Based on my recent experiences…

Lord Brixton · 04-23-2003, 08:48 AM

…i'd like a startup CD with the same kind of install options we had with 9.2.2, ie: 'just replace the system stuff & leave all my apps & data intact'.

restoring a user from a backup is do-able, but much too fiddly.

Mikey-San · 04-23-2003, 08:58 AM

You /do/ have this option, as a matter of fact, just not exactly like Mac OS 9 (read: "the X method is better").

"Archive and Install" is the OS X equivalent of a 9 "clean install", but instead of just plopping down a new System Folder (and leaving s*#t like the Finder, System (suitcase), and Mac OS ROM from the old System Folder out in the open air for more stuff to go wrong (yeah, it can, don't kid yourself)), the installer takes the drive and encapsulates its contents in a disk image file. It then installs a fresh copy of Mac OS X.

If you want the stuff you just archived, you double-click the disk image and BANG, there it is. Drag over what you want (user folders, apps, etc.). You even have the opportunity to preserve users and network settings with an "Archive and Install" installation.

-/-
Mikey-San

Craig R. Arko · 04-23-2003, 09:12 AM

It's worth pointing out that 'Archive and Install' was introduced in the Jaguar Installer, in case Brixton is running 10.1.

Lord Brixton · 04-24-2003, 04:51 AM

hadn't noticed it before - it works even better than i expected!

04-23-2003, 08:48 AM	#1
Lord Brixton Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: london, england Posts: 77	Based on my recent experiences… …i'd like a startup CD with the same kind of install options we had with 9.2.2, ie: 'just replace the system stuff & leave all my apps & data intact'. restoring a user from a backup is do-able, but much too fiddly.

04-23-2003, 08:58 AM	#2
Mikey-San Hall of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,541	So ... You /do/ have this option, as a matter of fact, just not exactly like Mac OS 9 (read: "the X method is better"). "Archive and Install" is the OS X equivalent of a 9 "clean install", but instead of just plopping down a new System Folder (and leaving s*#t like the Finder, System (suitcase), and Mac OS ROM from the old System Folder out in the open air for more stuff to go wrong (yeah, it can, don't kid yourself)), the installer takes the drive and encapsulates its contents in a disk image file. It then installs a fresh copy of Mac OS X. If you want the stuff you just archived, you double-click the disk image and BANG, there it is. Drag over what you want (user folders, apps, etc.). You even have the opportunity to preserve users and network settings with an "Archive and Install" installation. -/- Mikey-San

04-24-2003, 04:51 AM	#4
Lord Brixton Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: london, england Posts: 77	thanks for that hadn't noticed it before - it works even better than i expected!

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04-23-2003, 09:12 AM	#3
Craig R. Arko Site Admin Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,965	It's worth pointing out that 'Archive and Install' was introduced in the Jaguar Installer, in case Brixton is running 10.1.