Last weekend my iMac froze and when I restarted it I got the blinking folder with the ?. I tried to run Norton but it would not boot from Norton. I booted from...
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Mid-Atlantic MUG Team
tristatemugs
Aug 8, 2002 3:22 am
... A blinking folder means that your hardware couldn't detect a valid system to boot from. Computer Forum is a great place in the PA area (this is a nation...
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Randy Decker
newageind
Aug 8, 2002 1:32 pm
You may need to tell your computer where to look for the System Folder. The machine may be "looking" for one before it starts up, especially if you have ...
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Indelicato, Al
aindelic@...
Aug 8, 2002 1:39 pm
Hi Randy, Just wondering if he should hold down the shift key when restarting and rebuild the desktop also. Then restart again. Al ... From: Randy Decker...
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Mid-Atlantic MUG Team
tristatemugs
Aug 8, 2002 1:46 pm
You want to zap PRAM first, then rebuild - not at the same time. Rebuilt Desktop database keystroke: OPT + COMMAND (apple key) through startup until "are you...
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Randy Decker
newageind
Aug 8, 2002 2:07 pm
Rebuilding the Desktop sure wouldn't hurt as a final step. Hold down the Option + Apple (command) keys when starting up until you get the "Rebuild your...
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wintermoondls
wintermoondls@...
Aug 8, 2002 5:16 pm
I have a new MAC G4 and I am unable to install my Microsoft Word 6.1 on to my G4. I always get the message installation was not completed. I have tried a back...
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Mid-Atlantic MUG Team
tristatemugs
Aug 8, 2002 6:21 pm
... David, I don't recommend using anything older than Word 98 but, if Word is what you want, you can just upgrade AppleWorks to 6.23 and you can open and save...
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wintermoondls
wintermoondls@...
Aug 8, 2002 7:19 pm
Thank you Dan: I do that David...
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wbwatsonmd
Aug 10, 2002 7:45 am
I have a beige power mac G3 running 9.2.1. I bought Norton Internet Security with the Norton Personal Firewall (1.0.2). This worked well for some time, then...
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Mid-Atlantic MUG Team
tristatemugs
Aug 10, 2002 3:48 pm
... Hi Bruce, A couple of thoughts come to mind; Run software update control panel Update to 9.2.2 - many fixes Use the LIVE UPDATE app to update all Norton...
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mjsmith403
Aug 10, 2002 6:44 pm
Thank you one and all for your response to my blinking folder problem. I fixed my hard drive and all is well. I have a new external hard drive QPS 120 gig. I...
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Mid-Atlantic MUG Team
tristatemugs
Aug 10, 2002 10:08 pm
... Unless you use Retrospect or need to mirror the entire drive, I'd suggest saving all of your documents and files into one primary folder (Documents) and...
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mjsmith403
Aug 11, 2002 8:23 pm
Thanks again, I found a box in the iTunes preferences that I had to unclick to allow me to add the MP3 files on my external drive to a playlist without adding...
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Gary Reed
Silverprint@...
Aug 12, 2002 4:12 am
Hi Hopefully someone here can help me. For also two weeks I have been e-mailing eBay about my problem listing and re-listing items. As anyone who has listed on...
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Mid-Atlantic MUG Team
tristatemugs
Aug 12, 2002 12:56 pm
Not being a major eBay person, I have reviewed some of their notes, etc.. One suggestion is to not assume that it is on your end. I would recommend, based on...
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Gary Reed
Silverprint@...
Aug 12, 2002 5:12 pm
Thanks, Some info I can use. I just create a second account on eBay. I wish I known I could create a second account a week ago. Anyway I am able to list my...
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wbwatsonmd
Aug 13, 2002 8:58 pm
... This ... error" ... website. ... ideas? ... DSL ... wait ... OPT + ... folder/prefs ... keys until ... require ... not. ... Thanks, I tried all that, but...
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Mid-Atlantic MUG Team
tristatemugs
Aug 13, 2002 11:56 pm
... Hi Bruce, If your Apple Menu items are gone, maybe the AMI folder got trashed and not the prefs? Be that as it may, if you have DiskWarrior 2.1 or other...
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mjsmith403
Aug 14, 2002 1:31 am
I loaded OS X and Office X for Mac. Can anyone tell me how to make Entourage my default email program? Thanks, Mark...
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Mid-Atlantic MUG Team
tristatemugs
Aug 14, 2002 1:40 am
... system prefs>internet>email and select Entourage (although, I'd really recommend hanging on until 10.2 and using Mail.app or PowerMail for X over...
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Steve Friedberg
stevefriedberg1@...
Aug 14, 2002 1:56 am
... Here, with an alternative opinion... I use Entourage as my default, and truly appreciate it. It does what I expect it to, and does it very elegantly. I...
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Steve Friedberg
stevefriedberg1@...
Aug 14, 2002 6:29 pm
Folks: Hoping you can help me solve this problem. I was on the road yesterday, and plugged into a live Ethernet port, only to find out that, for whatever ...
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Mid-Atlantic MUG Team
tristatemugs
Aug 14, 2002 6:44 pm
... Depending on the ISP, some (as well as some networks) require authentication. If you are set up for DHCP in your TCP/IP settings, most of the time you'll...
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mjsmith403
Aug 15, 2002 12:41 am
Thanks Dan I am starting to feel really stupid with OS X but I think I am getting a handel on it. On the way to work today I realized I didn't check the...
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mjsmith403
Aug 15, 2002 12:47 am
Thanks Steve, You probably saw my reply realizing where the preference was....boy do I feel dumb. Yea, I like Entorage so far. I wasn't thrilled with the Apple...
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Steve Friedberg
stevefriedberg1@...
Aug 16, 2002 12:42 pm
... Hi Dan: The cable appears to be the most logical solution of your suggestions, except that it works on the Wintel machines. In addition, when it doesn't ...
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mjsmith403
Aug 18, 2002 10:05 pm
I recently got an external 120 gig hard drive. in the process of copying my OS 9.1 system and hard drive to it I noticed a peculiar thing. I would be sending...
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Wayne Hancock
the.hancocks@...
Aug 19, 2002 2:16 am
Any help with the following is appreciated. My son's iBook won't mount CD's to the desktop. Running 9.2.2. Can open and close the drive but nothing shows up on...
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Tom & Geralyn Sparough
dragonjugglerus
Aug 20, 2002 1:30 am
Hello all, I have been receiving a series of e-mails that have the following description before a long line of what appears to be gibberish to me. Until...
