Re: Problems

[cknoblo@gonix (Carl Knoblock)]

khorster@attila.stevens-tech.edu (Karl Horster) writes:
: 	I had a long time ago hooked up two 5.25 drives to my GS.  I then 
: removed one and gave it to a friend to use, but for some reason the GS 
: still recognizes the old drive, even though it's not hooked up.  It's 

This is a known bug, and there have been fixes posted, but I don't have them.

: been like this for years, but now I'm getting weird errors in Finder, 
: like when I open windows, the display is all messed up.  I don't think 

This problem has to do with messed up Icon files, or invisible Desktop 
files. First try deleting the Desktop files. Some of your desktop icons 
will disappear, but they will be restored when you run those programs. If 
that doesn't do it, temporarily move any recently added icon files. If 
that doesn't do it, move them all to a holding folder and move them back 
one at a time.

: these are related because it has worked in the past, but I just want to 
: clean everything up.  Any ideas on how to fix it?  Would I have to detach 
: the battery or something to clear out things?

The battery backed rom is not likely involved, so leave it alone.

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