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Article #1777Re: MacOS 8 & Chooser Icon
From: Gordon Laurie
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 00:00
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In article <887489591.23578.0.nnrp-11.c2ded937@news.demon.co.uk>, "Renshi" <info@[ns]kemponet.demon.co.uk> wrote: That sounds like the Bundle Bit is set incorrectly, I'd try running Norton's Disk Doctor and see what happens then... My upgrade to 8.1 ate my copy of SimpleText. Weird. >Subject: MacOS 8 & Chooser Icon >From: "Renshi" >Organization: Scottish Kempo Academy >Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 21:00:28 +0000 >Newsgroups: demon.tech.mac > >Hi all > >I'm using a PPC Performa, 5400/160. > >I've just upgraded from the US version of MacOS 8 to 8.1 [also US version], >however, for some strange reason the chooser icon does not appear as it >should [with the two plugs] instead it appears as a blank document with a >hand holding a pen, it was fine on system 7.5.5? > >I've tried re-installing system 7.5.5 -> 8.0 -> 8.1 around 10 times, I >rebuilt the desktop both the standard way and with Tech Tool, I've checked >the disk using first aid, repaired it, I've disabled extensions, control >panels, etc. I've done all that I can think of and the Chooser icon stays as >a blank document. > >I've deleted the chooser, re-installed it, etc, etc, I've done everything I >can think of and it's still not right - has anyone any ideas on what I could >do to sort this out, all the other icons are fine! > >Thanks in advance > >Neil >:( Gordon One of these days I'm going to think of a decent sig line
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10b5a2,f6b134272ec8458e X-Google-Attributes: gid10b5a2,public From: gordon@glaurie.demon.co.uk (Gordon Laurie) Subject: Re: MacOS 8 & Chooser Icon Date: 1998/02/15 Message-ID: <B10D3164966834E8E2@glaurie.demon.co.uk> X-Deja-AN: 325386486 X-NNTP-Posting-Host: glaurie.demon.co.uk [194.222.21.39] References: <887489591.23578.0.nnrp-11.c2ded937@news.demon.co.uk> Organization: Sorry, I'm not an organized kind of a guy Newsgroups: demon.tech.mac