Need a Mac expert

[Snowman9000]

I am sitting in the national forest with marginal signal for Verizon 4G/LTE. Tried google searches but couldn't find my answer. I have a Macbook Air with Mavericks. Every time I try to open iPhoto, it launches the App Store instead, and tries to download a many-gigabyte iPhoto upgrade. I can't let that happen for obvious reasons. In System Preferences: App Store, I have unchecked Automatically Check For Updates. Can anyone tell he how to get iPhoto to launch?

PS: even when not connected to the internet, it behaves the same.

[8_1_Van]

pkunk wrote:
I refuse to upgrade just because it's new & free. Mavericks doesn't support Firefox, lots of my software would need updating (some at my cost)and there were some other items that turned me off before I backed out.

I have been running Firefox 27.0.1 on my Core i7 MacBook Air with Mavricks 10.9.2 without any problems.

[Snowman9000]

OP here. I am running Firefox with Mavericks. Works fine.

[Y-Guy]

pkunk wrote:
Mavericks doesn't support Firefox, lots of my software would need updating (some at my cost)and there were some other items that turned me off before I backed out.

I held off for a couple months, but I pretty much only run Firefox and I have zero issues with Firefox. I really haven't had any issues with Mavericks, but the sandboxing requirement has forced some software to stop using the Mac Store or change their programs.

[Caddywhompus]

Having just bought a new Macbook Pro running Maverick, and 2 Macbook Airs for my kids over the holiday, I can tell you that iPhoto and the rest of the iLife suite are not installed by default. As soon as you setup the Mac and get it running, Maverick will download all the iLife and iWork programs via the app store. On all 3 of these new macs, the icons were already present on the dock, but the programs weren't installed until they were downloaded.

My guess is you haven't yet downloaded the iPhoto program, so when you try to launch it the App store opens.

[Happytraveler]

gwalter wrote:
x2 on Firefox working with Mavericks. I have had no trouble updating all of my apps.

X3

[gwalter]

x2 on Firefox working with Mavericks. I have had no trouble updating all of my apps.

[filthy_beast]

pkunk wrote:
I refuse to upgrade just because it's new & free. Mavericks doesn't support Firefox, lots of my software would need updating (some at my cost)and there were some other items that turned me off before I backed out.

Firefox works fine on my mac with Mavericks. I don't think I needed any program updates either.

[Snowman9000]

Y-Guy wrote:
This thread should help you out. But in a nutshell some versions of iPhoto are not compatible with Mavericks, you will need to upgrade.

Yeah, that's the problem. Thanks!
I'm okay if you want to close the thread now.

[pkunk]

I refuse to upgrade just because it's new & free. Mavericks doesn't support Firefox, lots of my software would need updating (some at my cost)and there were some other items that turned me off before I backed out.

[MarkTwain]

Call Apple Support care. If you bought the Apple Care plan at time up purchase, you get 2 yrs. of 24/7 tech support free:)

[Y-Guy]

This thread should help you out. But in a nutshell some versions of iPhoto are not compatible with Mavericks, you will need to upgrade.