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<blockquote data-quote="geekylady" data-source="post: 409611" data-attributes="member: 32253"><p>ok thanks for that Brown Study. looked at and have bookmarked the lowend page. At first glance not sure it is relevant as the system folder and the finder appear to be present and intact if I get the menus to appear ( Ctrl-Command-P-R), but I will go down the page as you say and look more carefully.</p><p></p><p>I wrote this before I found your new post.</p><p></p><p>I tried techtools again. From the cd the delete /repair option for the desktop is greyed out. It checks it and possibly repairs it, but there is no change on reboot. If I try to invoke Techtools from the installed folder, it says it can't load because it can't find itself in Preferences, though I have gone into the hard drive and found that it is in Preferences.</p><p></p><p>So.... what comes next. Reformat? Shifting HD to another machine? That won't solve a corrupted desktop will it?</p><p></p><p>If I empty or reformat the hard disk in another machine which has OS9 already on it, and then copy all the owners saved files over, what about his applications - will they all have to be re-installed? Oy Vey...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> Fed up - but thanks for all your help and any other suggestions are very welcome...</p><p></p><p>Husband is poring through MacBible now as he seems to remember something to do with Finder as it related to OS 7.0. I think we are beginning to grab at straws now, and time marches relentlessly on - but I will show him your latest post. Thanks again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geekylady, post: 409611, member: 32253"] ok thanks for that Brown Study. looked at and have bookmarked the lowend page. At first glance not sure it is relevant as the system folder and the finder appear to be present and intact if I get the menus to appear ( Ctrl-Command-P-R), but I will go down the page as you say and look more carefully. I wrote this before I found your new post. I tried techtools again. From the cd the delete /repair option for the desktop is greyed out. It checks it and possibly repairs it, but there is no change on reboot. If I try to invoke Techtools from the installed folder, it says it can't load because it can't find itself in Preferences, though I have gone into the hard drive and found that it is in Preferences. So.... what comes next. Reformat? Shifting HD to another machine? That won't solve a corrupted desktop will it? If I empty or reformat the hard disk in another machine which has OS9 already on it, and then copy all the owners saved files over, what about his applications - will they all have to be re-installed? Oy Vey...:( Fed up - but thanks for all your help and any other suggestions are very welcome... Husband is poring through MacBible now as he seems to remember something to do with Finder as it related to OS 7.0. I think we are beginning to grab at straws now, and time marches relentlessly on - but I will show him your latest post. Thanks again :) [/QUOTE]
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