Symptom
After installing Mac OS 9.1:
- Finder Views in list or button mode change back to the default icon view.
- The Trash defaults to asking for confirmation before deleting files.
- The default Desktop Printer is no longer selected.
- The TCP/IP feature of File Sharing is disabled.
- Web Sharing is turned off.
- Settings in the General Controls control panel return to default.
- Custom settings for Time Formats and Date Formats return to the default region of the system software installed.
Solution
Some preferences are not retained during the upgrade to Mac OS 9.1. Follow these steps to restore any setting you may have lost:
- To change the way items are displayed in Finder windows, choose the appropriate command from the View menu.
- In the File Sharing control panel, click the checkbox to "Enable File Sharing clients to connect over TCP/IP."
- In the Web Sharing control panel, click Start.
- Open the Chooser from the Apple menu and use it to create a Desktop Printer.
- Open the General Controls control panel to reset settings.
- In the Time Formats and Date Formats panes of the Date & Time control panel, reselect Custom from the Region pop-up menu.
- To disable the Trash warning:
1. Click the Trash to select it.
2. Choose Get Info from the File menu.
3. Click the checkbox next to "Warn before emptying" to deselect that option.