Installing and Opening Classic Applications

Here are a few tips and recommendations for installing and opening Classic applications in Mac OS X.

  • The Administrator is the one who will have the fewest restrictions installing software. Make sure to log in as the Administrator (the name and password you used when you first turned on your Mac).

  • If you partitioned your disk, it’s best to install Classic applications (and store your documents) on a separate partition from the Mac OS X disk. This is primarily to avoid having access privilege problems (access privileges are discussed in Chapter 34).

    Information about partitioning your disk is in Chapter 38.

  • The next best place for installing Classic applications is in the folder called “Applications (Mac ...

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