14 Jun
2002
14 Jun
'02
12:59 p.m.
Perhaps it was a part of the OS install on later MacOS
versions?
Most of the optional items were wrapped into the mail installer starting
with OS 8, so I was probably thinking of that rather than 7.5.5 when I
said to check the custom install.
Now, a new problem. When I try and run the 7.5.5
upgrade, it starts to
install (with the progress meter), and then says that it can't be
installed and aborts. I downloaded it from the Apple 'Older Software
Downloads' page on apple's site, and the Disk Copy images
checksum-verify ok.
Um... does it give you any kind of a reason why it can't install? (any
kind of error message?). I don't notice anything that jumps out in
Apple's TIL about it, but you might try restarting with extensions off,
and then run the updater (restart holding down SHIFT until you get the
Welcome To Mac screen)
It has been a LONG time since I tried to do a 7.5.3 install and then a .5
update. I have a 7.5.5 Installer CD that I have been using since I got
it, and that does the 7.5.3 install, followed directly by the .5 update,
so it never seems to have problems. (and I never stop at .3, as .3 was
pretty buggy, with .5 fixing much of the problems).
It is possible that the Text To Speech installed something that the .5
updater can't get past. Is it possible for you to start over and do the
7.5.3 followed by .5 before installing anything else?
Worst case, I can dub you that 7.5.5 install CD and mail it down to you.
Now that 7.5.5 is available on Apple's site for free, I don't think there
would be any legal issues with me doing that (or at least not ones that
Apple would care about persuing).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>