When installing Mac OS X you can select a custom installation option from a drop down menu that allows you to decide which applications etc. are installed.
chose various OS componets you want to install
Unless the disc is damaged and so needs reformatting you can run the Mac OS installer over an existing Mac OS.
It is possible to run Mac OS X on a server but it is not legally as the current license tern of Mac OS X server is installing and running on Apple hardware.
Legally Mac OS X can only be installed on computers made by Apple. Some people have had success installing it on other computers.
The licencing conditions you agree to when installing Apple's Mac OS X only allow it to be installed on hardware made by Apple.
You cannot without erasing your hard drive and installing Mac OS 9 from scratch. Even then Mac OS 9 may not run on modern Mac hardware because Mac OS 9 needs the ROM chip to boot. Modern Mac OS X hardware uses EFI to boot the system instead of a ROM chip to boot. Mac OS X v10.0 - Mac OS X v10.4 support Mac OS 9 applications and can run them, you just need to install the Mac OS 9 compatibility program which can be found on the Mac OS X Install CD.
Mac OS X is an excellent replacement for Windows 7. You can use Apple's Mac OS X on computers made by Apple. The legal terms you agree to when installing Mac OS X prevent it being installed on non-Apple computers.
On a Mac, the "Backspace" key is labeled "Delete" instead.
No, not without OSx already installed.
To comply with the legal agreement you agree to when installing Mac OS X the PC needs to have been made by Apple.
Apple created Mac OS X to run on their Macintosh range of computers. The licencing agreement that you agree to when installing Mac OS X specifies that it can only be used on Apple's own hardware.
Holding down the Option key (alt) while the Mac is starting up will offer you the choice of how you want to boot the Mac. Selecting Mac OS X will make that the default boot.