Have you looked in your "startup items" folder in your system folder? Sounds
like you(or someone else) accidentally put a system extension in the startup
items folder. If this is the case, your mac will try to launch it at
startup, which it can't do.


Dave

On 17/6/02 12:03 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 03:29:25 -0000
> From: "moorend2001" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: ever present dialog box
> 
> Hi can anyone help me permanently get rid off and maybe even
> understand the following "dialog box":
> 
> "System Extension
> This file adds funtionality to your computer.
> To add this file's functionality to your computer, place the file in the
> extensions folder the restart the computer." With only an [OK] option.
> 
> This appears each time I go to the desktop/finder and I can't get past it
> unless I click OK.
> 
> I have looked for the file HD>systems>extensions>systems extensions
> and can only find a systems extensions (disabled) folder with nothing in
> it. There is no systems extension folder .
> 
> I even looked under extensions manager and there is no systems extension
> folder. 
> 
> Should I have one?
> 
> Why would I have a disabled systems extension folder, if there is nothing
> in it (disabled)?
> 
> Can anyone let me know what significance if any the alert has and how to
> turn the thing off? I have a PowerPC 7220/200 on OS 8.6
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Matt Falvey