> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 18:00:10 -0800 > From: Eric J. Leopold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Dave, > I have corrupted Apple Menu Options Prefs. with 2 S900 and 1 B&W G3 > 400Hz, rev.1 Mob (all with 1 GB ram). I always get this problem when I > use TTP 3.0.9 & Nortons 7. I can't remember not getting this whenever I > run those utilities which usually is once a week or every other week. > I didn't notice any problem from this corruption so I never worried > about it. So I put it way way down on my list of problems to post to > the list. But now it's surfaced so it seems maybe a bug in 9.1? This > has been going on with me from the start of 9.1 use. Since it's on my > Mac G3, it may not be limited to UMAX. > Eric >
A common thread in the search for the answer to this problem. I see both you and David are using TTP utilities. I wouldn't be surprised if that is the problem. I found the 2.x version very unreliable for fixing problems so quit using. I did give the 3.x version a try. It was improved but still had some issues with it. Several other people who's opinion I trusted also didn't think it was any where as reliable as it could be. So I trashed it way over a year or 2 ago. I know some of you like it and if it works for you with no known issues fine. I use Disk Warrior first and it is the most reliable utility I've ever seen. It can't fix everything but what it does it does well. When I need more then that I use Norton Disk Dr running Disk Warrior first. I also use Nortons Speed Disk from time to time. OSX doesn't seem to be as affected by fragmented disks . However oddly enough OS X for some reason really fragments the drive after an install even on a new clean drive. I find OSX will run fine for a long time after running Speed Disk. I find that one of the main problems for me is installing new programs on a fragmented disk.The programs often don't install or run well. I tend to try a lot of new programs often likely more then most people. I also find that using a lot of disk space and then deleting the files also causes problems after a while. Disk Warrior and speed Disk takes care of this. I also no longer install any of the utilities on my main partition. I find running from another disk or the CD works best and causes the least issues. Drive 10 which I think is made by the TTP people for OSX .Is crap at this point . I tried it and it's totally worthless IMHO. So try fixing things without using TTP and see if that fixes things. Will S -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
