on 17/11/02 22:30, John Fox at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Where do I find the plist for the Startup Preferences? > > > On Sunday, November 17, 2002, at 10:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> In a message dated 11/17/02 9:02:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >> << >> My PowerBook will restart and begin loading OS 9.2. When the "smiling >> face/computer" icon loads the screen goes black, the startup chime is >> heard and it will proceed to load Aqua again. >> >> It would be nice if I could continue to load 9.2 in the proper fashion, >> but this latest incident is driving me nuts. Can anyone help? >>>> >> When it fails in 9 and goes to Aqua have you checked the startup >> pane >> to see if it still says 9? You may need to trash the plist for the >> startup >> preferences if you can find it. Reset it to 9. Try locking it if you >> have >> to.
Must not be in the usual locations (/Users/<userid>/Library/Preferences or /Library/Preferences) because I couldn't any suitable file that would have "start" in his name. Maybe the preference pane write to the PRAM? I also looked in the .GlobalPreferences.plist in /Library/Preferences and /Users/<your userID>/Library/Preferences, but couldn't find anything. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/RV: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gates's Law: "The speed of software halves every 18 months." This oft-cited law is an ironic comment on the tendency of software bloat to outpace the every-18-month doubling in hardware capacity per dollar predicted by Moore's Law. The reference is to Bill Gates; Microsoft is widely considered among the worst if not the worst of the perpetrators of bloat. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
