Alan wrote, >I have upgraded my fathers machine to 9.1 then had to take it back to the >original configuration from UMAX. > >Can boot from CD and run for hours with no problem, but once the CD is taken >out and boot from HD, it will not work over half the time... > >Just upgraded to 144 megs, and it runs flawlessly with the original >configuration, but not with 9.1 > >Any ideas?? Also installed AOL v. 5 and I could look at AOL & surf the web >all day with no problems, but tried to d/l Acrobat reader & QuickTime and it >would fail, kicking me offline and reporting type 3 error. AOL support >tried to help, but so far has been unsuccessful... > >Did anyone who is currently running 9.1 have similar problems? > >Furthermore I can not find a version of QuickTime that supports anything >below 8.6... > > >thanks, >Alan
Hi Alan, When I upgraded my C500 a couple of years ago, I went from OS 7.6.1 to OS 9.1 directly. At that time, the prevailing wisdom was to go from 7.6.1 to 8.0 to 8.5 to 9.1 or some such order. My system was unstable however and I used TechTool Pro (forgot what version) several times to get rid of the fragmentation on my HD and other problems. To start, my OEM 1 GB HD was about 80 % full and I think the fragmentation was enough to cause stability problems. In retrospect, I should have cleaned up the HD before the install of 9.1 from 7.6.1. Consider getting the C500 in good shape with pram zap, desktop rebuild, using First Aid and a disk analysis program such as TechTool Pro or TechTool Lite which is a free download from www.versiontracker.com, Nortons or Disk Warrior. Then once you have an OK machine, try the 9.1 install again. I found an install of OS 9.1 on another machine to introduce more fragmentation. So if you get OS 9.1 installed, consider running some tests with TechTool, etc. to make sure the install didn't create problems. Good luck. Eric pet your dog and Relax: <http://home.earthlink.net/~ejlmp/Maggie.html> Latitude 37n34, longitude (-)122w19, California New Photos: <http://pub14.bravenet.com/photocenter/album.php?usernum=1173389871> -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
