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Hi folks. Back with a problem. It was freezing more than it should. So I cleaned out the hard drive.I installed from a CD 8.06 system which was an older system than I had been using. No G3.It seems to boot up ok but I notice there is no program showing on the drive. I saved the program from the other system. My question is how do I install the program folder? Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Norm. :-|gray

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Quick troubleshooting notes for that build on 's comments:

When Classic (pre‑OS X) Mac applications are copied from one machine to another and then either do not appear or will not run, the usual causes are loss of the application metadata (resource fork and type/creator codes) during transfer, or trying to run an installer packaged for OS X. Classic apps rely on metadata that many PC filesystems and some transfer methods strip; that leaves what looks like a folder or a broken file on the target Mac.

Practical steps that preserve Classic applications and installers:

  • Package the app on the working Mac so forks and metadata stay together. Common Classic methods are StuffIt archive (.sit or .sea) or creating an HFS disk image with Disk Copy/Toast. If transfer must pass through a non‑Mac system, encode with BinHex or MacBinary first.
  • Move the single archive/image to the Mac 7100 and expand or mount it with StuffIt Expander or Disk Copy; this restores the resource fork and the app should behave like a normal Classic application.
  • Check installer file format: Classic installers usually come as .sit/.hqx/.sea/.bin; .dmg/.pkg/.mpkg are OS X formats and will not run on Mac OS 8.x. Also boot the install CD and run Disk First Aid to verify/repair the hard drive before reinstalling software.

Back up any important files before repair or reinstallation. These measures address the most common transfer problems that leave Classic programs invisible or nonfunctional on older Macs.

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You can probably just try copying them to the hard drive and launching them. That's how a well-behaved Mac application should work. If you get errors or something, you'll likely have to install the program from the original media, because the installer might need to place extensions in a folder, or something.

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You can probably just try copying them to the hard drive and launching them. That's how a well-behaved Mac application should work. If you get errors or something, you'll likely have to install the program from the original media, because the installer might need to place extensions in a folder, or something.

Hi Alex, thank you for your reply. It might sound dumb but I have tried copying the folder to hard drive nothing seemed to happen. When you say launching them how exactly do I do this. I have tried down loading Outlook Express 5 Mac version but the Computer does not want to open the installer. If you can help it would be appreciated. Regards.Norm. :sad:

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Launching just means double clicking it.

Are you sure that OE version was right for your Mac? I'd be surprised that Microsoft would still offer anything for pre OS X systems.

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Launching just means double clicking it.

Are you sure that OE version was right for your Mac? I'd be surprised that Microsoft would still offer anything for pre OS X systems.

Thanks Alex, I will try that. I am beginning to think I have a hard drive proplem. Regards. Norm.

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