[G4] How do I get rid of Classic?

thebear1 thebear1 at rcn.com
Fri Jul 9 22:48:59 PDT 2010


The solution for removing Classic worked perfectly. I tried several  
suggestions that I had gotten earlier but none of them worked! Ronald  
Steinke is a real genius.

John-Gregory

thebear1 at rcn.com


On Jul 9, 2010, at 8:40 PM, Ronald Steinke wrote:

> On Jul 9, 2010, at 6:29 PM, thebear1 wrote:
>
>> Hi Gang,
>>
>> I have a G4 Mirror. I am using OS 10.4.11. I have Classic running.  
>> I need to get rid of it now. I have no more use for it. How do I   
>> remove it. I hope to God that I don't have to erase my drive to  
>> get rid of OS 9.2.2.
>
> For what it's worth, this is how I have done it:
>
> Open the Applications for OS-9 folder and delete each of the  
> applications in it.
> Open the System Folder for OS-9 and delete each of the items in it.
> Restart your Mac.
> Now delete the two folders that you have just emptied.
>
> If you try to delete the OS-9 System Folder before restarting, the  
> computer will tell you that it needs that folder and won't let you  
> delete it. I believe that is caused by the folder with the system  
> software in it being recognized when the computer booted the last  
> time and there were contents inside that became active on startup.  
> I am not sure about that.
>
> Hope you have the same success.
>
>
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Yours truly,
John-Gregory



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