About 9:38 pm -0700, on 5/17/02, an e-mail from Clark Martin sagely related:
-> 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, (snip) -> >>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 (snip) -> quiting and or bombing out and then reloading. I have had this problem for ages with 8.1. The only solution I have found is to dump the finder prefs and rebuild the desktop frequently. I have also used "Boot You B*stard" with some success. I do not see it with 8.6, but then it's hard to run 8.6 on a Quad, isn't it? -- HTH, Paul (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) <>< QuadList & PCI PowerMacs nanny Help make the world a better place, read HeroicStories and Heartwarmers: <http://www.HeroicStories.com> & <http://www.heartwarmers.com> -- 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
