Re: OS 10.3.5

[Andrew Main]

I read MacInTouch and MacFixIt every day, and am appalled at how 
disastrously messy OS X -- which was supposed to solve all the 
problems we were having with the classic OS -- has turned out to be 
for many users. The difference is that unlike OS 9 (and earlier), 
when trouble comes to OS X it's often impossible for a non-geek to 
figure out. If I were attracted to learning arcane command-line 
stuff, I'd have gotten a PC in 1988 instead of a Mac. The Mac was 
easy enough for a clever non-geek like myself to figure out that I've 
been making my living doing Mac support for over a decade; but OS X 
is a whole other level. True, it's pretty robust, but when it does go 
wrong, it really goes wrong. And it's a much bigger job to reinstall.

From today's MacFixIt:
1. Make sure your hard drive is in good shape: Boot from the OS X 
Install CD and run Disk Utility's Repair Disk function (or use a 
third-party drive utility such as DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro).
2. When booted from the volume containing Mac OS X, run Disk 
Utility's Repair Disk Permissions function.
3. Install the update.
4. After rebooting, again run Repair Disk Permissions.

Note item #2.
Andrew Main
I disagree. You should read Macfixit more often. Many people have problems
after installing an OS X update. Better to be safe than sorry. By the way,
the advice I gave comes straight from MACFIXIT.
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Aaron Willems

 > OSX isn't that fragile...heck *Windows* isn't that fragile!
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