[HM] lost system folder! addendum

[michaelP]

Of course I should have added:

G4 iMac, running OS 9.2.2

> Hi folks, given a bit of crashing recently, I used a free version of
> TechTool to repair the desktop, etc. Having restarted the mac
> (automatically) I noticed to my horror that the System Folder was no longer
> visible on the internal hard disk! In using Find (for system, etc) it finds
> such files but the System Folder and eveything under it are greyed out. On
> attempting to do Shutdown (in case that would solve the problem, sometimes
> it does...) I received a terrifying warning that because there is no "valid
> system folder" it might not be possible to restart the machine! So, although
> apllications etc seem to work (and thus the System Folder and its contents
> must exist) I am stuck with a non-visibl System Folder (e.g., I have another
> problem because I now no longer have access to control panels and the Apple
> Menu no longer has any components except the "About This Mac", etc).
>
> Does this ring a bell with any of you?
>
> regards
>
> michaelP
>