sanders.parc@xerox.com (Rex Sanders) (01/04/91)
In article <61841@bbn.BBN.COM> idowell@bbn.com (Ian Dowell) writes: >I just updated the system software on a Mac IIcx from >6.0.4 to 6.0.5. This caused Excel 2.2a to crash the >machine whenever a menu was pulled down (the menu >was drawn as a vertical numeric slider, then the >machine crashed). Switching back to 6.0.4 fixed the >problem. No INITs were used with 6.0.5. The cx had >a E-Machines Z21 IQ monitor (which requires 32-bit QD). > >6.0.5 and Excel 2.2a seem to get along fine on my SE. > >Any clues as to that the conflict might be? I'd like to >run 6.0.5 so I can run Hypercard 2.0. I've seen two or three perfectly good System 6.0.5 + Excel 2.2/2.2a machines suddenly develop this problem. I don't have a clue, but the only solution was to rip out the System file and re-install. No, re-installing with old System file in place does NOT work. Yes, we have the latest Disinfectant running. -- Rex sanders.parc@xerox.com