Apple Mac OS 7.6 User Manual

1With Mac OS 7.6, your computer will perform better and more reliably. You can also take advantage of new features that enhance your computer’snetwork

Step 3: Choose a disk for installationClick the third button to select the disk on which you want to installMac OS 7.6.In the dialog box that appears

Step 4: Install the softwareClick the fourth button to install Mac OS 7.6 and additional software.WARNINGPowerTalk is not compatible with Mac OS 7.6.

1 In the dialog box that appears, select the software you want to install. Note: Your screen may look slightly different from the picture below.Rememb

For more information about any of these features, see Chapter 2, “What’sNew in Mac OS 7.6.” Installing a customized system: The Install Mac OS progra

You can also use the Customize option to add additional software or to installa System Folder that can be used on any computer model.m You can be more

3 Click Customize. The following screen appears.Note: Your screen may look slightly different from the picture below.Remember to check the information

The Install Mac OS program will automatically check your destination diskfor any problems and repair it, if necessary. If you don’t want your disk to

If you choose the Easy Install option, you can skip ahead to step 10. If youwant to be more specific about which components to install, follow steps 7

9 Click Install.If you have problems while installing: See “Problems During Installation” inChapter 3. 10 Follow the instructions that appear on the

In addition to greater stability and performance, Mac OS 7.6 includes newfeatures that make it easier to connect to the Internet, enhance multimediaca

To install the recommended software, you need about 70 MB of free space onyour hard disk. To install all the optional components, you may need up to1

Networking softwareMac OS 7.6 includes new networking software to stabilize and improveperformance, as well as software to connect to remote networks

If you use the Apple Internet Connection Kit, it will install a different versionof PPP from the one included with Mac OS 7.6. The version included in

Internet softwareThe Internet is a global network of interconnected computer networks. Whenyou connect to the Internet, you have access to a wide vari

Cyberdog Once you’ve obtained access through an Internet service provider, Cyberdogprovides a simple, unified way to use the most popular Internet ser

Multimedia softwareMac OS 7.6 includes several features to enhance both multimedia viewing and authoring. New version of QuickTime QuickTime is a syst

3D capability has been integrated into the Scrapbook and SimpleTextapplications included in Mac OS 7.6. You can view and manipulate 3D imagesby openin

Printing softwareMac OS 7.6 includes enhancements that make it easier to print and improveprint quality. Desktop printingWhen you install Mac OS 7.6,

Desktop printer icons behave like other types of icons: you can move them offthe desktop, put them in folders, make aliases of them, and throw them aw

To save the settings you choose so that they appear when you next print, clickSave Settings. The new LaserWriter driver and Print dialog box are only

You can add additional capabilities by installing the QuickDraw GX utilities. mLaserWriter Utilityis used for downloading fonts to a LaserWriter print

Start up from the Mac OS 7.6 disksYou should start up your computer using the system software on the CD-ROMdisc or floppy disks you received in the Ma

Enabling Type 1 PostScript fontsTo enable Type 1 PostScript fonts for use with QuickDraw GX, follow thesteps below.1 Open the Type 1 Enabler utility b

Utility and desktop management softwareWith Mac OS 7.6, you can customize the way your computer works, get easyaccess to application programs and cont

For help using the Extensions Manager to choose which parts of systemsoftware you want to use, see Mac OS Guide, available in the Guide menuwhen the F

Easy customization of the LauncherYou use the Launcher to quickly find applications and documents, and thenopen them with a single click. Now you can

Other mobile computing featuresYour computer has other features to make mobile computing with yourportable computer easier and faster. You canm Set do

The Monitors & Sound control panel, installed on PCI desktop computerswith PowerPC microprocessors, is a combined control panel that replaces thes

Better performance when using virtual memoryWith virtual memory, you can use available hard disk space as if it wererandom-access memory (RAM). In Mac

37This chapter helps you solve some of the common problems you mayencounter when upgrading to Mac OS 7.6. Problems during installationThis section hel

The Install Mac OS program cannot repair your hard disk.Cause: Install Mac OS is unable to repair your problem. Solution 1: If you see a message tha

Cause 2: Yo u’ve previously updated your hard disk with a non-Apple disk utility. Solution 2: Non-Apple disk utilities sometimes update disks with n

m If you are using an earlier version of system software, or don’t have theExtensions Manager, drag any non-Apple extensions out of yourExtensions fol

Cause 3: Your disk cache or RAM Disk setting is set too high in the Memorycontrol panel.Solution 3: Open the Memory control panel, set your disk cac

You see a message that the System file cannot be modified. Cause 1: You have installed virus-protection software that guards againstmodification of t

Problems using Mac OS 7.6This section helps with problems you may encounter using the computer afteryou have installed Mac OS 7.6.You can’t start up o

Cause 2: There is a conflict between your network number and anothernetwork number.Solution 2: If your network number or node number has been set to

Problems using QuickDraw GXThis section helps with problems you may encounter using the computer afteryou have installed QuickDraw GX.Your non-Apple p

You have trouble printing in a particular application program.Cause: The program may be incompatible with the QuickDraw GX printer driver.Solution 1:

1 Start up your computer while holding down the Space bar.Holding down the Space bar opens the Extensions Manager control panelduring startup. 2 Relea

Step 2: Test individual extensions and control panelsTo test an individual extension or control panel for compatibility, follow thesteps below.1 Sta

Follow these steps to begin your clean installation.1 Start up your computer from the Mac OS 7.6CD-ROM disc or from the Mac OS 7.6 InstallDisk 1disk,

4Click Options. 5 In the screen that appears, click the checkbox next to “Create additional System Folder,”then click OK. 6 Click Start. A new System

Next, a screen appears describing the four steps in the upgrade process. Step 1: Read important informationClick the first button to read about the u

After you install Mac OS 7.6, you no longer see your mailbox and keychainicons. You see your personal catalogs, but you won’t be able to open them.Add

A, BAcrobat Reader 25America Online 23Apple HD SC Setup. See also DriveSetupinstalling with 9troubleshooting installation problemswith 39Apple Int

Eeasy installation process 16enabling Type 1 PostScript fonts 29–30extensionsreinstalling in System Folder 49testing compatibility of 47turning of

53IndexOonscreen documents 5OpenDoc 19Open Transport networking software 20optional software 12–13Pperformance improvements 35–36performing clean

Ttext-to-speech capability 253D capability 24–25troubleshooting 37–50compatibility testing and 45–47installing over PowerTalk 49–50performing cle

Installation ManualMac OS 7.6

Step 2: Update your hard disk driverHard disks with old drivers might cause problems after installing Mac OS 7.6.Your computer might not start up, or

Click the second button in the main Install Mac OS screen to update yourdisk drivers. After you click the second button, you first see a dialog box as

If you see the Drive Setup windowFollow these instructions to update your disk drivers:(If what you see on your screen doesn’t match the preceding pic

If you see the Apple HD SC Setup windowFollow these steps to update your disk drivers:1Click Drive until the “volume name” is the name of a hard disk