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- From: John T. Chapman <jtc1@cornell.edu>
- Subject: Re: Switching HD icons w/ sys 7.0.1
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.134134.13098@mail.cornell.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 13:41:34 GMT
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- In article <714218615.F00004@blkcat.UUCP> Kaz Karl,
- Kaz.Karl@f1138.n261.z1.fidonet.org writes:
- > You >might< notice that you can't change the name of your HD
- either...I'm
- >not certain why, but the changability of the drive fields seems to vary
- from
- >installation to installation on some of my machines...but I know that
- >theoretically it depends on the method of formatting...sometimes the
- designers
- >seem to think the first name placed on the drive will be the last...
-
- Actually, I'm pretty sure this is due to FileSharing under System 7. Turn
- sharing off and you should be able to change the name.
-
- Also, I've noticed that some utilities (most notably, Norton Utils 2.0
- Fast Find and Directory Assistance II) _will_ allow you to do the custom
- icon thing with the Hard Drive. Interesting...
-
- - John
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