Hi bdesigns, Thank you for your answer. lbdesigns at earthlink.net wrote: > > > Yes, they did; that is not new in Jaguar at all. That happened in Mac OS > 9 -- and before. The last mac I had was an LCIII. Then I made the mistake of buying a PC. So it was a lot of years between my first mac and this one. > BTW, the >> install was supposed to be for 10.2.4. That was probably the screw up. >> I downloaded 10.2.3 and it thought I had downloaded 10.2.4. > > > I'm confused. How could it think that you downloaded 10.2.4 if you > downloaded 10.2.3? How did you download it -- using Software Update, or > a browser? I think I downloaded it from http://docs.info.apple.com. Yes, it said 10.2.4, but I never did find a place to download 10.2.3. Then I went to software update to install. Right? So that was my problem, right? I went too far and installed the wrong version. > >> I'm going bald waiting for some release from the frustration. And none >> of these downloads or installs EVER tell you beforehand, how long you >> can expect them to take. > > > It is a bummer when bad things happen, but you shouldn't let yourself > get so upset ... If you knew what I've been through with this machine (and my stupidity) you'd know why I'm so upset. Please don't judge me harshly. I really am fed up with this. thanks, Ally >