On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 05:06 PM, Donald Keenan wrote: > > On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 07:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 02:51 PM, Donald Keenan wrote: >> >>> If I were to drag one into the trash, I assume I'd be >>> disabling the related program or drive, etc? >> >> >> Extensions are merely 'mini" applications that consume some of your >> System heap RAM to be ready for different tasks, such as faxing, etc. >> I >> wouldn't trash Extensions until you know exactly what they do. The >> easiest way to troubleshoot an Extension conflict (which is what your >> drive trouble sounds like) or to disable Extensions, is instead of >> trashing them, use the Extensions Manager Control Panel. This way you >> can duplicate (look in the menu bar) the set that is working or that >> you'd like to fix, disable or enable individual or groups of >> Extensions >> to experiment, and if something goes wrong, simply revert to the set >> that is known good, or at least known- least amount of problems. >> There's some good tutorials and info out there and a Sherlock might >> yield some help unless someone else knows of them offhand. >> >> Also, a nice tip is that after you have different sets of Extensions >> (such as one without particular drivers and one with), you don't have >> to restart, select the set you want and restart again. You can simply >> hold the space bar as soon as you hear the startup chime. Continue >> holding it until it brings up the Extensions Manager. At this point >> you >> can select the set you want to use, and then continue the startup "on >> the fly". >> >> >> dave >> >> > Dave: > Extensions Manager Control Panel? I don't know where that is.
That should be under your Apple menu, Control Panels, but only in OS9.x. There are no longer Extensions in OSX, and, seemingly, no more conflicts. Being a 'nix virgin, I'm lost in OSX and what the files mean in the System, so I know what you're going through. Luckily, I haven't had any problems since switching to primarily X about 6 months ago. I really like it and, while not being able to poke around "under the hood" makes me feel vulnerable, it's a fantastic OS which seems liek one I won't ever really have to bother to learn about how things work; they just do. > My Sherlock never gives me a search result, something about the volume > not being indexed. I'm talking about Sherlock for the Internet. The message you are getting is referring to finding a file by "content". In other words, if you only remembered a certain word from within a document but didn't remember where the document was or the name of the document, you could find the original file by that key word or part of a word that you remembered, but you'd have to index your data, first. Otherwise, you can use Sherlock to simply find files based on their names or parts thereof. It's a great application that came out in OS 8.5 and still persists in 10.2.2, but now you don't use Sherlock to find files. You use the 'Find" command under "File" in the menu bar when you're in the Finder (that sounds pretty confusing, I think.) I think in Sherlock in OS9 or pre- Jag X, just open Sherlock and look for the "Earth" icon- that will allow you to search several Internet sites and search engines simultaneously. I really don't like the new Jag Sherlock, though. I still launch Classic and use the old one. > So, I've never successfully used Sherlock. I'm a little rushed, so sorry if these answeres are a little vague, but I'll bet there's a lot of useful info about Sherlock at apple.com. I have relied heavily on Sherlock since it came out and it's saved me probably a cumulative couple of days of wasted time over the years. > I don't think the installation of the driver actually occurred. Does > that mean there could still be trouble? Nothing that a fresh installation couldn't fix. > Man...I'm not sure what I'm dealing with here. > Trouble, I suppose :) > Well, it'll get easier as you go along and learn. That's what this list and most Mac users are about- helping each other. dave -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
