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July 9th, 2005, 06:01 AM
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| how to uninstall apps i have been a windows user all my life and know a have a ibook and don't know how to uninstal apps on a mac can anyone help me..and another thing i have the internet explorer on the i book but it dosen't work when i clik on it it show's a question mark on it, but i can use safari why dosen't internet explorer work. my os is mac osx panther jus one ohter thing how do i see the carcteristics of the mac... thx  |
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July 9th, 2005, 08:51 AM
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| Just drag the application to the trash, empty. If you want to get rid of the 1K preference files, just do a Spotlight search for them and throw them out from the search field. You are done! Also, the larger files you install yourself, just try to run the installer again because most installers have a built in de-install.
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July 9th, 2005, 09:18 AM
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| If I understand the question about characteristics - Open your Applications/Utilities folder and run the System Profiler. That will display all the hardware and software/extensions in your system. To change system settings, you would go into the System Preferences - in the Apple menu, or it may be in the Dock (grey apple with a light switch) - that will allow you to view and change most settings in your system. satcomer, Distraido said that he has Panther - Spotlight does not exist in Panther, so press command (Apple)-F and type in the word you need to Find, and you can delete setting or .plist files that include that word.
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July 12th, 2005, 08:31 AM
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| About your internet explorer problem. You may have moved internet explorer, or something may have happened with the location of the original application file. I would use the above mentioned search techniques for finding "Internet Explorer.app" and relinking any aliases you might have for that program and reapply the dock icon. One thing to remember though is that Internet Explorer for mac has been discontinued. It is not longer in development and will probably never be in development again so it may not be as safe or reliable as a browser that is in continued development such as safari or firefox (also camino, Opera, etc..)
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July 12th, 2005, 08:35 AM
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July 12th, 2005, 11:38 AM
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| DesInstaller is an old app, may not work with Tiger. Release Date: 2002-08-13 http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13955
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July 12th, 2005, 04:02 PM
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| i would not use Internet Explorer any more. Safari, now, is a very good browser, and very fast, and intuitive. it's good. Generally, to find out about your mac, in the Apple menu (top left) click "about my mac". it gives you basics and lets you find out more by launching the System Profiler (mentioned in an above post). to understand uninstallation, you should know how an installation works in macOS, generally. unlike windows, it doesn't spread files everywhere. they are placed all in one folder, disguised as what you would understand as an .exe file. this is actually the whole application, and is actually a folder you can explore, although it is a sort-of hidden function (you can explore it from an option in the ctrl-click menu of the app). bin this, and the program is gone, after the trash is emptied. one* preference file is placed in the library, to aid integration, but it really only needs one file to tell the computer what to do. this file (a format called .plist) is all the prefences, options and user information about the program. the program app, therefore, is effectively ROM, and can't really be corrupted. if a problem arises, it's not the application usually, it is the modifiable .plist file. delete this, and the program is restored to it's first installation. don't worry, a fresh, clean file is created when the program next runs. this file is also deleted when the app is trashed. *(maybe two, for other services, for example com.apple.itunes.plist and com.apple.itunesmusicstore.plist) hope this wasn't jargon. please ask me to clarify. welcome to macintosh
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