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Doing a custom installation – Apple PowerBook (2400c) User Manual

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Restoring special software

Special software consists of items such as control panels, system extensions,
custom utilities, fonts, or Apple menu items that you may have added to your
old System Folder. To make sure that special software does not create any
conflicts with other programs on your computer, follow this procedure to
safely restore these items to your new System Folder:

1

Copy any special software items from the Previous System Folder back to your System

Folder one item at a time, restarting the computer after copying each item.

IMPORTANT

Be very careful not to replace (copy over) any of the files in the

System Folder with files from the Previous System Folder.

2

Check after each restart to make sure your computer is not having any

software problems.

If any of your special software items cause software problems, contact the
software manufacturer for assistance or an upgrade.

Doing a custom installation

For most Macintosh users, the Easy Install procedure described in the
previous sections is appropriate, because it automatically installs all the items
you need. However, if you’d like to select a combination of system software
files for your specific needs, you can customize your system software
installation. You use custom installation to install or update one or more
specific files, or to save space on your hard disk by installing only the files
you want.

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