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alison
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Dec 29, 2005, 05:12 AM
 
HI, I'm hoping someone out there can help me - my daughter (7) has been given an Apple I-Mac(Barbie pink so she loves it!!) I have got her a CD - Dr Seuss and when she goes to load it the system tells her that it needs Classic to run it. It then goes to the Classic start up screen and a box appears saying that 'classic startup found no system folder on boot window from which to start classic'. Her computer is running on OS 10.2. The computer was given to her with the following discs:- OS 9.1,OS9.2.1, Imac software install and Imac software restore. I am a complete Imac 'virgin' and will need explaining to in words of 1 syllable probably as I am used to Windows. Is there anything I can do to help my 7 year old? Any responses gratefully received!
     
RadarBob2
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Dec 30, 2005, 04:36 PM
 
If the Dr. Seuss program is not alread installed, maybe that's the problem, and it cannot be installed via OS X / classic. I'm also assuming that the program will run in in classic mode. If the disk or box it came in does not say it's OS 9 (or at least OS 8.5) compatable then there is a better than even chance that it will not work at all on your computer.

I solved this problem with a program of mine by rebooting to OS 9, installing the program, then rebooting to OS X and then the program would launch in classic.

From your post I'm guessing you have OS 9 installed - this is not the same thing as "classic" mode in OS X.

To reboot to OS 9 go to system preferences, startup disk. If you have OS 9 installed you will see an icon for it here. Select it and reboot. When up and running insert the CD and do whatever to install the program.

After the install, To reboot back to OS X click the apple menu, control panels, startup disk. Select OS X and reboot.

If a program is OS 9 compatible it should run under classic in OS X, but who can say if that's 100% true for all OS 9 software. Conversely, I know of some programs that came out long before OS 9 but will run in OS 9 and in classic mode in OS X.
bb iBook 300MHz / 278MB / 40GB / OS 10.2.8 / OS 9.2
iBook 700MHz / 640MB / 40GB / OS 10.3.9
iBook 900MHz / 640MB / 40GB / OS 10.3.9
PowerPC 604 / 72MB / 3GB / OS 7.5.5
     
Chuckit
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Dec 30, 2005, 06:43 PM
 
It sounds like she hasn't got OS 9 installed since it couldn't find a System Folder. To install it, put the OS 9.2.1 disc in and restart the computer while holding down the C key. It will start from the OS 9 CD and pretty much walk you through it. After that, just restart and everything should be cool.
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moonmonkey
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Jan 4, 2006, 06:08 AM
 
Do what Chuckit said.
     
   
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