somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 3/6/02 7:13 AM, the entity known as Brandy transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> How Much fee disk space do you have? > Is VM on? Do you have a Norton Boot Disk? System 7.5 or 7.6 Boot Disk? > Don't think Norton is your Problem... System folder maybe? I run Norton > al the time on My duo same configuration except I run 7.6 out of the > Doc 8.1 in my doc! Never had a problem with Norton. which Version are > you using? > > Brandy > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Will it boot without extensions? Try holding down the shift key while it >> is booting. >> >> Jon >> >> On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Help! I ran Norton Utilities on my Duo 280 with System 7.5.5, 230 meg >>> hardrive, and 24 megs of RAM two days ago and now I get a warning dialogue >>> telling that my System does not have the resources to boot up and please run >>> the System floppies to update the System file. >>> I have tried the keyboard command, command, option, shift, and delete, to >>> jump the boot disk on the SCSI chain unsuccessfully. >>> I went to Apple's web site and started to download the 19 floppy images but >>> I am unable to get a clean download of the 1st disk after three tries. >>> Does somene on the list know of a source for a floppy that will boot this >>> Duo >>> with a start up control panel so that I can select the external hard drive >>> and install my back up. >>> If someone can help me with this I would remain eternally grateful, promise >>> to never ever run Norton Utilities again in my lifetime, and be able to use >>> this laptop again. >>> Thank you in advance. >>> >>> Tom Albracht >>> Another key question is... Why were you running Norton? Had you experienced problems or was this just preventative maintenance? I, too, have NEVER had a problem with Norton, and in most cases I've heard, problems with Norton are usually traced to something else instead. Hint: If a directory is badly hosed, sometimes you have to run Norton multiple times against it. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel (fyzycyst@NOSPAM^mailaps.org) ===================================================================== If aviation had grown as slowly as space travel, the first paying customer would have flown in 1943 -- in the 1,657th expendable Wright Flyer. ===================================================================== ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
