Thanks for the suggestions, Greg Burkman. I took your advice and checked the hard disk with Disk First Aid [OK], rebuilt the desktop and zapped the pram with TT 3 Lite and then trashed the prefs you suggested I trash. Still crashes, even with only a standard Apple system.
It has a new system [9.2.1] about a week or two old. I'm beginning to suspect it may involve my hard drive. And, yes, two weeks ago, it had been a long time since I'd done a clean install. Greg Rickert On Sunday, December 1, 2002 8:47 PM, Greg Burkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 1/12/2002 19:30, "Greg Rickert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: >I'd try turning everything off, replacing the peripherals, and running the >standard stuff. I confirm hardware failure by running Disk First Aid, then >TechTool Pro 3, then DiskWarrior. Then I rebuild the Desktop using TT 3. >Then I zap the PRAM using the same application. > >Then I trash Finder prefs, General Controls prefs, Apple Menu prefs, >Appswitcher prefs, Mac OS prefs, System prefs, and any other prefs that may >seem to contribute to the problem. > >If these measures still don't cure the ill, I do a clean install using Clean >Install Assistant, which will save your other preferences. You'll then need >to reenter some serial numbers and upgrade your QuickTime. A pain, I know, >but better than the days when you had to reconfigure _all_ your >preferences. > >If that doesn't work, it's a hardware problem. You've then gone through a >lot of time, but you've at least ended up with a system that's a hell of a >lot faster and more stable than before, and it was about time to do a clean >install anyway, yes? ;) > >Seriously: this will fix a lot of problems, leave you with an optimized and >more stable system, and will confirm if it is a hardware >problem. > >Of course, I'm assuming that you're in 9.1-9.2.2. > >_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > >Best, >Greg Burkman >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >ICQ 62393161 >Support open source and beat the Redmond Devil. Download Mozilla here: >http://www.mozilla.org/ > > >-- >G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on >Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac ><http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! >http://www.applelinks.com > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
