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- From: bayes@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Scott Bayes)
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:57:06 GMT
- Subject: Re: IMPORTANT-7.1 installer quirk
- Message-ID: <10380039@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
- References: <1992Dec19.055844.4565@nmsu.edu>
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- > 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 your fonts in the system FILE
- > instead of moving them to the fonts folder. As a result the
-
- Actually, during my "unclean" installation--itcrashed partway through
- the Install--it created a fonts folder and moved a buncha fonts to
- separate suitcases there. I think I remember they were ALSO left in the
- System file and that's what ran me out of disk space. My guess is that
- they would have been removed from the System, had the install not
- crashed.
-
- > system fonts are duplicated, which uses RAM like crazy. When I removed
- > these fonts and rebooted I gained almost 100K of RAM back
- > and 200MB of Hard disk space from what 7.0.dot had used.
- > 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.
- > 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.
-
- I would recommend this, no matter what.
-
- > It could save you grief in the long run.
-
- Yes.
-
- ScottB
-