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- From: parej@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Pare Jerome)
- Subject: Re: **IMPORTANT** 7.1 installer quirk
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.045118.29142@cc.umontreal.ca>
- Keywords: 7.1 installer
- Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews)
- Organization: Universite de Montreal
- Distribution: na
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 04:51:18 GMT
- Lines: 36
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- In article <1992Dec21.220659.15042@nmsu.edu> you write:
- >I upgraded from 7.0.1 to 7.1 and discovered something interesting.
- >If you just use the installer to move up to 7.1 (as opposed to a
- >'clean' install) the installer leaves the system fonts in the system FILE
- >instead of removing them. As a result the system fonts are duplicated,
- >which uses RAN like crazy. When I removed these fonts and rebooted I
- >gained almost 100K of RAM back and 200MB of hard space from 7.0.dot had used.
- >Also System 7.1 is designed so that NO fonts are suppossed to be IN the
- >system file. Having fonts in the system file as well as the fonts folder
- >not only uses more RAM then needed, but it also can cause printing problems
- >and eventually system corruption since System 7.1 is NOT designed to have
- >fonts in the system file.
- >I suppect that this quirk in the installer is the reason that for some people
- >7.1 seems bigger in RAM and disk space then 7.0.dot. I also suppect that
- >this is the reason that some people have had printing problems and system
- >crashes.
- >This from personal experience with the 'direct from Apple 7.0.X to 7.1
- >upgrade US version' so the 6.0.X to 7.1 and other countries upgrades might
- >not have this problem.
- >In any case if you have upgraded to 7.1 and NOT used a 'clean'
- >install CHECK YOUR SYSTEM FILE FOR FONTS. If you find any REMOVE THEM.
- >It could save you grief in the long run.
- >"The Computer is your friend"--Parinoia RPG
-
- Pardon me if I'm wrong, but are you sure that you can do a clean install
- from the 7.0.dot to 7.1 upgrade kit?
- Personally, I don't think so cause if it's possible, then I bought the
- wrong product (6.0.x to 7.1 upgrade). I bought the latter essentially to
- be able to do a "clean" upgrade, despite the higher price tag, so could
- you please confirm this to me?
-
- Thanks in advance!
-
- --
- Ciao!
- Jerome Pare parej@jsp.umontreal.ca
-