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Help! - problem installing Colour StyleWriter 1500 driver on Sys 7.1

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From: John
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 00:00
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I was using my LCIII with a StyleWriter II printer, then purchased a
second hand StyleWriter 1200 printer, but with no software.  From Apple�s
Technical Information Library I found that the recommended  driver to use
was a Colour StyleWriter 1500 driver.

The only one I could find on Apple�s ftp site was in the American English
section.

I have just installed this on my LCIII, still using System 7.1, and find
that I can now drag files to the desktop icon which print O.K. (which I
did not expect - only wanting to use the SW1200 in place of my SW II).  

The problem, however, is that the installer has replaced my 7.1 System
Software v B-7.1 Finder with a Color SW 1500 v 2.2.1 Finder.  This has
renamed my Wastebasket as Trash and may have made other Americanised
changes.

I backed up my System folder before doing this, but, after landing myself
with this problem I thought I�d better ask for advice before trying to put
matters right.

Can anyone please advise:

1. What else will have been Americanised?

2.  If I use my StyleWriter II installer  will this put matters back as
they were (ie overwriting a later Finder version?) 

3.  If not, which files in my System Folder do I need to replace from my
backup to get back to square one or do I need to re-install System 7.1 - I
do not wish to upgrade to 7.5?

4.  How should I have proceded to enable me to use the SW 1200 Printer
with System 7.1?

Many thanks, 

John.

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Subject: Help! - problem installing Colour StyleWriter 1500 driver on Sys 7.1
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