[comp.sys.mac.system] Where is usable System File in System 7.0 on 800k Installation disk?

yee@osf.org (Michael K. Yee) (05/21/91)

	After installing System 7.0 last nigh, I thought I screwed up the
	System File (by adding too many fonts), so I tried to manually
	reinstall the System File from the installation disk.  I put the
	current System File into the Trashcan and copied the System File
	from the Installation disk.  Well I noticed that the System File off
	of the Installation disk did not have any fonts or sounds.  Well I
	put the fonts in manually, and rebooted.

	All I got after the reboot was the menu bar and a busy cursor
	flashing on and off.  The Finder did not load.  Well I restarted off
	of a floppy and moved the "old" System File (7.0) back into the
	System Folder and trashed the System File that was corrupted.  So I
	am now running with a System File with too many fonts.

	Where and how can I get a copy of the default System File?  Or, how
	can I manually build the System File from the 800K Installation disks?


	Thanks in advance,

	=Mike

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gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) (05/22/91)

In article <YEE.91May21123011@pmin27.osf.org> yee@osf.org (Michael K. Yee)  
writes:
> 
> 	After installing System 7.0 last nigh, I thought I screwed up the
> 	System File (by adding too many fonts), so I tried to manually
> 	reinstall the System File from the installation disk.


    I think the days of manually installing systems (particularly
    from floppy disks) are gone.  The installer literally builds
    a system 7 System file for you, it isn't sitting there on the
    800K disks.               (as I understand things, at least) 


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