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Apple System 7 Pro User Manual

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A dialog box appears An which you can select the disks you want the

Compatibility Checker to scan. An X appears next to the disks that are
selected.

а. Click OK to begin scanning the selected disks.

The Compatibility Checker begins to scan your disks. Messages report the

progress of the scan.

If the Compatibility Checker finds incompatible or unknown items in the
System Folder of your startup disk, you'll see a message like the following:

5. If unknown or incompatible items were found, click Move to remove them
from the System Folder.

The Compatibility Checker creates a new folder on your hard disk named May

Not Work With System 7 and moves all potentially incompatible items from the
System Folder into this new folder.

When the Compatibility Checker has finished examining your disks, you'll see

the results displayed on your screen.

б. To print your compatibility report, click Print.

7. When you're finished using the Compatibility Checker, click Quit.

Your compatibility report gives you specific instructions on what you must do

before you can install System 7 Pro. Be sure to follow all these
instructions.

It's also a good idea to back up the information on your computer's hard disk
before you install new system software.

Step 2: Use the Installer

To install the new software, follow these steps:

1. Quit any open application programs or desk accessories.

2. Insert the Install disk into a floppy disk drive or open the System 7 Pro
Install folder on the System 7 Pro CD-ROM.

3. Open the Installer program.

a. When you see the Installer's welcome screen, click OK.

The Easy Install dialog box appears.

Installing a customized system:

These instructions cover the Easy Install

process, which is suitable for most Macintosh and PowerBook users. For
information about the Customize option, see your Macintosh User's Guide.

5. Make sure that the disk indicated on the screen is the one on which you

want to install the software.

If the wrong disk name appears, click the Switch Disk button until the
correct disk name appears.