transfer OS 9 from PB to another PB

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OK I have spent 24 hours trying to change the name of my HD on a older G4 PB 400mhz no luck. lots of help and great suggestions but no joy. Any further wisdom see "Changing HD icon name"

How can I transfer OS 9 from my PB to my kids PB so they can play soem of the games that are Xmas presents that only work in classic.

A 'genius' from the LA store said start PB (b) holding down L key. No luck any thoughts?
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wiggy said:
games that are Xmas presents that only work in classic.
Do you have OS X on the 400MHx PB? Doesn't OS X have a classic enviroment you can use?
 
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shaun89 said:
Do you have OS X on the 400MHx PB? Doesn't OS X have a classic enviroment you can use?

Sadly it appears that Classic was removed and only 10.2 remains...thanks
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You should just reinstall OS X. And if you have the CDs that come with it just reinstall OS 9 over it.
 
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wiggy said:
OK I have spent 24 hours trying to change the name of my HD on a older G4 PB 400mhz no luck. lots of help and great suggestions but no joy. Any further wisdom see "Changing HD icon name"

I didn't get the chance to read the Changing HD Name thread, but if sharing is turned on, you can't change the HD name until sharing is turned off.

How can I transfer OS 9 from my PB to my kids PB so they can play soem of the games that are Xmas presents that only work in classic.

I think you're stuck unless you install from CD so it loads the correct HD drivers/etc... Especially if you run dual OS's.

You can pick up a copy of OS 9 pretty cheap on eBay, I think I paid $28. Worth it. And you can download the updates to 9.1/9.2 still.
 

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