Today, trying to clear up a problem with a paint app, I restarted my computer (1GZ PowerPC G4, running OS 10.4.10), and when it came alive again, everything was screwed up -- different desktop pattern, dock resized and repositioned, desktop icons scrambled. I set about cleaning it up, but soon discovered that two apps I bought at least two years ago and have been using with no problem now tell me that I have them only on trial and must buy them again if I'm going to use them.
For me, the worst is this: I've been using two versions of Appleworks -- 6.0.4, running under Classic, and 6.2.9. (Yes, I know 6.0.4 is supposed to be "unstable," but it's always stable for me, and I need it for macros used in radio scripts.) For a while after I installed both versions, I had trouble booting 6.0.4 -- when I clicked on it, it would boot 6.2.9. At some point, this problem disappeared (who knows why?) and all was working fine until I restarted today. Now only 6.2.9 will open, regardless of which icon I click on. (I downloaded the apps when I bought them, and don't have the disks.) Maybe this has something to do with which folders the apps should be in, and maybe it's a question for AppleWorks User Group, but if anyone can shine light on why the restart caused all this, I'll be most grateful. Nolan Porterfield
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