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From: alexis@ccnysci.UUCP (Alexis Rosen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Install vs Copy
Keywords: Installer
Message-ID: <1330@ccnysci.UUCP>
Date: 26 Feb 89 06:08:53 GMT
References: <577@ftp.COM> <36669@think.UUCP>
Reply-To: alexis@ccnysci.UUCP (Alexis Rosen)
Organization: City College of New York
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In article <36669@think.UUCP> barmar@kulla.think.com.UUCP
(Barry Margolin) writes:
>If you haven't customized your System file, then there shouldn't be
>any problem with just copying the file.  Installer exists because
>people frequently customize the System file (e.g. they install fonts
>and DAs).  It only replaces the parts of the System file that are
>included in the new one, leaving any user-installed additions there.

Well, no. It used to be that way, but with System 6.0 there was an upgrade
to the boot blocks (see many discussions about this in the net archives).
The bottom line is that Just copying over the system and Finder may cause
some trouble. I don't remember the exact details, because in some cases
the Finder will copy the boot blocks image when it copies the System stuff.

You ARE safe if you do the copy onto a freshly formatted disk, though.

Alexis Rosen
alexis@ccnysci.uucp