System 7.5 and System 7.5 Update Installation Guide Installing Your New Software Your Software Update Kit contains the software CD that you need to install: m Macintosh System Software version 7.5 m PowerTalk electronic mail and collaboration software m System 7.5 Update 2.0 software enhancements m QuickDraw GX for more powerful printing, typography, and color publishing capabilities.
To learn about the features of System 7.5 (including PowerTalk and QuickDraw GX), refer to your Macintosh System 7.5 Upgrade Guide. To learn about the software enhancements in the System 7.5 Update, read the Macintosh System 7.5 Update Read Me file that came on the CD in your kit. IMPORTANT To install the software in this kit, you must follow the instructions listed below. Do not use the instructions that came in your System 7.5 Upgrade Guide or Macintosh System 7.5 Update Read Me.
Step 2: When you are ready to install To ensure a smooth upgrade to the new system software, it’s important that you check your hard disk drive for problems and update the disk driver. 1 Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. The Macintosh System 7.5 CD icon appears. 2 Double-click the CD icon to open it. 3 Double-click the Disk Tools folder icon to open it. 4 Double-click the Disk First Aid icon and follow the instructions on the screen. Disk First Aid checks your hard disk drive for any problems.
8 Select the hard disk you want to update, then click Update. 9 When you are finished, click Quit. 10 Restart your computer. 11 To continue installation, go to the next section, “Installing System Software version 7.5.” Installing System Software version 7.5 Follow the instructions in this section to install the latest version of Macintosh system software on your computer’s hard disk.
The Safe Install Utility’s welcome screen appears. 5 Click Quick or Detailed to continue. If you clicked Detailed and you have more than one disk drive connected to your computer, a dialog box appears in which you can select the disks you want the Safe Install Utility to scan. An X appears next to the selected disks. Make sure that your startup disk is selected, then click OK to begin scanning the selected disks. The Safe Install Utility begins to scan your system.
Click Move to move potentially incompatible items out of the System Folder. The Safe Install Utility creates a new folder on the hard disk named May Not Work With System 7.5 and automatically moves all potentially incompatible items from the System Folder into the May Not Work With System 7.5 folder. After installation, you may want to reactivate individual items in the May Not Work With System 7.5 folder and test them for compatibility.
Step 2: Use the Installer If you have used the Safe Install Utility and followed the instructions in your report, you’re ready to install the system software. To install the new system software, follow these steps: IMPORTANT If you are installing from a CD onto a Macintosh with a non-Apple CD-ROM drive, make a backup copy of the System 7.5 software before you begin installation. If you encounter problems during installation, you can install System 7.5 from the backup disks.
4 When you see the Installer’s welcome screen, click Continue. The Easy Install dialog box appears. Disk on which system software will be installed Button to switch to a different disk for installation Installing a customized system: These instructions cover the Easy Install process, which is suitable for most Macintosh users. Easy Install installs the files that your particular model of Macintosh needs.
7 Follow the instructions on the screen. On-screen messages tell you when you need to insert other disks. It takes several minutes to complete the installation. 8 When the installation is complete, restart your computer. If for some reason the installation was not successful, try the installation again. If you can’t restart the computer: See Chapter 7 (“Troubleshooting”) in the System 7.5 Upgrade Guide.
Installing PowerTalk If you have already installed System 7.5 and your Macintosh has enough memory (see the section “Before you install”) you can install PowerTalk. 1 Quit any open application programs or desk accessories. 2 Open the PowerTalk Install folder (inside the Installation folder) on the CD. All PowerTalk files are compressed. The installer program will install them during installation. Do not drag them to your hard disk. 3 Double-click the Installer icon.
Installing System 7.5 Update 2.0 1 Drag the Macintosh System 7.5 CD to the Trash to eject it, then insert the System 7.5 Update 2.0 CD. 2 Open the Installation folder, then open the System 7.5 Update folder inside it. Doubleclick the Installer icon inside the System 7.5 Update folder. 3 When you see the Installer’s welcome screen, click Continue. 4 Make sure the destination disk indicated on the screen is the one on which you installed System 7.5.
5 Make sure that the destination disk indicated on the screen is the one on which you want to install QuickDraw GX. If the wrong disk name appears, click the Switch Disk button until the correct disk name appears. 6 Click Install. Using the Custom Install option: These instructions cover the Easy Install process, which is suitable for most Macintosh users. Easy Install installs the files that your particular model of Macintosh needs.
