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- From: denbeste@enigma.bgsu.edu (William C DenBesten)
- Subject: Re: Experiences installing 7.1
- Message-ID: <Bz4BzI.9q@andy.bgsu.edu>
- Originator: denbeste@enigma
- Sender: usenet@andy.bgsu.edu (USENET)
- Reply-To: denbeste@enigma.bgsu.edu
- Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
- References: <1992Dec10.163036.215@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 23:30:53 GMT
- Lines: 58
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- smt1179@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Tom Thatcher) writes:
- > In article <moofie-041292174645@90.190.20.255>, moofie@apple.com (Steve Klingsporn) writes:
- >>
- >>
- >>Just checking, but you _did_ do a _clean install,_ right?
- >>It's not really all that cool to do an install _over_ existing system
- >>software.
- >>
- >>
- >>Steve
- >>
- >
- > Excuse me, but what _exactly_ is a clean install? Are we supposed
- > to remove our old system (i.e. trash) before launching the installer?
- > And if so, how does the installer know which fonts, printer drivers,
- > and networking options we want?
- >
- > I have been under the impression that the installer looks at what you've
- > got, deletes the old stuff, and puts in the new stuff, preserving your
- > DA's, prefs, INITS, etc.
- >
- > If I have to trash my entire system folder before installing (after first
- > locating and moving all my personal preferences files, extensions,
- > control panels) its not worth the effort.
-
- The "Apple Party Line" is that you can install a new system on top of an
- existing system and all unneeded things will be removed. Some people have
- encountered problems with damaged resources not being recognized as damaged
- and replaced. Other people (including me) are "cautious". By installing
- a system on a disk that does not have a system, my odds of having
- a clean, non-corrupted system are as great as possible.
-
- I install systems in the following manner:
- 1) boot from a floppy.
- 2) if your installer is on your fileserver, login.
- 3) remove the finder from the system folder and trash it.
- 4) rename the system folder to "Old System Folder"
-
- at this point, the installer will not be able to find the old
- system folder and will instead install a fresh one.
-
- 5) run the installer to install the desired (customized) system.
-
- 6) open both system folders in "by name" mode.
-
- 7) systematically go through each file in the old system folder
- and decide if it:
- a) is something that I added and need, including pref files.
- b) is obsolete (ie MacWrite prefs or word temp file #37)
- c) was replaced by a newer version during the install.
- d) is something I should replace with a more current version
-
- 8) go through the system and make the same decisions.
-
- I have replaced literally hundreds of systems this way.
-
- --
- William C. DenBesten is denbeste@bgsu.edu or denbesten@bgsuopie.bitnet
-