Greetings ( + )!( + ) Dan if you pull up the System Preferences... and click on "Startup Disk" do you see a choice for OS 9? If not there isn't a valid OS 9 system folder. ---------------------------------------------------- On Apr 13, 2007, at 10:17 AM, Dan A Currie wrote: > B G wrote: > >> Before you trash anything try some disk repair. >> >> Onyx, Applejack and others with run the maintenance scripts, repair >> prebinding etc. >> >> you can also use the Apple Disk Utility to check and repair the disk >> >> Hopefully that will help. >> >> BG > > Tried the 3 finger restart and the Option restart with the same > result. The smiling Mac comes up but the the computer restarts itself > and OS 10.2.8 comes up. > > No joy with Applejack ... it keeps telling me that there is an error > and it will not install the program. > > Next!! > > Dan > _______________________________________________ Cheers, /\*_*/\ Harry (*^_^*) * If pro is the opposite of con, then what is the opposite of progress? Congress! Men's restroom House of Representatives, Washington, DC