StuffIt Deluxe 4.01 and System 6.0.8/Mac Plus Compatibility? — #7

Post #7 by aftermac

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Troubleshooting
Post Date	Sat, 6 Feb 2010 - 20:10
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/stuffit-deluxe-4-01-and-system-6-0-8-mac-plus-compatibility.19806/

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Hmm... Just got an Illegal Instruction error in the control panel again. Could just the presence of a bad program in a folder cause the Mac to go wonky or does it have to be 'installed' into the System folder for that to happen? I wiped my System folder and reinstalled System 6.0.8 but I'm still having problems. All I can come up with at this point is that it might be:
1. Bad ROM or Memory (unlikely as those give different errors and stop the system from booting)

2. SCSI conflict of some sort (also unlikely as the HD and CD seem to work just fine)

3. Bad copy of the System 6.0.8 disk (also unlikely)

4. Program conflict

However if it's a program conflict of some sort, why is it still there when I reinstall System 6? I have some applications like Stuffit 3.x and Disk Copy, but they're sitting in a separate folder and not being run. They're not being loaded or anything when I boot. I suppose I could just have some bad games, but then why would the control panel give me an error? I'm really stumped.

Tempest

A "bad" program on the HD that is just in a random folder shouldn't effect it at all. The only programs that get loaded at startup are the OS files and whatever Extensions and Control Panels that you have added to the System Folder. Uninstalling Extensions and Control Panels is as simple as dragging them from the System Folder and placing them in another folder or the Desktop. This allows you to pick and choose what loads at startup.

I'm getting ready to motivate myself to do some testing in the basement. Probably, go sit down in my museum, watch the Wings game, and set my Plus up.