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Re: Problem rebuilding desktop with OS 8.1

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From: Stuart Crump
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 00:00
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In article <B294B6C09668274566@0.0.0.0>,
slavins.at.hearsay.demon.co.uk@localhost (Simon Slavin) wrote:

> In article <stuart-0712982207510001@focusport.demon.co.uk>,
> stuart@focusport.demon.co.uk (Stuart Crump) wrote:
> 
> > Having recently upgraded from OS 7.5.3 to OS 8.1 I have found that holding
> > Option and Command keys at start up no long allow me to rebuild the
> > desktop file 
> 
> They should do.  When are you holding them down ?
> The key time for this is when the Finder is starting up.  Your prompt
> to do this should be to start holding those keys down as your last
> INIT loads -- when you see the last of the icons along the bottom of
> your screen.  You can hold them down until you see the dialog asking
> you if the desktop should be rebuilt.
> 
> Simon.
> -- 
> Simon Slavin.  No junk email please. | Do you have a point, or just a
> <http://www.hearsay.demon.co.uk>     | modem and time on your hands ?
>                                      |              -- Richard Casady

Thanks for you help but holding these keys down all through start up has
no effect.

Stuart

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Stuart Crump
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From: stuart@focusport.demon.co.uk (Stuart Crump)
Subject: Re: Problem rebuilding desktop with OS 8.1
Date: 1998/12/10
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