<< > On Nov 3, 2005, at 11:59 AM, E.L. Jones wrote: > > > Bruce Johnson wrote: > > > >> > >> Pop open that puppy and drag it to the disk. Installed. > >> > >> -- > >> Bruce Johnson > > > > > > Doesn't the system folder have to be "blessed" via installation, or > > is that obsolete since it is for classic use and not booting into? > > When you drag it over, start the classic pref pane, find the folder > and select it. > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > >> > > When I drag the eMac disk's System folder over to my beige G3's hard > drive, it works for me. Works better with a virgin install, if you're > replacing a hosed system but don't want to write over the whole system, > you should probably "unbless" the old 1 (assuming you started from > another > disk, which you should anyway) by moving the System file to the trash or > something like that, then rename it "ex-system" or something. > > Then, when you've copied the new one, go through the old & replace your > preferences, etc. (unless it was 1 of those that hosed the sytem in the > 1st place -- I would always check the sys preferences out 1st if you're > having problems, by dragging them to the trash & rebooting). > > There are a few aliases in the new system folder that get lost when you > don't name your hard drive "OS 9 Content" before you copy them over. You > can then re-name it back to whatever you like. Or, you can trash the > aliases & make new 1s. > > __ > > Bill > > Art page: <http://geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/> >
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