Before I make X my main OS, I want to understand a few things first. Right now 9.2.2 is on my iMac's internal HD. Both 9.2.2 and X also have their own partition on my external HD.
My plans are to replace 9.2.2 with X on my iMac, and then reinstall the various drivers, such as for the laser and inkjet printers, etc. I'd like to switch from using PageMaker 5 to InDesign 2 at the same time. However, things never go as planned, yet deadlines still have to be met. So if for some reason the printer doesn't work or I can't get PageMaker 5 to run in Classic or something like that, shouldn't I be able to run 9.2.2 from the external HD and conduct business as usual? I might need another month (at least!!) on PageMaker before I can navigate InDesign well enough to complete my monthly project. If I didn't have to reinstall PageMaker, but instead could just run it from 9.2.2 on the external, where it's already backed up, that would make life much simpler. I have not had any trouble running OS X (Jag) that is ONLY loaded on an external partition, except that I can't seem to update it (I'm on dial-up). So it seems like I should be able to flip-flop the situation and run 9.2.2 that would be only loaded on an external partition. However, I also know that some things that work for one OS, don't work for the other, and vice-versa. Does anyone foresee any problems with running PageMaker, or any other of my apps, from 9.2.2 on the external HD? Obviously, I don't know the difference between opening a program on Classic while in OS X, and restarting with 9.2.2 as the startup disk in order to open a program there. I want to understand this a little better before I make this big leap. One other question not as important: Can you combine two partitions and turn them into one without reformatting the whole HD? My external HD is divided into six partitions. I'd like to combine two of them into a bigger partition so iMovie will have more room. Is this possible? Thanks, Claire -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
