At 10.34 AM -0600 3/21/02, munker wrote: > >Shouldn't (hopefully) be the PRAM battery, as the computer is less than a >>week old. >> >>Where would the prefs be in OSX? >>-- >>tinman > >My uncle George is showing his age. (he remembers the days when the first >Apple II's arrived in his office in the late 70's) Hasn't used OSX, still >back in the days of OS 8.1 and 9.1. So he hasn't a clue where the >preferences are in OSX. > >Someone else will have to answer your question re: where the preferences >are in OSX. > >Since the people on this site seem to be so incredibly knowledgeable I >think you'll get your answer PDQ.
they are in /Users/<your name>/Library/Preferences It sounds like either the the privs for the file are goobered, or the file itself is goobered. At the very least, trashing it should fix the problem. If you're privy to UNIX geekhood, you could probably fix the priv problems (if that is, indeed, the problem). -- Jeremy Derr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Low End Macs - G-Books "ListNanny" Any statements herein represent my opinion and do not represent those of my employer. In fact, they don't even know that I know how to use a computer. They don't think very highly of me, it seems. At any rate, I'm probably just spouting off about things I couldn't likely comprehend, so please just ignore me. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
