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There are certain applications I use that required me to boot in 32-bit mode in OS X 10.7 (Lion). I could do this by holding down the "2" and "3" keys upon startup. This no longer works since I have upgraded to OS X 10.8.
Is there still a way I can force Mountain Lion to boot in 32-bit mode?
There is a Cisco VPN client built-in into Mac OS X. I am currently using it successfully to connect to my university VPN network from home.
Add it as an interface in Network Preferences -
Quickly connect to the VPN from the menubar -
Apple has slightly changed the wording but the location for this setting is still the same as in Lion:
System Preferences → General → Close windows when quitting an application
This works only with Close windows when quitting an application disabled at the same time.
Type the following command in the Terminal. Then restart the specific application.
In general the syntax is:
defaults write com."producer"."program-name" ApplePersistenceIgnoreState YES
Thus, in your case (Safari.app) it is:
defaults write com.apple.Safari ApplePersistenceIgnoreState YES
You can undo this by using the parameter NO instead.
If you prefer a graphical interface, you can use TinkerTool. But the current version 4.9 only supports the toggling on a per app basis in Lion. I'll update this answer when TinkerTool adds this feature for Mountain Lion as well.
Best Answer
As you have a definitive no - here is a workaround that most people are pursuing in this case. Run Lion in a virtualized environment on top of Mountain Lion. The commercial products like VMware Fusion, Parallels and VirtualBox all might assist you until those applications can be updated or replaced.
Of course, you could dual boot most hardware but a virtual solution might work longer term if you choose to upgrade hardware.