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From: alexr@apple.com (Alexander M. Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Problem in Sys 7.0 with DiskTop 4.01
Message-ID: <13996@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: 11 Jun 91 18:26:19 GMT
References: <1991Jun8.061828.18230@serval.net.wsu.edu>
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In article <1991Jun8.061828.18230@serval.net.wsu.edu>, jeffp@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Jeff Parke - Vet med staff) writes:
> 
> On System 7.0 Disktop bombs everytime with an illegal instruction with I try
> to unmount a floppy disk.  Unmounts of hard disk volumes work fine.
> 
> Anyone seen this and/or know how to fix?  I've already tried removing *all*
> other non-Apple-Sys7-distributed cdevs and inits.  I've already completely
> reinstalled System 7.  I've already reinstalled Disktop and it's supporting
> files a couple of times... Driving me nuts...
> 

Yes. This is a known problem. I even believe that there is an additional
"read me" type file found on the "Before You Install" disk that describes
this exact problem. Due to a known bug in System 7.0, Desk Accessories may
not Unmount drives. Disktop should work fine otherwise.

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