Re: [NTLK] Need help with NCU install

From: Andrew Beals (bandy_at_cinnamon.com)
Date: Thu Feb 06 2003 - 10:07:28 PST


> On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 10:11 PM, Mick Ring wrote:
>
> > on 2/5/03 16:45, Karl and Kathleen Prihoda at kapri_at_cfl.rr.com wrote:
> >
> >> When I try to install the software in OSX it just hangs up at the
> >> stage
> >> where it say's "Preparing to install" I have to force quit the
> >> installer. Just quitting does not work.
> >
> > In my experience, you have to wait a VERY long time for this to
> > complete,
> > but it DOES complete.

On Thu, 06 Feb 2003 12:24:40 -0500, Andrew Diller <dillera_at_sudanacid.com>
wrote:
> Yes, be prepared to wait like 15min + -- but it will finish.

Hours is more like it, it seems, especially as there is a question that must
be answered once the installer actually gets going. Why not just boot into
OS9, set the Mac's name from the File Sharing control panel, install NCU and
reboot into OSX? Much faster.

        asb

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