In article <nospam-A27B6B.17454823062004.RemoveThis@news.usenetserver.com>,
George Nospam <nospam.RemoveThis@nospam.net> wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> I am running OS X 10.3.4 on a G4/867 Quicksilver Mac with 1 GB of RAM.
> Generally works pretty well. However, I use Classic a lot (mainly for MS
> Word 5.1a), and lately I've noticed that Classic almost never quits when
> asked. Instead, it hangs while quitting, and I eventually have to force
> quit it.
>
> Are there any well-known culprits for this problem, anything to look at
> first? I'm not really sure how to diagnose Classic problems. If I had an
> OS 9 machine that wouldn't shut down, I'd at least try running
> Diskwarrior, Norton, Tech Tool Pro, and see if any of them turn up and
> fix a problem. But there isn't any equivalent to this for Classic, is
> there? Perhaps the thing to do is to do a fresh install from a 9.2.1 CD
> and upgrade, winnow the Classic folder to eliminate unnecessary things,
> and finally make a copy of the completely pure System Folder and stash
> it somewhere. Wish I had done that earlier!
>
> George Fowler
> gfowler AT indiana DOT edu
You can install Macsbug. It works well enough in OS X. When Classic
freezes, press Command-Power (can't use a sucky new Apple keyboard).
Macsbug will tell you what the current application is. The command
stdlog dumps information that a software developer can read.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
>> Stay informed about: Classic won't quit except by force; any suggestions? 
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