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From: hammen@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Robert Joseph Hammen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Installer 2.5 glitches
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Date: Mon, 23-Nov-87 12:55:40 EST
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In article <34318@sun.uucp> chuq@sun.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:

>This may sound like a silly question, but why does anyone use the installer
>at all? Not that I don't trust it or anything, but I find it MUCH easier
>and faster to simply take a new System file and stick all my fonts and DA's
>in it instead of trying to take an old system file and mucking with it in
>some undefined way. (and once I get around to installing suitcase, I may
>never need to touch the system file again!).

From what I heard, System files >4.1 need to be "installed" for each machine
(Plus/SE/II) - the Installer will only install the necessary resources for
each machine (i.e. no snd or color resources if you're using an SE, misc.
system patches, etc.). BUT, I know of a couple of people who have had problems
using the Installer to update an old System to a current version. Sometimes,
some old resources get left in the System that can cause problems (I believe
this is mentioned in the Suitcase manual). So what's the solution? I do as
Chuq does, simply archive my DAs & fonts & FKEYs & then toss out my old 
System files and put virgin ones on. Then, I run the Installer to make sure
that I have only the resources I need for my machine. Then I go back and
install the fonts, DAs, and FKEYs and am done.

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Robert Hammen	Computer Applications, Inc.	hammen@csd4.milw.wisc.edu
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