on 10/27/04 4:41 PM, Are Hansen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > That's not a bug, it's a feature! No, honestly: > > What you see is a user-account set to Simplified Finder under the > Limitations tab in the Accounts control panel (hope these names are > correct; I run a Norwegian system). It's a kiosk mode, that can be open > to anyone - kids or strangers - with no way to change or destroy the > system; hence the missing menu bar, where Finders Preferences hide > (that can make HDs visible on the desktop, etc). You only get two > folders in the Dock, "Programs" and "Documents". Only the allowed > programs for this user appear. > > But how this suddenly happened I have no idea. Yes, you need to somehow > log in as Admin (or root) to change that. >
Thanks for the info Are! Unfortunately I got frustrated, reinitialized the drive and did a clean install. Thanks to all those who responded. Come to think of it now that I've done the clean install I just realized how much crap I had on the drive in the first place. Sometimes you just gotta look for that silver lining (even as hard to swallow as it is). -- 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
