OS/9
& earlier:
Startup w/o extentions - Hold down shift key while booting
If date is 1904 or something else really stupid zap the PRAM
To Zap PRAM hold down the apple-Option-P-R keys while booting
To rebuild the desktop (advisable after deleting lots of files) hold
down the apple-option keys while booting
To boot from CD-ROM:
1) Control Panel/Startup Disk or
2)Hold down "C" key while booting (doesn't always work)
or
3)Hold down Shift/Option/Apple/Delete (this actually removes the internal
hard drive from the boot sequence.
OS/10
Run
Prescheduled Maintenence:
From
the terminal window:
sudo periodic daily
sudo periodic weekly
sudo periodic monthly
Repair Permissions:
Applications
> Utilties
then click verify disk permissions
then if needed, click repair disk permissions
Delete unecessary strartup items:
System
Preferences > Startup tab > delete useless stuff
