When opening Classic in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, if the "Welcome to Mac OS 9" screen appears but Classic never finishes loading (the extension icons don't appear), use the troubleshooting tips below.
Note: If the issue occurred before Tiger was installed, or this involves a different Classic startup issue, see this article instead.
If Mac OS 9.2.2 is not installed (for example, if 9.0 or 9.1 are installed), update to Mac OS 9.2.2. You can find out which version of Mac OS 9 is in the System Folder in one of these ways:
If Mac OS 9.2.2 is installed but the issue still occurs, look for a DivX plug-in located in /Library/QuickTime. If it's there, remove the "DivXNetworks" folder from /Library/Application Support.
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