Hi George:

Hmmm, someone answered your keyboard question that you posted today,  
but nobody picked up on this one from yesterday.  So I'll ask a few  
questions and say a few things just to try moving the ball along.   
Sometimes, when I say something stupid, someone else will pitch in to  
fix it.

On Jan 25, 2009, at 4:08 AM, g3-5-list group wrote:

> == 1 of 1 ==
> Date: Sat, Jan 24 2009 4:30 pm
> From: George Hozendorf
>
>
> When I moved my computer from one location to another it wouldn't
> boot.

Moved location, meaning desk, house, town?  Did you drop it on the ice?

> I did an Archive & Install but it didn't transfer everything.

Did you backup your Users folder(s) first?  Where to?  DVD, external  
hard drive?  About the "transfer," did you engage Migration Assistant?

Were you upgrading from one version of OS X to another, like 10.4 to  
10.5?  Or just staying at the original version, after updating to your  
previous level, like installing 10.5.1 going to 10.5.6?

An Archive and Install is supposed to move the old system folder out  
of the way, then you may need to reset a few settings.  Nothing else  
is supposed to transfer anywhere.  The Users folder(s) stays  
untouched.  There should be no need to use Migration Assistant.
>
> Can I move the user files to the new system and accomplish the same
> thing?

With my understanding above, I do not understand this question.

> If so, is there an easier way than unlocking all the folders
> and adding myself as a user.  The files won't currently move.

Why, how are all the folders locked? Accounts, password problem?

Hope this helps a little bit.

Al Poulin



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