[X-Unix] System upgrade dilemma

[PoolMouse]

yeah, always best to use the combined updater.

lj Palmer <darwin at ljsworld.com> wrote:

>Question: Was the upgrade directly to 10.3.8 or did you upgrade to say
>10.3.4 and then use software update from there.  If you used software
>update then you might try a full upgrade from the Apple site then the
>limited one normally used by software update.
>..lj
>
>On Mar 9, 2005, at 15:17, Ethan Rips wrote:
>
>>  Disclaimer: I'm a UNIX igno, so please be patient with me...
>>
>>  I upgraded from OS X 10.2.8 to 10.3.8 a few days ago, & I've been
>>  experiencing continual crashes from Safari, iTunes & occasionally
>>  Mail. (I'm running a B&W G3/350MHz with an 80GB hard drive & a 40GB
>>  external drive on which I've got a backup of 10.2.8.)
>>
>>  It's occurred to me that my installation must've been faulty in some
>>  way (I did an archive & install). A look at the crash logs shows
>>  invalid address for the apps in question. This raises the question,
>>  should I restore the old OS from the external drive or perhaps do a
>>  clean install of 10.3.8, then copy my backed up preferences from the
>>  external drive to my Mac?
>>
>>  Has anyone got any thoughts on the best approach I should take & how
>>  to go about it?
>>
>>  Thanks.
>>
>  > Ethan