Ready for a fun break?  Go to Conflict Catcher’s about box and type “play” (the keys are: control, option, left arrow and right arrow).

Is one of your files missing a description?  Copy the file’s information to the clipboard, and then paste the information into your email program.  Send it to “ccdescriptions@casadyg.com”.

Can’t finish a Conflict Test right now?  Click on the Stop Test button and choose Save Test.  You can return to Conflict Catcher later and resume the test.

To figure out what software in your system is not part of the original Mac OS installation, use the Set menu to compare your current Set with the Mac OS All Set.

Conflict Catcher maintains a list of the System Folders on the disks on your system.  Use Conflict Catcher’s Startup menu to select the System Folder you want to use next.

Use Conflict Catcher’s Web menu to access all of the latest, industry-wide information on products, product updates, and problem solutions.

Are you getting PostScript errors when printing?  Select “Scan Folder For Damage” from the Special menu and select the Fonts folder in the System Folder.  This will check for corrupt fonts which may be causing your problem.

To see if there is a more recent version of a file available, you can access the file’s updates web page.  Simply click in the inspect column, and then click on the file’s “Updates” web address.

Listing your files by “Package” is a quick way to determine what was added to your system by various installations.

List files by “Date Installed” to see the most recently installed files.

Holding down the option key while clicking on the small triangles next to folders in Conflict Catcher’s main window to expand or collapse all the folders with a single click.

PowerBook Users!

Make a Set which will be selected at startup when using battery power or the power adapter by setting the “PowerBook is” option.

When you have a system which works well, create a set called “Clean Set”. Make sure to check “Lock Set” and “Disable New Files” when creating it.  The next time you are having problems, switch to your “Clean Set” and quickly get back to work.

To easily locate a file within Conflict Catcher, just type the first few letters of its name.  Conflict Catcher will find it for you and display its description!

Use the Mac OS Only Set to enable only files which are part of the Macintosh Operating System.

This is helpful if you are having problems and want to see if it they are related to non-Apple software.

You can set up Conflict Catcher’s Sets to control Apple’s Location Manager.

You can also have Location Manager select Conflict Catcher’s Sets.

Conflict Catcher can create a System Report which provides detailed information about your system.

Simply select “Create System Report…” from the Special menu.

Use Conflict Catcher’s “Find” command to locate any file in Conflict Catcher’s file list.

You can safely stop loading startup files while the computer is starting up by holding down the “Command” and “.”  (period) keys at the same time.

You can safely pause the startup process (while the icons are loading) by holding down the “Command” and “P” keys at the same time.

You can safely shut down the computer while it is starting up (when the icons are loading) by holding down the “Command” and “S” keys at the same time.

You can safely restart the computer while it is starting up (when the icons are loading) by holding down the “Command” and “R” keys at the same time.

Click on any of the icons that show up at the bottom of the screen as your computer starts up to find out what it does and who makes it.

You can add your own description to a file by inspecting the file and then clicking on the description.

Click to the left of a file in Conflict Catcher’s main window to inspect it.  This will display information about what it does and who makes it, including internet hot links directly to the software developer’s web page.

You can change from Conflict Catcher’s default “Highlight” display mode to “Checkmark Display” mode in Conflict Catcher’s “Display” preferences.

What are Startup Files, Extensions, and INITS?

They are files which load at startup time and modify or extend the operating system.  The names “Extensions”, “INITs”, and “Startup Files” are generally interchangable.

You can change the order that startup files load when viewing by Load Order.

Simply click and drag any file in the Reorderable Startup Files section to the desired position.

What is a Set?

A Set is a group of files which can be enabled by choosing its name in Conflict Catcher’s “Active Set” menu.

Conflict Catcher manages your System Folder, as well as Applications’ Plug-ins.

It lets you enable and disable your Extensions, Control Panels, and other System software.

Conflict Catcher has a Conflict Test capability which can determine which file(s), if any, are responsible for any reproducible problem you are currently experiencing.