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Offline jb

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« on: April 08, 2007, 05:18:00 PM »
I’m reinstalling OS 9.0.4 on my old 4400. Everything seems to be working fine.
Except when I insert a CD to install something, a window appears that says the desktop is being rebuilt. There must be a setting somewhere to prevent this from happening.

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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2007, 08:06:56 AM »
QUOTE(jb @ Apr 8 2007, 06:18 PM) [snapback]124122[/snapback]
I’m reinstalling OS 9.0.4 on my old 4400. Everything seems to be working fine.
Except when I insert a CD to install something, a window appears that says the desktop is being rebuilt. There must be a setting somewhere to prevent this from happening.

jb


jb,

recommend you update that to 9.1

OS 9.1  Update

See if that helps.

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« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2007, 02:08:21 AM »
If updating to 9.1 doesn't help try making sure the File Exchange Extension is activated in the Extensions manager. I vaguely remember something about that having an effect on desktop rebuilding but it may only apply to just keeping it from doing a double rebuild....can't quite remember... Thinking.gif

Incidentally that seemed to be a problem with 9.04:

http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-5803.html
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« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2007, 06:16:32 AM »
QUOTE(krissel @ Apr 10 2007, 03:08 AM) [snapback]124177[/snapback]
If updating to 9.1 doesn't help try making sure the File Exchange Extension is activated in the Extensions manager. I vaguely remember something about that having an effect on desktop rebuilding but it may only apply to just keeping it from doing a double rebuild....can't quite remember... Thinking.gif

Incidentally that seemed to be a problem with 9.04:

http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-5803.html


I seem to remember that there were a few little glitches about that and other strange behavior in 9.0.4, and I recall that updating to 9.1 made things a lot more stable.

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« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2007, 07:31:49 AM »
What about 9.2? Is that not available as a free upgrade yet?
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« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2007, 08:15:03 AM »
Greg,

I don't think 9.2 will work on the older Macs - pre-Gx models. Only 9.1

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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2007, 02:33:57 PM »
QUOTE(Jack W @ Apr 10 2007, 09:15 AM) [snapback]124196[/snapback]
Greg,

I don't think 9.2 will work on the older Macs - pre-Gx models. Only 9.1

Jack


That's absolutely correct... 9.1 is as far as you can go until the Beige G3??? I think??? huh.gif

But 9.1 is a great system, it just needs regular care with a good disk utility and it will work fine.

Norton Systemworks was great with 9.1, but don't use it for anything higher!!!

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There is a program that would enable you to go to 9.2 on most older macs from Ryan Rempel at:

OS 9 helper
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« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2007, 07:47:41 AM »
QUOTE(chriskleeman @ Apr 11 2007, 02:33 PM) [snapback]124288[/snapback]
That's absolutely correct... 9.1 is as far as you can go until the Beige G3???


That's what I have.

I didn't think anyone would have something older! wink.gif
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« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2007, 03:01:53 AM »
Most of the upgrades in 9.2x were related to adding extensions for video or tuning up 9 to run better as Classic for X.

Which computers run 9x:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25114

OS 9.2.2:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106434

Jag+ installs further upgrades to 9.2.2:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106963
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« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2007, 08:53:44 AM »
Thanks krissel and all.

Sorry for the delay in acknowledging your responses.

Maximum update on the 4400 was 9.1.

As krissel suggested, activating the File Exchange Extension solved the problem.

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