on 22.11.2002 15:44, Rus Bain at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Everything was running smoothly on 8.1 - then, I attempted to upgrade > and this is where it all fell apart. For three weeks I've been battling > this demon and getting no where ...... all that happens once 8.5 and > subsequently 8.6 are installed is one error message after another and > continual crashes.
Rus, When I did this upgrade several years ago I discovered that the gap between 8.1 -> 8.6 was much greater than 7.6.1 -> 8.1 or 8.6 -> 9.1. There are quite a few drivers and utilities that are not compatible. If you start with a clean install of 8.5, upgrade immediately to 8.6, add the "Font Manager" update, and use the latest versions of all drivers, you should have a very stable and useable system. If at all possible, use the latest version of Apple's "Drive Setup" [2.0.7] to update the disk drivers and it's all good. HTH, paul -- Paul F. Henegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
