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From: keith@Apple.COM (Keith Rollin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: MPW 3.0 Installation
Keywords: installation error what gives?
Message-ID: <33199@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 16 Jul 89 21:39:41 GMT
References: <775@biar.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <775@biar.UUCP> trebor@biar.UUCP (Robert J Woodhead) writes:
>Gee, I just got the MPW 3.0 upgrade and tried to run the installer.
>Followed the instructions to the letter and it bombs out and says it
>can't find a script file that is definitely there.
>
>Anyone installed 3.0 properly?  Whats going on?  I know I could do it
>manually, but I'm a lazy sot.  Besides, I object to installers that
>blow up for no reason.  Bleah.

There are two instances we know of where the MPW Installer will muff it:

1) You have an "illegal" character in the name of your hard disk. This
   character is usually one that is interpreted by the MPW as special, such
   as a quote or apostraphe. This is noted on page 44 of the MPW Shell Manual.

2) You are running with TOPS. This situation escaped us in testing, so we
   weren't able to warn you about it in the manual or release notes. However,
   it was mentioned in a list of MPW bugs I posted not too long ago. The
   solution is to reboot while holding down the special keys that keep TOPS
   from installing itself.

Hope this helps,



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