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Re: Fran...Help for "weird things happening to your computer" (don't read this Andrew)

Dan,

Some software, Pagemaker for example,  has been discontinued and there is no updated version to run on OS 10.3 and requires the classic (OS 9) to run the software.  Over the years, major  Operating System upgrades have forced users to upgrade all of their other software. Unfortunately some developers just didn't chose to do so.

I believe the problem Norton has is associated with there being two different OS on the same hard drive.  In my case I was able to correct all of the problems only to the OS 9 sector refuse to boot.  The problem with OS 10.3 is not being able to boot from an external hard drive although you can boot from a CD.  Such is progress.

Claude

Dan Clost wrote:
<div> </div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;">----- Hi Claude,</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;"> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;">You mentioned Norton detected a problem. Norton detected a "problem" on my system. Attempts to repair caused all sorts of other difficulties.  I was told by my computer boffin that my Norton had collected so many updates via downloads that it didn't know what it was doing anymore. We trashed that Norton version. Bought the newest one (cause we do like Norton) and the problem just disappeared. <br/> I wonder if this akin to your to advice re older software.</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;">BTW Thanks for taking the time to respond to Fran's query.</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;">Dan</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;"> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;">Good Earth Columnist</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;">Dan Clost's Greenscapes</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;">d*@sympatico.ca</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;"> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;"> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;"> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;"> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;"> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;">Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;"><b>From:</b> h*@cox.net </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;"><b>To:</b> g*@lists.ibiblio.org </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 20, 2004 12:51 PM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: ;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [GWL] Fran...Help for "weird things happening to your computer"</div> <div><br/>  </div> <br/> <br/> <font face="Arial" size="2">...</font> when Norton detected a problem and I attempted to fix it. The result was that the OS 9 would not boot forcing me to reformat the drive.  I just installed OS 10.3 rather than do an install from the original CDs. OS 10.3 is stable and you should have no problem with the look and feel of the new OS.  There is a problem in that some older software do not have versions that will work in OS 10.3 and this may force you to develop workarounds.</blockquote> <pre wrap="" class="mhonarc"> <hr size="4" width="90%"/> _______________________________________________ gardenwriters mailing list g*@lists.ibiblio.org <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters">http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters</a> GWL has searchable archives at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters">http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters</a> Send photos for GWL to g*@hort.net to be posted at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos">http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos</a> Post gardening questions/threads to &quot;Gardenwriters on Gardening&quot; &lt;gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org&gt; For GWL website and Wiki, go to <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters">http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters</a> </pre> </blockquote> </font></td></tr></table><pre class="mhonarc">_______________________________________________ gardenwriters mailing list gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org <a href="http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters">http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters</a> GWL has searchable archives at: <a href="http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters">http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters</a> Send photos for GWL to gwlphotos@hort.net to be posted at: <a href="http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos">http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos</a> Post gardening questions/threads to &quot;Gardenwriters on Gardening&quot; &lt;gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org&gt; For GWL website and Wiki, go to <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters">http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters</a> </pre> <hr/> <ul><li><strong>References</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><a name="00067" href="msg00067.html">RE: Fran...Help for "weird things happening to your computer"</a></strong> <ul><li><em>From:</em> "Fran Gustman" <fgustman@juno.com></li></ul></li> <li><strong><a name="00072" href="msg00072.html">Re: Fran...Help for "weird things happening to your computer"</a></strong> <ul><li><em>From:</em> C* S* &*</li></ul></li> <li><strong><a name="00075" href="msg00075.html">Re: Fran...Help for "weird things happening to your computer" (don't read this Andrew)</a></strong> <ul><li><em>From:</em> "Dan Clost" <dan.clost@sympatico.ca></li></ul></li> </ul></li></ul> <hr/> <ul> <li>Prev by Date: <strong><a href="msg00077.html">Leave the driving to us</a></strong> </li> <li>Next by Date: <strong><a href="msg00079.html">photography class ideas sought (for gardenwriters)</a></strong> </li> <li>Previous by thread: <strong><a href="msg00075.html">Re: Fran...Help for "weird things happening to your computer" (don't read this Andrew)</a></strong> </li> <li>Next by thread: <strong><a href="msg00083.html">RE: Fran...Help for "weird things happening to your computer"(don't read this Andrew)</a></strong> </li> </ul> <strong> <center> <a href="/lists/">Other Mailing lists</a> | <a href="author.html">Author Index</a> | <a href="maillist.html">Date Index</a> | <a href="subject.html">Subject Index</a> | <a href="threads.html">Thread Index</a> </center> </strong> <footer> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h5>  © <a href="/legal/copyright.html" rel="copyright"> 1995-2025 Mallorn Computing, Inc.</a> — <a href="/legal/copyright.html" rel="copyright">All Rights Reserved. | Terms of Use</a><br> <a href="/legal/privacy.html">Our Privacy Statement</a> | <a href="/legal/archive-policy.html">Our Archive Policy</a> </h5> </div> </footer> </body> </body> </html>