Re: MY FIRST SYSTEM CRASH

thanks for your replies. I printed them out for guidance, and I am reading 'sad macs, bombs, and other disasters' by ted landau,for additional understanding. I have not yet approached the computer to try once again to unlock it. being the cautious type, and being so new, I have been thinking thru

Re: MY FIRST SYSTEM CRASH

>>situation would be to use the finder to locate your system folder, open the whole folder on the desktop, pull the system folder file out to the desktop, close the window of the system folder behind it, and then create alias for that one file while they are out on the desktop.<< But, why? Just

Re: MY FIRST SYSTEM CRASH

ok sports fans, welcome back to my first challenge of janet vs mac. I've been thinking about what to do for a backup, in case i totaly corrupt my system folder. this is the IIfx running 7.5.5, whose system folder i inadvertently froze by taking the system file out on the desktop to make an alias

Re: MY FIRST SYSTEM CRASH

Couldn't you take the hard drive from the headless mac, make that the primary on the crippled mac, hook the hard drive from the crippled mac up as drive number two and then copy the files to fix it? You'd need a SCSI terminator, I'd think. You would also need to change the drive numbers, so it w

Re: MY FIRST SYSTEM CRASH

>...recreate the situation i caused, on your own machine, >and see if your suggested measures are successful Unable to recreate the problem. No system crash. No "welded" icons. No freezing display. Trash the Finder preference file and restart. -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by

Re: MY FIRST SYSTEM CRASH

First thing is you should leave the System Folder where it is and don't try making an alias to it. :) It's easy enough to doubleclick the hard drive then locate the System Folder. To install most control panels and extentions just drag them onto the System Folder and it will ask you if you want t

Re: MY FIRST SYSTEM CRASH-PART ONE

break out the streamers, guys. I'm losing my virginity right in front of you and everybody. ok. today i received a glidepoint trackpad from mike milo from the swaplist. unwrapped it, went into the computer room, sat down, turned on the IIsi, and successfully navigated my way thru following the dir