At 10:52 PM -0400 5/17/02, Brett Forrester wrote: > >I have recently got OS8.0 for my quadra 800. >> >>However, it has developed an odd habit of "rebooting the desktop". >> >>After I have been using it for about five minutes, it starts to get tired, >>and if I do anything involving the finder (e.g open a folder), it tries to >>do it, then all my icons and open folders disappear from the desktop, then >>reappear a second or two later. Once this starts, I can't do anything - and >>if there are many folders open, it then tires itself out reopening them, and >>I'm stuck in a loop. > >I don't have the answer or best solution, but I can offer the >following work-around: > >This type of problem (where all the icons on the desktop vanish and >then redraw themselves, repeatedly in a loop) has been plaguing my >Performa 630CD (OS 8.1/36 MB) ever since I upgraded it from OS 7.5. I >can use my Mac for a number of hours before this happens, or it can >happen within a few minutes of a fresh startup, depending upon what >I'm running. I haven't kept track of it as I used to, but I seem to >remember noticing it as more likely after printing (or trying to >print) to my HP deskwriter (it had been suggested on this list that >the HP printer driver might be at fault). I usually get out of it >courtesy of one of my favorite control panel apps, Program Switcher, >by deliberately selecting the finder, which then seems to stabilize >enough to let me select Restart under the special menu. If I don't >restart immediately and try to do anything else in the finder, even >open a folder, the whole flashing icon sequence starts anew. Once I >restart, I can get back to work. Hope this info helps.
I can't say what triggered this but what you are seeing is the Finder quiting and or bombing out and then reloading. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
