Bridge Helper mistake -- or I'm an idiot!

[rcook55]

So I needed to install BridgeHelper on my USB key and totally screwed up installing it on to my iMac instead. I've searched a bit and found this isn't a real smart thing to do, however many of those threads referenced older versions of OS X. I'm running 10.7.4, is it possible that BH won't do anything to the iMac? I havent restarted yet since and I unplugged my Time Machine drive under the thought that I don't want TM to backup a bad config incase I need to restore.

Suggestions? Hell just point and laugh if you want, I did.

 

[jester969]

You did not change the install location before applying BH 5.0? Tsk tsk!

You have to reinstall OS X iMac all over.

 

[rcook55]

You did not change the install location before applying BH 5.0? Tsk tsk!

You have to reinstall OS X iMac all over.

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. Well I'm typing this from my IvyHack which is up and running 100% no issues, would it be an issue using Migration Assistant and my TM disk to import everything over to the Hack at this point? BridgeHelper won't screw that data up will it?

 

[jester969]

It should not be an issue. Just migrate what apps and docs you need.

 

[rcook55]

Ok migrated everything over to the IvyHack, backed up what I needed on the iMac and rebooted... Came back up just fine! So that's a bonus, I wonder if whatever BridgeHelper installs isn't already included in 10.7.4? Either I got very lucky or?

 

[jester969]

The iMac still works as usual or did you re-install?

 

[rcook55]

The iMac still works as usual or did you re-install?

Works as usual, which surprised me quite a bit. Once I migrated over what I needed I gambled and rebooted the iMac and it came up and is working fine.