMac). I found out later, I should've moved the OS installer somewhere different but I did not and I'm going to assume it was erased. No matter what key combos I press during start up I keep getting sign in to Apple to download Yosemite and it goes through the motion but never downloads. I downloaded the Yosemite .dmg on a usb stick and was wondering if I could plug the flash drive into the computer and install it in the iMac?
The process after I erased the drive
closed the window and proceeded onward![Cool :cool: :cool:](https://cdn.statically.io/img/forums.macrumors.com/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
everything was going good(so I thought)
and then WTF![Eek! :eek: :eek:](https://cdn.statically.io/img/forums.macrumors.com/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
then I looked at the base system and thought maybe this might work
and seen the installer was a no go and another![Eek! :eek: :eek:](https://cdn.statically.io/img/forums.macrumors.com/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![Eek! :eek: :eek:](https://cdn.statically.io/img/forums.macrumors.com/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Yosemite is the highest upgrade for this iMac but they are only going to use it for photos.
I was hoping maybe the usb stick can load the system?
thanks
I wiped out the disc because I was giving it to someone(iMac). I found out later, I should've moved the OS installer somewhere different but I did not and I'm going to assume it was erased. No matter what key combos I press during start up I keep getting sign in to Apple to download Yosemite and it goes through the motion but never downloads. I downloaded the Yosemite .dmg on a usb stick and was wondering if I could plug the flash drive into the computer and install it in the iMac?
The process after I erased the drive
![erase.jpeg erase.jpeg](https://cdn.statically.io/img/forums.macrumors.com/data/attachments/1189/1189858-a25c04051d4ce10ddcef603643b6333f.jpg)
closed the window and proceeded onward
![reinstall.jpeg reinstall.jpeg](https://cdn.statically.io/img/forums.macrumors.com/data/attachments/1189/1189861-3061af96f8aa61a3e06fca07c0445ce9.jpg)
everything was going good(so I thought)
![install1.jpeg install1.jpeg](https://cdn.statically.io/img/forums.macrumors.com/data/attachments/1189/1189862-4b6b9db8fdfd33410546ea3efd0ac668.jpg)
and then WTF
![installer.jpeg installer.jpeg](https://cdn.statically.io/img/forums.macrumors.com/data/attachments/1189/1189865-f906c600051db6f7080793ea9e85a7ec.jpg)
then I looked at the base system and thought maybe this might work
![base.jpeg base.jpeg](https://cdn.statically.io/img/forums.macrumors.com/data/attachments/1189/1189867-c0972c185cf396e5899b9377aa8bfe24.jpg)
and seen the installer was a no go and another
Yosemite is the highest upgrade for this iMac but they are only going to use it for photos.
I was hoping maybe the usb stick can load the system?
thanks