[G4] Error of type -127

[alberto de leon]

on 2/26/03 12:32 AM, June Parlett at jparlett at gte.net wrote:

> After not being able to get the computer restarted, meaning that it hung up
> while loading the extensions, I finally got it to open with extensions off.
> Then I looked at the extensions, and turned one of them off, and restarted,
> then the same thing happened, then I started up with extension off, and
> while I was back in the extensions, I turned an extension back on. Then
> Something dire happened tonite while I was linking to a rather large website
> from a url link in an email to answer questions about being a computer
> graphic artist. Well, the site too a long time to load, and I am on a DSL
> line then when it came open, there was a security warning, twice, then it
> hung up, when I clicked on something else in my Harddrive to check to see
> how much Harddrive space I had left, which was 865mb. Then when I went to
> shut down from the Special Menu, I got this icky message: The start up disk
> no longer has a valid system folder. System and Finder must be in the System
> Folder. If you continue you may not be able to restart the computer. NOT be
> Able To Restart The Computer! What is this. I did not mess with the system
> folder. I turned off a
> 
> While this was going on before I got the message, I even opened up a
> document that I had notice there in my hard drive to read, and tried to make
> a copy of it, so I could past it into an email and send it to myself at
> work, when I saw that desk top was devoid of any icons, and the HD icon was
> flickering. When I clicked on it, it gave the same Error of type-127. Can
> someone please answer me asap.
> 
> I have a bondi blue G3 using OS 8.6. This is freaking me out.
> June Parlett
> I also have a G4 on which I am writing this. I have Apple Care for the G4
> not the Bondi Blue iMac
> 
> 
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