Welcome to the Conflict Catcher™ 4.1.1 Demonstration
With Conflict Catcher 4.1.1, we have worked very hard to bring you the very latest in Startup File management and conflict identification.
This demo will work for seven days. After seven days have passed, Conflict Catcher 4.1.1 will no longer load and be available to manage your startup files. Conflict Catcher 4.1.1 requires System 7 or System 8.
Before you begin the installation process, it's important that you understand that you will need to be running System 7 or System 8, and that you must have at least 1.3 MB of free space on your hard disk for Conflict Catcher to be installed on your system. If you're uncertain, don't be concerned— Conflict Catcher's installation program will check to be certain these conditions are met before it actually copies any files onto your system.
After installing Conflict Catcher and restarting your computer, Conflict Catcher will create a set titled "Standard Set." This set reflects the way that Conflict Catcher found your system at installation. Any startup files that were not enabled will be in a disabled folder within your System Folder.
• If You're Upgrading From Conflict Catcher II or 3
Conflict Catcher 4 will automatically read CC II or CC 3 preferences, recognize the enabled and disabled startup files, and convert them – including sets, links, and reordering information. However, with our newly added links you may find that some of yours "overlap" with those that now come predefined.
• Conflict Catcher 4.1.1 will overwrite the CC II or CC 3 Control Panel and Extension, but will leave your preferences untouched. Therefore, if you wish to go back to using your previous version, you must reinstall from the floppy disk.
• If You're Switching From Another Startup File Manager
Conflict Catcher 4.1.1 will automatically disable most startup file managers on restart. These include: Apple's Extension Manager, Now Startup Manager, INIT Picker and Symbionts.
• For users of At Ease:
If At Ease software is installed on your computer, you must turn it off before you install Conflict Catcher 4.1.1. For instructions, see the manual that came with your At Ease software.
Before you insert the Conflict Catcher 4.1.1 installation disk, we recommend you restart your Macintosh with all extensions turned off. This has the added benefit of disabling any virus checking software that might mistakenly suspect that a virus might be trying to "infect" your system. To do this, hold down the shift key as you restart your system. As your system starts up, it will display the message "Welcome to Macintosh" in a box at the center of the screen. Just below it you'll see "Extensions off”—this means that none of your startup files will be loaded and your system will start up successfully to the Finder.
1. Once the Finder appears, you should insert your Conflict Catcher 4.1.1 installation disk and locate the "CC Installer" icon.
2. Double-click on the icon to run the installation program, and you'll see the installer's introductory screen.
3. Click "Continue" to get started with the installation— Conflict Catcher 4.1.1 installer's main window will appear.
When you've read the contents of the install information window and are satisfied with the Install Destination, click "Install" to start transferring the Conflict Catcher files.
Once the installation is done, you are urged to click on "Restart" so that you can begin to benefit from Conflict Catcher immediately!
Conflict Catcher 4.1.1 Removal:
To remove all Conflict Catcher 4.1's files, double click on "CC Installer™," click "Continue" on the splash screen and then hold down the option key. This will make the "Install" button change into "Remove." Click on "Remove" to remove Conflict Catcher 4.1.1.
If you installed over another startup file manager, the installer will offer to reenable your previous startup file manager.
What's new in Conflict Catcher 4.1.1?
• Repairs some corrupted files
- Conflict Catcher can now repair some kinds of damaged resources found when scanning. The files installed by the Mac OS 8.1 Open Transport Installer are now fixed by Conflict Catcher 4.1.1.
• Updated Mac OS 8.1 Sets
The Mac OS 8.1 Base and Full Sets now include Apple DVD-ROM.
• Updated Links
Added new Apple DVD-ROM Group.
Updated existing Apple CD-ROM and CD-ROM ToolKit Groups to include UDF Volume Access which is required to read UDF formatted DVD-ROM disks or CD-ROM disks.
• Updated Reference Library
The CC Reference Library has been updated, including its Web Menu, Links, and Mac OS 8.1 Sets.
• Holding down Command-Period at startup will not bypass required extensions
Conflict Catcher can allow you to stop loading extensions and proceed directly to the Finder by holding down the Command-Period keys during startup. Conflict Catcher now ignores the Command-Period keys, while required extensions (for example Appearance Extension and Text Encoding Converter) are loading.
• Bug Fixes
Fixed a redraw "flash" that slowed down the main display.
Fixed AppleEvents support.
What's new in Conflict Catcher 4.1?
• Complete Mac OS 8.1 support
Conflict Catcher 4.1 is fully compatible with Mac OS 8.1. Conflict Catcher has improved its support for the Appearance Manager.
• Enhanced Group Links
Conflict Catcher now supports single-item Group Links and allows completely overlapping Group Links.
• Improved Compare Set
Compare Set now underlines differing files (making them more easily distinguished).
• Updated Reference Library
The CC Reference Library has been updated, including its Web Menu, Links, and Mac OS 8.1 Sets.
• Enhanced Conflict Test
When specifying intuition or locking files on for a Conflict test, you can now magnify any startup file.
• Can display all files for all file types
An option for Conflict Catcher to display all files of file types that are built into Conflict Catcher in included. Some files have file types that specify they should only be displayed when an 'INIT' resource is present. This option allows users to indicate that all files should be displayed, despite whether an 'INIT' resource is present.
• Support for build-in vendor information
Supports a new vend resource to allow developers to specify their own vendor information. Resource Type: 'vend', Resource ID: -20640, and a 'TMPL' resource is located in Conflict Catcher to help developers create their own resources. Documentation is available from Casady & Greene, Inc. at "http://www.casadyg.com/c&g/products/cc4/reflib/techinfo.html.”
• Improved display of files and folders in color
Files displayed in color are more noticeable. Folders are now displayed in color.
• Improved copying of file descriptions
When copying a file description (magnify a file and type “command- C”), the filename and size are now copied into the clipboard along with the rest of the file information.
• Improved System Report
The volume format is now displayed as "HFS" or "HFS Plus" in the volume information area. The PowerPC G3 processor is now recognized.
• Additional file and folder support
Contextual Menu Items, Location Modules, and AppleTalk extensions are now supported by default.
• Improved compatibility for the Macintosh Classic
All dialogs are now displayed properly on the Classic.
• Miscellaneous enhancements
We are always striving to improve Conflict Catcher.
Changes and New Features in 4.0.3:
• Compatibility with Mac OS 8:
– Mac OS 8 Includes a new file called Appearance Extension which must successfully be enabled for Mac OS 8 to startup. Previous versions of Conflict Catcher could disable this extension and therefore keep machines running Mac OS 8 from starting up. Conflict Catcher v4.0.3 will not allow this file to be disabled.
– Other minor changes necessary to support Mac OS 8, including new sets.
• Added Find and Find Again commands to the File menu.
• Type selection (from within the main window, Conflict Catcher will find a file if you type the first character(s) of the file name), Tab, and Arrow Keys will auto-expand categories to display files.
• Duplicating sets will now select the new set.
• Added Scan Startup Files to the Special menu for easier access.
New Feature in 4.0.2:
Links can now be broken for quick access to individual files.
•Individual files can now be broken off their links. This enables users to break their grouped links for quick access to a single file. You no longer have to accept an “all or nothing” approach to link management. Users can now choose to break one link from an entire group instead of editing the master link, disabling the link entirely, or creating a new link.
To break a file’s link:
1. Open Conflict Catcher™.
2. Use the magnifying glass on the file you wish to break from the link.
3. Click on the “Break Link” button in the upper right hand corner of the file’s info.
Other Changes between 4.0.1 and 4.0.2:
• The English version of Conflict Catcher 4 now supports international language systems.
• Group links have been updated.
• On-Line help has been updated.
• Updated built-in sets for System 7.6 and 7.6.1.
• Fixed a potential problem with “Edit File Types” preferences
• CC4 now displays more characters in the version string within the magnifying glass window.
• The installer offers to reenable your Apple's Extension Manager upon removal of Conflict Catcher.
Conflict Catcher Help:
Conflict Catcher 4 supports Balloon help and has its own help system. We recommend that you use both when exploring the various features. It is also a good idea to walk through the preferences and try things that sound interesting.
Here are some features you don't want to overlook:
At startup time you can direct Conflict Catcher to restart, shutdown, pause, or stop loading startup files. Here are the keys to hold down at startup time (after Conflict Catcher has loaded):
Command- R Restarts the computer
Command- S Shuts down the computer
Command- P Pauses the startup process
Command-period Stops loading startup files and proceeds directly to the Finder
• Non-Apple Keyboards
We have confirmed that the following 3rd-party keyboards have an issue with CC4's ability to use predefined startup keys as well as bringing up CC4 on startup by holding down the spacebar:
Datadesk 101E..... will not work properly at startup
Keytronics ...........will not work properly at startup
Radius...................will not work properly at startup
This issue may also apply to any other 3rd-party keyboards not mentioned above.
Attention software developers:
How to get Conflict Catcher to display information on my applications?
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