on 5/17/02 9:01 PM, Shannon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm tryuing to help a friend with some computer problems. She's a teacher > and most of the people in her school are really dense about Macs. It took > me 60 to show her how to open up attachments recieved with email messages in > Eudora. That is something none of the so called "tech" people in her school > could figure out. She literally freaked when I did that. > > Anyway, how do you boot up when there is a blinking question mark? I know > it means that the computer doesn't recognize her system folder, but what > are the keystrokes to get her back to the desktop (I had this happen a few > times but forgot). What should she do afterwards? She said they started > getting the question mark on bootup after one of her kids installed > something relating to the KidPix program. I don't remember the specific > steps to take. > > tnx >
Probably the easiest thing to try is zapping the pram. Hold down cmd, option, p, r all at startup. Wait until you hear the chime twice and then release the keys. That usually fixes it. If not you may have a more serious Open Firmware problem. In that case the fix gets much more complicated. Good luck Kevin Rev D iMac (Blueberry) / IceBook -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
