Hi - Thank you for that explanation. People on this list assume I know more than I do. Now for my next question. I recently upgraded to Norton 7 from the internet. Can I somehow copy that to a CD and use that to boot up? If so, can you or someone explain to me how to do it? TIA, Ally lvtmaccom wrote: > Ally - he means you should boot your puter from another drive - or - from > the original norton cd. Put the cd in, and restart holding down the c key > on your keyboard. You use the same procedure with disk warrior or any other > program that needs to do major changes to the hard drive to fix it. I have > access to other drives, but a fix-it cd is always easy to carry in the > laptop bag. I have a very old version of dw but following directions from > Todd back in september, I made a bootable 9.2.2 disk with disk warrior on > it. Boots up the iBook and the flat iMac no problem. > > I usually partition my hd's, but didn't want to take the time to redo my > mom's when I upgraded her to jaguar. I just read about a program that > allows you to resize partitions without wiping everything clean and starting > anew. Can't remember the name - it was on macsurfer last Friday. > > > > >>What???!! Run that past me again, please. How many HDs am I supposed to >>have? Since I only have one HD, how can I run it from anywhere else? >>Please don't suggest I petition the HD. I'm just now getting used to >>have a good day on my mac and I don't want to bugger it up now. >> >>TIA, >>Ally >> >> >>>It means you're running it from the same HD that you're checking. Don't >>>do that. >>> >>>_Chas_ >>> > > > ---------- > iBookList, a listserv for users and fans of Apple's iBook. > FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/iBookListFAQ.shtml> > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <ibook-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <ibook-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. <ibook-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > ---------- > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon Digital Camcorders start at $799 | Free iBook! | > > iBookPlanet.com | Visit iBookPlanet.com for the hottest > | iBook News, Features, Reviews & More. > > RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler > CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! > Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> >