A number of questions have arisen concerning Apple Computer's new Panther operating system. I have selected a few that seem particularly urgent, even if my answers are not as satisfactory as one could hope for. This is not unusual with OS upgrades, and it would be naive to imagine that such problems could not happen. Nevertheless, I hope my answers will point people in the right direction or, at least, let them know that others are working hard to solve their problems.
Some people have been successful at reinstalling the Palm Desktop 4.1 after installing Panther. Others have found a manual way of moving some of the library files over to the right place.
Ultimately, an upgrade is likely to come out to make life easier.
I cannot uncompress files downloaded from the Net. I keep getting an error message that says I should use Stuffit 8.0 but I am using Stuffit 8.0! What's the problem? A simple way to solve this problem is to install 8.0.1. If you have not yet installed Panther, do a 'custom install' and de-select Stuffit.
I used to have a network icon on the left of any Finder window that displayed all the machines available on the network if I clicked on it. I think I may have accidentally dragged it off and made it disappear. I have done a search for an application called 'Network' but can't find it. What have I done and how can I fix it? The area you refer to is called the 'sidebar' and, as its name suggests, it sits on the side of the window. If you go to the Finder and click on the word 'Finder' in the upper left-hand corner, you will be able to choose 'Preferences'. Select that and you will be able to customise your Finder Windows. Click on the 'Network' option and the network icon will reappear. The Finder preferences are worth looking a little more deeply into.
