Just a question, John,----- what were you doing with dozens of Macs and what are you doing with or maybe to -six of them now? Marta On Feb 7, 2005, at 21:40, John Robinson wrote:
> LLL > > No one has answered you yet, so I'll just throw in my nickel and let > you wait for the more gifted folks. I have used Mac's for years, had > dozens and dozens of them, currently running six, and I NEVER have > much trouble, ever. What I have learned over the years is to keep it > simple, for one I don't have the ability to be complicated. > > If I was faced with your situation I would not try to figure out what > the other guy did, wonder where there are files that might trip you > up. I have been running O.S. 10 since Jaguar, and I have had a great > experience, now on the latest version of Panther. > > I would back up the files I needed, the administrator name and > password and any other pertinent information, format the drive install > Panther from the C.D., then install the combination update which will > bring all the updates and security patches in one update. > > From there you KNOW what is planted on the drive and you will save > yourself hours, if not days of struggling. All this should not take > more than half a day, I have done it several times and it has worked > slick for me, and once you get used to O.S. X, most likely you will > never want to go back. > > In the future have a regiment of maintenance on the hard drive using > the utilities you suggest and your experience should be very > rewarding. > > John R. > > > On Feb 7, 2005, at 8:42 PM, LLL wrote: > >> Hi list, >> >> Am going to work this week for a company that has a G4 with 2 >> internal drives. One of the drives (not partitioned) has 2 OSX >> system folders on it, one is 10.2.3(I think) and one is Panther. >> Classic is installed on this drive as well. The other drive has only >> 9.2.2 on it, so that's not a problem. How they ended up with 2 OSX >> systems on one drive is a mystery to me. Whoever did the >> installations is long gone! >> >> They tell me they have had LOTS of crashes and if I'm going to >> produce their prep work, I'll have to TRY to get things running >> smoothly, as they don't have anyone else to do it. I just had a >> chance to glance at their setup so, will know more later. My >> question is - can I safely just trash the old system folder without >> any residual pieces hanging around? I've been working in 10.2.8 - >> but I'm not that familiar with the "inner workings" of OSX yet. I've >> certainly found it's nothing like maneuvering around OS9! I all else >> fails, will an archive and reinstall of Panther retain all their >> current settings, network, users, etc.? >> >> I've already suggested they buy Disk Warrior, Tech Tool Pro, etc., >> since they have nothing for repair except Apple's utilities. >> However, I feel the problem with the system folders needs to be >> addressed before I try any of the above. >> >> Thanks for any input! >> >> LLL >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be January 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
