Setup guide

root access is required to do these steps, and incorrectly entering a folder name could

result in removal of the Mac OS X operating system or all Mac OS X applications.

Note that the files listed below may not appear on all systems.

Following the instructions below will

disable Classic Mode and no users will be

able to run Mac OS 9 applications.

To remove Mac OS 9 and Mac OS 9 applications and files, do the following as an

administrator:

1. Type the following command to remove the Classic icon from the System

Preferences panel:

sudo rm –rf '/System/Library/PreferencePanes/Classic.prefPane'

2. Type the following commands to remove Classic files and directories if they

are present on the system. Note that each command should be typed on a

single line; they are split across lines here only for readability:

sudo rm –rf '/System/Library/Classic/'

sudo rm –rf

'/System/Library/CoreServices/Classic Startup.app'

sudo rm –rf '/System/Library/

User Template/English.lproj/Desktop/Desktop (Mac OS 9)'

3. Type the following commands to remove additional Mac OS 9 files and

directories from the system if they exist:

sudo rm –rf '/System Folder'

sudo rm –rf '/Mac OS 9 Files/'

Make sure the single quotes

(apostrophes) are placed correctly here.

If this command is typed incorrectly, it

could result in removal of the folder

named System, which will disable the

machine and necessitate a re-installation

of the system.

10. Type the following command to remove Mac OS 9 applications if they exist

on the system:

sudo rm –rf '/Applications (Mac OS 9)'

Make sure this command is typed exactly

as shown. If the single quotes are not

UNCLASSIFIED