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Authored by: kr15t1n on May 17, '01 10:04:16AM

ok, here's a question about having multiple classic system folders. i'm a graphic designer so i'm constantly running OSX & Classic [for photoshop, illustrator, quark, etc.] together and would love to be able to slim down classic if possible. but, if i create a second "slim" version without all the extension, will photoshop and other apps w/ extension in my system folder not run properly?



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Here's how I did it...
Authored by: robg on May 17, '01 11:00:45AM

Install the 'stripped' OS 9.1. Boot into the stripped OS 9.1. Run the installers for Office98, Photoshop, GoLive, and whatever else you intend to use in Classic. Then reboot into OS X and you should be good to go. You now have a stripped Classic with the bits you need for the apps you use.

Slightly more tricky is to create aliases of folders that certain apps (ie Eudora) keep in the System folder, so you don't have to worry about having two sets of email, or two sets of settings files for Office, etc.

-rob.



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