02 December 1998 - Information Alley ==================================== Copyright 1994-98, Apple Computer, Inc.
Hot issues, and new information in our Tech Info Library (TIL) picked by our technical writers.
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* Mac OS 8.5: How To Select The Desktop In Navigation Services * Mac OS 8.5: Crash When Using 720K DOS Diskettes * Mac OS 8.5: Disabling File Exchange Without Restarting
NEW 24743 Mac OS 8.5: How To Select The Desktop In Navigation Services
I want to select the desktop as the place to save my downloads in the Internet control panel. However, Navigation Services returns the folder or volume that is selected when I click the Select button. Is there a way to select the desktop using Navigation Services?
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--------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW 24742 Mac OS 8.5: Crash When Using 720K DOS Diskettes
Sometimes when a 720K DOS diskette is inserted into my Macintosh with Mac OS 8.5, the system crashes. What is wrong?
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--------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW 24741 Mac OS 8.5: Disabling File Exchange Without Restarting
The PC Exchange control panel had On and Off buttons so that you could temporarily disable the mounting of DOS media without disabling the control panel and rebooting. These buttons are not present in File Exchange. Is there a way to disable File Exchange without using Extensions Manager and restarting?
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