[Duo2400] Ctrl-click freeze

[Eric L. Strobel]

on 11/30/02 1:16 PM, Edward Nilges at nilges at hotpop.com wrote:

> Hey all, I just received my 2400c, and it looks great. I was wondering if
> anyone has run into the first problem I'm having with it. Ctrl-clicking any
> icon freezes the computer. One of the items is a Color Stylewriter with an X
> through it that belonged to the previous owner. When I ctrl-clicked that and
> it happened for the first time I thought it had something to do with it not
> being connected, but no, it happened when I ctrl-clicked the trash and the
> HD and now even icons in Finder windows, but NOT the desktop itself. I'm
> running what the previous owner called a clean install of OS9.1. I'm going
> to email and ask him, but he won't be back until Monday.

If DiskFirstAid doesn't find anything wrong, then rebuild the desktop.  This
problem has arisen for me either from directory damage, or from a messed up
desktop database.

- Eric.

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Eric Strobel (fyzycyst at NOSPAM^mailaps.org)

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