John wrote

>Now here is my main problem...If I try and boot from a CD using the
>ctrl-option-shift-del  start-up sequence, my PCP acts very erratically -
>it boots successfully maybe once for every 10 attempts.  Has anyone had
>this problem?  The CD I am using is the original PCP CD with Sys Folder,
>I have also been able to boot successfully once with Norton 4.0 CD to
>check the drives and defrag.   But once I reverted my startup to the
>hard drive,  I am in this endless loop from hell.  My plan was to
>reinstall my System software (8.6), in the event that it became
>corrupt..... if I could ever boot from the CD.....

First thing to do is zap pram (command-option-P-R ) at startup and let
cycle twice.
If the machine boots up fine, check your startup folder for any alias that
may have been placed there by an installer.

Cheers...Michael



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