On 23 Apr 2007, at 06:33, Zane H. Healy wrote: > ... > Then I upgraded from 10.3.9 to 10.4 (I bought 10.4 the day it was > released, so it's base 10.4). I always back up my system, do a format & install and then copy my ~user directory into the new system. I can't advise on upgrade installs. My experience is that an install of OS X _does_ get quirky & start to misbehave over time, and a format & reinstall is about due when a major o/s is released. Stroller.