hi Dan, Thanks very much; you answered all my questions - and then some - as usual!
Best regards, chris On Apr 19, 1:13 pm, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > At 9:52 AM -0700 4/19/2009, darkey wrote: > > > > >Can anyone Please clear up the Correct "safe boot" procedure for me?" > >Once I get to the log in screen {displaying safe boot in red}, do I > >immediately restart right then and there - using the log in window > >restart option? > > - OR - do i log in, let the desktop load and THEN restart??? I can't > >seem to clarify this anywhere. > > Depends on what you need. By the time the login window has > displayed, the cache rebuild etc has been completed. If that was > your purpose for going into Safe Mode, then just hit the restart > button. > > >Can/should this be used a maintenance procedure; if so, how often? > > "this" Depends on what you mean. > > Safe Mode can be used to fix a lot of things. > > No, booting into Safe Mode is not really a maintenance procedure. > You'd be better off using real maintenance tools, such as as Disk > Utility and OnyX. > > >Should it be performed to {somehow?} supplement - or substitute - > >running disk utility repair from the OS install disc? > > No. Repairing the engine has nothing to do with retreading your tires. > > >Should OS upgrades should be installed in safe boot? > > No. But if after installing one of Apple's packages you find you > cannot boot, try booting in Safe Mode. Often the problem is that > Apple didn't clear and rebuild the caches correctly. > > - Dan. > -- > - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
