ziff@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Brian Moore) (05/07/90)
Does anybody know how to fix this problem? When I double-click on a
document, if its application is not on the root level of my hard drive,
it tells me it can't find the application, even though the application
is buried in the hard drive somewhere. I'm running 6.0.4 with ADSP and
the Desktop Manager and various INIT's. I'm pretty sure it's not the INIT's
because I've taken them out and I still have the problem. Any ideas!!!
Thanks,
Brian Moore
(ziff@zip.eecs.umich.edu)JAH4@psuvm.psu.edu (JEFFREY A. HAMMAN) (05/08/90)
In article <2210@zipeecs.umich.edu>, ziff@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Brian Moore) says: > > Does anybody know how to fix this problem? When I double-click on a >document, if its application is not on the root level of my hard drive, >it tells me it can't find the application, even though the application >is buried in the hard drive somewhere. I'm running 6.0.4 with ADSP and Try rebuilding the desktop with Command-Option while booting up your system. This usually helps with the housekeeping information that needs updated. Jeffrey A. Hamman Microcomputer Systems Consultant Pennsylvania State University jah4@psuvm.bitnet jah4@psuvm.psu.edu
hf07+@andrew.cmu.edu (Howard Haruo Fukuda) (05/08/90)
If you install Desktop Manager then you should reboot and then rebuild the desktop by holding down the command and option keys before the finder's menu bar appears. -Howard
wichers@husc4.HARVARD.EDU (John Wichers) (05/08/90)
In article <YaFR7o600WBKI311pJ@andrew.cmu.edu> hf07+@andrew.cmu.edu (Howard Haruo Fukuda) writes: >If you install Desktop Manager then you should reboot and then rebuild >the desktop by holding down the command and option keys before the >finder's menu bar appears. Ok, but what I still would like to know is: what does the Desktop Manager *do*? Other than create two more desktop files, that is. Does is speed up the desktop? Does it automatically compress the desktop at system startup? Maybe this sounds like a stupid question, but I want to know what it is doing before I spend the time making sure it doesn't screw up the rest of my inits... --jjw __ Hail to the sungod. || John Wichers || wichers@husc4.harvard.edu He sure is a fun god. || 121 Museum St #2, Somerville Ma. 02143 Ra! Ra! Ra! || Anarchy - It's not a law, it's just a good idea. || Jesus saves sinners ... and redeems them for valuable cash prizes!!! ||
dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek) (05/09/90)
In article <2843@husc6.harvard.edu> wichers@husc4.UUCP (John Wichers) writes: >Ok, but what I still would like to know is: what does the Desktop Manager >*do*? Other than create two more desktop files, that is. Does is speed >up the desktop? My understanding is that Desktop Mgr is an init from Apple that is supposed to speed up the desktop. My limited experience with it is that the first time I open a folder containing many files, it is slower, but after that it is quicker. (I don't have a clear idea of what constitutes the "first time"--the first time after exiting an application, after rebooting, or just what.) When opening a locked floppy it is *really really* slow, and since the floppy is locked it doesn't get any quicker. Personally, I think the overall result is to make opening files and disks somewhat slower on average and much more variable in speed. I don't like it. Others have already suggested rebuilding your desktop when you install Desktop Mgr. Just to be safe, I'd also rebuild the desktop when you remove it. -- Dave Matuszek (dave@prc.unisys.com) -- Unisys Corp. / Paoli Research Center / PO Box 517 / Paoli PA 19301 -- Any resemblance between my opinions and those of my employer is improbable. < You can put a mouse on an IBM. And you can put a radio on a motorcycle. >
aland@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Alan D Danziger) (05/10/90)
In article <13834@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM> dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek) writes:
Others have already suggested rebuilding your desktop when you install
Desktop Mgr. Just to be safe, I'd also rebuild the desktop when you
remove it.
Yes, it's almost 'mandatory' that you do this if you want things
to work properly. However, considering that you should probably
delete the Desktop file when you use DT Mgr., it'll automatically
rebuild itself when you are no longer using DTM.
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In article <ALAND.90May9165240@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> aland@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Alan D Danziger) writes: >In article <13834@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM> dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek) writes: > Others have already suggested rebuilding your desktop when you install > Desktop Mgr. Just to be safe, I'd also rebuild the desktop when you > remove it. >Yes, it's almost 'mandatory' that you do this if you want things >to work properly. However, considering that you should probably >delete the Desktop file when you use DT Mgr., it'll automatically >rebuild itself when you are no longer using DTM. Removing the Desktop file will work, but there's one problem with this approach: if you ever need to boot without DM (if your System file gets trashed and you boot from the System Tools disk, for instance), you will have to wait approximately 4.7 million years for the entire Desktop file to be rebuilt. Here's an approach that I picked up from somewhere that works just fine: 1. Install Desktop Manager, restart and rebuild the desktop, so that DM's Desktop DB and Desktop DF files arecreated and set up. 2. Initialize a blank floppy. In addition to giving you a new place to put things, this also produces a blank Desktop file. 3. Using MacTools or something else that lets you copy invisible files, move the floppy's Desktop file to your hard drive. This uses up almost no space on the hard drive, and if you ever need to boot without DM, the system will only add the contents of open windows to the Desktop file, not the contents of the entire hard drive. -- Internet: phaedrus@u.washington.edu (University of Washington, Seattle) The views expressed here are not those of this station or its management. "If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, consider an exciting career as a guillotine operator!"