Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!tecot From: tecot@Apple.COM (Ed Tecot) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: Is multifinder or finder running?? Message-ID: <37314@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 16 Dec 89 01:53:50 GMT References: <1451@gvgpvd.GVG.TEK.COM> <6785@unix.SRI.COM> Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Lines: 15 In article <6785@unix.SRI.COM> stores@unix.UUCP (Matt Mora) writes: >Here's another way >(qouted from John Norstad article # 48669) > >"When using Disinfectant to repair WDEF infections, you >must use Finder instead of MultiFinder. Under MultiFinder >the Desktop files are always Rbusy,S and Disinfectant is >not able to repair them. If you try to repair using >MultiFinder, you will get an error message." > >Check the desktop file and see if its busy :-) If you're using the Desktop Manager, there won't be a "Desktop" file. _emt