Symptom
The system becomes unresponsive during a copy/paste operation. The arrow pointer becomes a spinning disc pointer.
This occurs when these two conditions are met:
- Copying from a Classic application into a native Mac OS X application
- Classic is set to start when you log in
Solution
This issue is resolved in Mac OS X 10.2. Users of Mac OS X 10.1.2 to 10.1.5 may use the following workaround:
1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple Menu.
2. Click Classic.
3. Click the Start/Stop tab.
4. Deselect the "Start up Classic on login to this computer" option.
5. If Classic is running, stop or restart it by clicking the appropriate button.
For best results, do not use the option "Start up Classic on login to this computer." If Classic is not running, it will start automatically when you open a Classic application or document. If the issue persists:
1. Stop Classic as described in steps 1 to 3 above.
2. Locate your Classic System Folder. It should appear in the first window of the Classic volume and be titled "System Folder."
3. Open the System Folder.
4. Locate these files (it may help to view the window as a list):- Classic
- Classic Support
- Classic Support UI
5. Drag these files to the Trash.
6. Using the Classic preference pane, start Classic.
7. This message appears as Classic starts up:
"Some Classic-specific resources need to be added to or updated in your System Folder on <name of your volume>..."
8. Click OK.
Classic will finish starting up.