Mysterious software updates interfering with appplications
- From: "Allan" <allan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 22 Apr 2006 22:42:09 -0700
Greetings:
I have run into multiple problems with my G5 Imac 1.8 GHZ, purchased
in 12/04.
The problems began when I tried to run Classic.
I tried to open some programs that only run under OS 9 e.g. Word 5.1
and got the message "Classic cannot find an OS 9 system folder on the
start up disk to use."
I then tried opening Classic through System preferences, and got the
message: "You do not have a version of Mac OS 9 installed that supports
Classic. Install Mac OS 9.1 or later." My understanding is that I
cannot install OS 9 on this machine, and that I can only run OS 9
programs under Classic.
I then opened: HD/System/Library/Classic, and found that the latter
folder was empty.
I then tried an Archive and Install reinstallation of OS 10.3.9,
followed by a software update: no effect.
Then I noticed the following problem:
When I restart, the window that comes up is the MS Office 2004 Test
DriveVersion User Agreement in Swedish. (My machine is set to use
English).
I then started up using the install disk, and ran disk repair, which
indicated the disk had been repaired, but did not actually state if
there were any problems.
When I tried to run repair permissions, it ran briefly, and then I got
an error message stating "The Disk Management Utility has lost its
connection with the Disk Management Tool. Quit the Utility and
restart." I did this and the same thing happened again.
I trashed two programs I recently installed (Safari Enhancer and Flip 4
Mac). This did not fix the problem.
Then I checked my System profile, and my applications folder, and found
that on April 15, Appleworks 6 was downloaded in fifteen different
languages; that Quicken 2004 was downloaded, and that MS Office 2004
for Mac Test Drive was also downloaded on the same date.
I presume this in part explains why the MS Office 2004 Test Drive
Version User Agreemen comes up in Swedish
Much older versions of all these programs are on my HDD (i.e. about
seven years older), but I've never received updates for them before.
I'm guessing that they must have come in an Apple software update,
although why non-Apple software such as Quicken and MS Office would
come in an Apple software update, I don't know.
I alos I don't know why Apple would give me a free copy of Appleworks
6: it's out of character.
I'm thinking of scrapping Appleworks, Quicken and MS Office Test
Drive, then do an OS Archive and reinstall, but before I do, can anyone
tell me (a) what is going on ?,(b) is trashing these programs and
doing an Archive and reinstall the way to go, and (c) how can I prevent
this happening in future?
Thanks
Allan
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