Thanks for the help, Dan! It's 10.5.8 with all updates applied, and the misbehavior by Safari I alluded to (i.e. whenever I tried version 5) was simply a failure to launch-- blank window appears with the URL bar half filled, and there she stops, requiring a Quit.
I always thought of Safari as an application, like Firefox, but it sounds like it's interwoven into the OS like one of those inoperable cancers with tentacles that reach throughout the organ. In that case, drastic surgery may well be in order, as you suggest: killing the patient (trashing all Safari-related items) and then trying to bring him back to life with an OS update or reinstall (sorry, it's just that image of a tumor . . .). The older version, Safari 4, is actually behaving all right, launches and runs fine, but not being able to rename it nor make any aliases for it just seems like a warning that something is rotten in Denmark. I had hoped there might be a quick and simple way to fix those things, if I only knew how, but I guess it was a vain hope. I appreciate the advice! Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
