Mac OS X: About the Archive and Install feature


 
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Mac OS X: About the Archive and Install feature

This document discusses the Archive and Install feature of the Mac OS X Installer. To learn more about this feature in Mac OS X 10.4 or later, see this document.Tip: Before reinstalling the Mac OS in an attempt to resolve an issue, you should make sure that other, simpler issue isolation steps have been tried. You should also make a back up of important files before any Mac OS X installation.About Archive and InstallAvailable in Mac OS X 10.2 and later, an Archive and Install installation automatically moves existing system files to a folder named Previous System, then installs Mac OS X again. (See tip 3.) You cannot start up your computer using a Previous System folder, nor can you "re-bless" the Previous System folder. (See tip 1.)You can choose to preserve your user and network settings before installing. This option automatically moves existing users, Home directories, and network settings. This also skips the Setup Assistant after installation.Note: Because the "Preserve user and network settings" option moves, not copies, existing users, Home directories, and network settings, from the Previous Systems folder to the newly installed System, these items will not exist in the Previous Systems folder after the Archive and Install is complete.If Mac OS X is not already present, you cannot select Archive and Install. You must Install or Erase and Install instead.

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Mac::AETE::Parser(3)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				      Mac::AETE::Parser(3)

NAME
Mac::AETE::Parser - parses Macintosh AETE and AEUT resources. SYNOPSIS
use Mac::AETE::Parser; use Mac::AETE::Format::Dictionary; $aete = Parser->new($aete_handle, $name); $formatter = Dictionary->new; $aete->set_format($formatter); $aete->read; $aete->write; DESCRIPTION
The Parser module serves as a base class for the Mac::AETE::App and Mac::AETE::Dialect modules. Methods new Example: ($aete_handle is a handle containing a valid AETE resource. $name is the name of the application.) use Mac::AETE::Parser; use Mac::AETE::Format::Dictionary; $aete = Parser->new($aete_handle, $name); read Reads the data contained in the AETE resource or handle. Example: $aete->read; set_format Sets the output formatter used during by the 'write' subroutine. Example: $formatter = Dictionary->new; $aete->set_format($formatter); copy Copies all suites from one Parser object into another. Example: $aete2 = Parser->new($aete_handle2, $another_name); $aete->copy($aete2); copies the suites from $aete2 into $aete. merge Merges suites from one Parser object into another. Only the suites that exist in both objects will be replaced. Example: $aete3 = Parser->new($aete_handle2, $another_name); $aete->merge($aete3); write Prints the contents of the AETE or AEUT resource using the current formatter. $aete->write; INHERITANCE
Parser does not inherit from any other modules. AUTHOR
David Schooley <dcschooley@mediaone.net> The data structures are adapted from modifications made to the original aeteconvert script by Chris Nandor. perl v5.10.0 2006-06-01 Mac::AETE::Parser(3)