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Article #38268Re: Install vs Copy
From: Barry Margolin
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1989 03:41
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1989 03:41
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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.
Barry Margolin
Thinking Machines Corp.
barmar@think.com
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