# MAC OS X install **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 5, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-install/685420 "2014-04-05T16:22:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-install/685420/1 "2014-04-05T16:22:44Z")
The little lady’s MacBook’s Hard drive shat the bed, so she had a new one installed by a reputable dealer (Micro Center), who formatted it but did not load the OS. Ms. Bizz installed OS X from the internet, but since then, both Safari and Firefox have been really, really, annoying. Pop-ups galore. Pages opening whenever she moves her mouse, etc… Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any suggestions for a non-computer savvy old fart? I did a search but didn’t come up with anything relevant. Thanks, Bizzwire ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-install/685420/2 "2014-04-05T16:34:35Z")
What version of OS X are you trying to install? You can find step-by-step instructions for installing Mavericks (OS X 10.9.X) [here](http://mashable.com/2013/10/23/clean-install-os-x-mavericks/). ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-install/685420/3 "2014-04-05T16:53:00Z")
Turn off “tap to click” in Trackpad preferences! ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-install/685420/4 "2014-04-05T17:36:57Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Turn off “tap to click” in Trackpad preferences! I came in to say this. Be aware that there are actually several features affected by turning this feature off (don’t have my MB with me and I can’t remember the specifics). Suffice it to say that I hate tap-to-click, and inevitably open links I didn’t mean to, but I keep the feature on because of associated features. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-install/685420/5 "2014-04-05T17:37:59Z")
…and you will need to reinstall AdBlock. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-install/685420/6 "2014-04-05T17:46:51Z")
> [@SiXSwordS](#): > > I came in to say this. Be aware that there are actually several features affected by turning this feature off (don’t have my MB with me and I can’t remember the specifics). Suffice it to say that I hate tap-to-click, and inevitably open links I didn’t mean to, but I keep the feature on because of associated features. AFAIK, all the secondary features (especially two-finger “right-click”), work just fine if tap-to-click is turned off. ---
**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-install/685420/7 "2014-04-05T18:13:59Z")
Great stuff, all. Will take your advice. I also had her reinstall Firefox, and turned off a bunch of add-ons, which seemed to help. Mods, you can close this thread. We’re good here. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-install/685420/8 "2014-04-05T18:45:00Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > AFAIK, all the secondary features (especially two-finger “right-click”), work just fine if tap-to-click is turned off. You might be right, as I said my MB is at home. Either way, I believe the explanation in the system preferences explain pretty clearly which features go together.