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| | Hi All, [COLOR="Red"]Short & quick:[/COLOR] PowerBook G4 w/OS 9.2 & 10.4(? - upgraded from 10.0) won't boot up after aborted browser install. [COLOR="Blue"]The details:[/COLOR] My sister was trying to upgrade Netscape Navigator 4.7 to 8.1 on her OS 9.2 (she is running a dual boot OS 9.2/10.4(?) PowerBook G4 (15" … |
| | 1998 imac dv(gray) Was switching os9 to os10, unsuccessful, Got a black screen now after checking monitor window.What next? help please! |
| | :twisted: When I start up my g4 there is a black screen. I tried to put in start up disk or restore disks and nothing happens. Someone please help me! ALOHA  |
 | I have an older mac, its a g4 and I just recently hooked it back up. I've had it for a while (since 2001 or so) so I don't remeber the password that I stored in there It's Been way tooooooo long, anyways I want to get into my profile … |
| | Hi I have just upgraded an imac from 9.04 to 9.1 but now can't run accounting software MYOB which I need urgently. Can I reinstall 9.04 I have v9 discs? I also have a G3 with 10.3.9 running but classic is not installed, I have 10.3.5 discs. Would installing classic … |
| | I'm pretty new to Macs and never was great with pc's. I bought a power mac 7200 with os8.1. Can't download much or sometimes it works and sometimes it's a big mess of gerbelldeygoop~^}}*<::?@%$&^(*)(_(EIO_)$$#"P{, that's what I got when I tried to download os9.2....and I think I have discovered thru … |
| | I bought a imac about 4 years ago, the one w/the small bace and the monitor is conected to it. I ordered it online and it has an airport in it.. but when i got it.. it had two complete opperating systems 9.2 and X and got really confused and … |
| | I have a Power Mac 8500 with a Sonnet Crescendo 400 Mhz G4/PSI upgrade Processor card running Mac OS 8.6. I installed a IOGear USB 2.0 PCI Card-GIC220UW1 which says it works with OS 8.6. I installed the recommended software "USB Support 1.4.1 smi " from apple.com. The card shows … |
| | Yikes! My imac has both OS9.6 and 10.4. I usually use it in 9 'cause my little kid's games run best in that OS. I wanted to use OS10 so went to startup disc and told it to restart in that system. When the machine was in restart suddenly it … |
| | Hi, I have an old slot-loading Imac [vintage 2001] running Mac OS 9. Computer shipped wih 64mb ram and I've upgraded memory to 128mb. Can I upgrade to OS X on my Imac? Unfortuantely I'm not terribly tech. data literate and couldn't suss this myself! Local branch of PC World … |
| | I am new to this sort of thing and have inherited a Performma 6116 Mac and know very little about how to work it. It has a screen saver on it that just keeps growing and bogs the computer down and there is no way short of turning the switch … |
| | Seems like anything I want to do requires an administrative password. I do not know what this is. I have two operating systems (MAC OS 9.2.2 & MAC OS X 10.1.2). I have both install disks. I have instructions on resetting the password in OS X 10.1.5 or earier. (Here's …  |
| | Does anyone know where the inbox or sent mail is for Outlook Express 5.0 is stored on a G4 running OS 9.2? I want to save these archives somewhere else so I can clean out my current inbox/sent mail folders. Any thoughts? thanks |
| | Hi folks. Back with a problem. It was freezing more than it should. So I cleaned out the hard drive.I installed from a CD 8.06 system which was an older system than I had been using. No G3.It seems to boot up ok but I notice there is no program … |
| | Happy new Year to all. I think the color is more beige.I am looking for a printer or modem splitter so I can connect a camera to either Computer.To save unplugging when I use the camera. The 7100/66 works ok but does not like opening pictures freezes up most times. … |
| | I am looking for a good info so that I may scrub the disk in my G3 and start over. I am upgraded to 9.2.2 but am will to start over with the disks (which I have) that came with the computer. I have reformatted and reinstalled Windows in many … |
| | Hi Guys, I am trying find a plug in for internet explorer. I have Acrobat 4 but no plug in for internet. I can open pdf in E mail but cannot open file from Explorer. I have a 08.6 Macintosh. Any help would be appreciated.Regards, Norm. Ps I have tried … |
| | Hi, Working on OS 9 mac and trying to delete files from my works server in to my trash folder. I get the error message '-5,006'. Its probably something really simple, but I can't seem to work it out! Your help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance |
| | I am using a ASUS wl330g adapter to supply internet(DSL) to my iMAC. I have set the following TCP/IP settings: connect via ethernet and configured through DHCP setting. I have internet but after about 10 - 20 minutes I no longer have internet access. I have an internet signal but … |
| | I'm having difficulty connecting my G3 400/Pismo (firewire) powerbook and Laserwriter 4/600 PS -- the port in the back that I thought was a serial printer port is actually something for projection and s-video. When I go to select the LW in the "Desktop Printer" utility, it does not appear … |
| | 12/3 Aloha Since there is not a forum specific for imac system 9.2.2 Thought someone here might know what this all about. My external cd/RW-DVD will not load any music CDs. It will read data disks just not music CDs. Anyone got a clue?? Tks..... stewart@winning .com  |
| | I recently got a Power PC Performa 6400/180. OS 8.1 (2gig) I am able to turn it on and get to the desktop. My problem comes when I want to install some programs (that are compatible with OS 8.1) that I have hard drive space for. When I do, the … |
| | I have a G4 and have system software on two partitions. they are both 9. i was going to do some maintanence on my main startup drive so chose the other disk as startup. now my computer will not boot at all. must of been some problem with the system … |
| | Hi, I am new to this site and am having trouble with my MAC. A while ago my internal modem got burned in a thunderstorm. I bought an external modem (best data USB)and tried to set it up. My ISP is AOL. I was able to connect to the AOL … |
| | hi I need a software that plays rm songs in my mac os thank you :mrgreen: |
| | i just got an ipod and in order to get itunes i need os 10.34 and i have os9. so i'm geussing i'm going to have to buy an upgrade or something. is there anyway to upgrade without having to erase all the files i have on my computer? what …  |
| | Hello all. I own a G4 with a 10 gig hard drive, and just got a 290 gig hard drive for iTunes. Unfortuately, I opted to go the external harddrive route via firewire and it freezes up ALL THE TIME. I can't enjoy my music like this, so I figured … |
| | My good friend has loaned me a laptop for an emergency - PowerBook G3, 333 MHz, 64 MB with OS 9.0.4. It's slow and not like my Panther, but I only need it for emails and simple stuff. However, I can't connect with AOL, which she said was working fine … |
| | I bought a used imac and it all of a sudden froze up. I reset it and it will say that I did not shut down my computer the correct way. Then it will go to the next step where it show the little bar and that's where it freezes … |
| | If anyone could please help me I'd really appreciate it. I was a Windows user my whole life and just switched to a Mac and I'm not very familiar with how it works. I need to install some software for a new printer and a digital camera, but the installations … |
| | I just installed a new hard drive in my mac, and i installed the OS, and when ever i turn the computer on all i see is the folder with the flashing "?" in it. How do I install mac OS 9 properly so the hard drive will mount. Also … |
| | Okay, I just got a Mac OS (Version 8 point something, the date appears to be from 95-97) and I tried to install AOL onto it, not knowing that the disk was formatted for Windows. Well, the computer froze, so I shut it down. Now, whenever I try to start … |
| | HELP!! Have OS 9 - (I know I know ) and using Verizon DSL for the past 2 1/2 years. It's been great until last month. I got booted off my connection to them and had to call tech -- re boot --- re establish who I was --- NOW … |
| | I recently purchased a FireWire/USB hard drive for my G3. It works fine in both systems when I use the USB port but with the FireWire port, when I boot into Panther (10.3) it mounts as expected, but when I boot into System 9.2.2, the system freezes (the cursor will … |
| | Hi. I am new to mac I just got this computer for my daughter to play games on. Well it is 8.5.1 and i started finding my way around it and installing her games, well one came with a free aol trial so I was trying to install that and … |
| | Can anyone confirm that 9.0 would share files on the desktop, but that in 9.1 a file must be in a shared volume before it can be shared? Also, it appears that in 9.1 it is not possible to chance the name of the internal disk drive from "Macintosh HD". … |
| | I have both Mac OS 9 (Classic) and OS X running on my eMac - it was like this when I bought it! However, the OS 9 is now preventing me from installing my new printer, and I've previously been told that I shouldn't have it running any way. Does … |
| | Hello All, I'm a first-timer. I can't figure out what I did to my iBook. I have a first-generation white (G3) iBook running OS 9.2. I was attempting to hook it up to a modem and a wireless router when something went wrong. The following is a description of the … |
| | hi every1. i know this my be a daft question, but i really need help. some how, unknown to me, i have inverted my whole colour scheme (eg black is white etc) i guess its some where on system preferances, but i dont where. please help me, i have a … |
| | Hello, I have an old Performa 6200cd mac. It is a great machine but the OS is 8. I would like to run some software but most requires OS/9 or higher. Can I upgrade to this and how do I find it? Can I go on up to OS/10 after …  |
| | right were do i start, on my mac i book it as 0s9 and 0sx i swithched to osx and nothing works, no applications work, i heard you can switch back on start up does anybody know how and if so could you please tell me my mac is redundant … |
| | First of all, I'm running on OS 9.2 Normally when I do a hard restart a message comes up that says disk first aid is taking care of the problems, but this time I got a message, which said the disk first aid couldn't fix it. When I went disk …  |
| | I was using OS9 and wanted to go to OSX. It said I had to install 9.2 first. I did that. Now I'm running in 9.2 and ALL MY EMAILS ARE GONE! I OPEN my Outlook Express and it's like it's a brand new first time user. Where are my … |
| | Hey, I have taken over from the previous IT Administrator and now trying to implement OSX 10.3 on to G4 machines. I am having a issue of when some of the staff are munipulating files in OS X then saving, to be opened in OS9 and go to read the … |
| | Please help! My G3 Laptop freezes soon after booting up. It is the WallStreet version running OS 9.1. This problem has only happened since my battery started playing up. The battery is new-ish but for some reason suddenly does not work and when using the power adaptor, does not appear … |
| | I just bought a used iMac at an auction today. When I double click on the hard drive icon all I get is one of the program files opened not the actually hard drive. I can't see system folders, program files, etc. How do I get the hard drive icon … |
| | Does any one know of a good open source Calendar (ala Entourage) for Mac OS 9.x ? |
| | Does anyone know what factors exist to appletalk between OS 9 and OS10.3. I am a student at Western Kentucky University, trying to use appletalk between G4 towers set up to scan pictures on OS 9 and cannot get it to work consistently with the new G5 panther. any help … |
| | Hey guys, can someone tell me where or how I can get an OS9 system installer file to install on my iMacs (G4's) to run next to OSX.3.5 ? Jaguar installed it automatically. Panther doesn't, unfortunately. Thx in advance! |
| | I am running OS9.2 on my new G4. OS10 is also on the computer, but I don't want to go through the headache or expense of upgrading all my software to run on OS10. Just purchased Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. Unfortunately, it only runs on OS10. Can I alternate easily between … |
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