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Authored by: robg on Sep 12, '03 09:34:27AM
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By hiding the startup volume, you will be unable to install applications, at least in Classic, such as MS Office. Trying to launch it so it can perform it's magic reinstall process will fail, giving you a message about the hard drive not being available, and the name of the drive will be gibberish.

At the same time, using the Open and Save dialog boxes won't work properly, as you'll be stuck in some folder or even the Desktop, unable to navigate to any folder above the one you're in. Making the drive visible again solves both problems.
-rob.

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