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John <john@mabuhay.demoZn.co.Zuk> wrote:

> 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.

Just installing a printer driver *shouldn't* have done this....  Someone
at Apple needs shooting.

> 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?

Dunno.

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

Highly unlikely - God knows what a printer driver installer was doing
replacing your Finder.

> 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?

You should be okay just replacing the Finder with your original one.  If
I were you, I'd do a clean re-install of the OS, keeping hold of the
appropriate Chooser extension for your new printer, so you can install
it manually when everything's back as it should be.

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

Dunno.  How about asking on uk.comp.sys.mac?

btw, I went from System 7.1 to 7.6 on my Performa 475 (20MB RAM, 1GB
HDD, and RAM Doubler) and the speed and reliability improvement was
wonderful, not to mention the drag-and-drop Finder, AppleScript, and so
on.  The down side is a System Folder that took nearly 40MB disc space
and increased RAM use by the System itself (at least 4MB, often up to
7MB with all the bells and whistles in place).

Rowland.

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