Mac App Store Fail?
“Sign in to (null) to update applications for that account.”
I received the above error message from the Mac App store this morning when attempting to update Pages ’08 on my Macbook Pro to Pages ’11. I first installed Pages ’11 on my Mac Pro. However, when I attempted to install the same software on my Macbook Pro, I received the error above. Both machines are registered under the same Apple ID.
Have you encountered this error? What’s the fix?
–Krishna
Update: This problem seems to have something to do with Pages ’08 already having been installed on my Macbook Pro. I was able to install Pages ’11 on Aarti’s Macbook Pro without any issues. I may try uninstalling Pages on my Macbook Pro and try a clean install. In the meantime, I hope Apple is working on a fix.
Update 2: Solved! Move your old apps to the Trash, quit and relaunch the Mac App Store, and the installation should now take place. Tip o’ the hat to Briweed!
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Briweed
January 6, 2011 at 12:18 pmI actually had the same issue with iphoto. I fixed it by placing my old iphoto application from the applications folder into the trash. Then re-started App store application and status changed from update (when pressed got the same error) to Install.
Hope this helps.
B
dan
January 6, 2011 at 12:36 pmThanks for the above iphoto fix, worked first time
Krishna
January 6, 2011 at 12:40 pmThat worked for me as well! Thank you, Briweed!