[PRODIG] Computer problems

[Andrew Holt]

I have a G4 Mac with dual 1 GHz processors and 1.5GB RAM with OSx.2.3. I have a Firewire scanner (Minolta DSMP) and, on USB hub: Agfa flatbed, Epson 1290 printer, Wacom tablet, headphones, speakers, digital camera input x 2

The following problems have been happening of late (I thought Macs didn't behave like this!):

IBM Via Voice crashing and glueing up everything.
Can't print from the Epson 1290 in OSX if Classic is open.
Date reverted to 1969 spontaneously
Mail quitting if certain mails are opened and being unable to preview them.
Something funny with OS9 desktop info
Scanner (Minolta) no longer recognised.
Word quitting if Photoshop 7 is open.
IE occasionally quitting.
I Movie occasionally quitting
Computer very sluggish but now OK.

I tried the fsuk -y many times and there were 8 'overlappped extent allocation files' which wouldn't go away. I did an archive and install back to 10.2 but disk repair couldn't repair them. I bought Norton System Works and scanned and treated both drives from the CD until they were repaired but the problems still exist and in fact I cannot install Norton.

My questions:

1.Is there any other repair solution?
2. Do I need to back-up and erase the disk and reinstall all my softwares (nightmare scenario)
3. Is there any practice I should follow in future when installing or using programmes that will avoid recurrence of all this?

Any advice appreciated!

Andrew Holt


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