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Sam and Alastair Beadle wrote:
> 
> OK I give up - someone tell me about Mac OS (7.5.7) extensions.
> 
> After getting our Mac we had several clashes - some fiddling around and we
> got rid of all the problem ones. Now my daughter has got a new program
> that clashes with - guess what - our PPP extension - eek! So at the moment
> we have to start up, reset the extension (and virtual memory - it causes
> some of her games problems too) - then restart. THEN repeat it before we
> can use the internet.
> 
> So - the questions:
> 
> Is there any way of resetting all these things in one easy step - a script
> sounds good but the Extensions manager is not scriptable (as, I have
> found, are a lot of other programs and controls).
> 
> Why does the extensions manager not control all of them? If I turn them
> all off and look in the extensions folder it is still full of stuff. Files
> like Apple Guide files and so on I can understand but many of them are
> real extensions!
> 
> Er - that will do for now - any ideas people?
> 
> Alastair (I have a degree in computing so dont worry about getting
> technical - but this really has me baffled!)
> 
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> Alastair

Just a thought, but extension load in alphabetical order.  I have in the past 
gotten around some clashes by reanming extensions slightly to alter the 
loading order.  A space at the beginning makes an extension load earlier, a 
"bullet" (option-8) makes it load virtually last.  If you have a specific 
extension (added by the game you mention) which causes a clash with PPP, 
try renaming first the incoming games extension with a bullet to make it 
load late and if thast doesn't work make it load early using a space at 
beginning.  If neither works try the same thing with the PPP extension.  If 
nothing works, sorry.

PS I know some extensions will not work AT ALL if renamed in any way, 
but these are in a minority so in most cases they still work when their 
name is changed only slightly.

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