On Jun 14, 2004, at 3:12 PM, Sherm Pendley wrote:
I'm curious - is reinstalling the OS a common troubleshooting technique for older MacOS versions? I'm a fairly recent switcher myself. I purchased my first Mac expressly to run Mac OS X DP4.
Yes, it certainly was for Systems 7-8. Clean System install, then install apps one at a time until a failure (conflict) occurs. The "Extensions Manager" helped a bit, but I always shied away from using it and learned to manage conflicts manually instead. I used to restart my 6100 and then my 8600 several times a day just to avoid System freezes. You could just feel one coming on after a bit. I sure don't miss that. System 9 was a pretty big improvement, but after several years my 8600 started acting weird and now it surely needs a clean install to make things work again.
Kindest Regards,
Bill Stephenson
