Arturitovv
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Q: Extensions Manager OS 8.6 doesn't open

Hello! I've just installed Mac OS 8.6 and I'm trying open the Extensions Manager but it says 'you must be running System 8.0 or later to use this version of Extensions Manager'. My extensions don't seem to be working, even though they're in the Extensions folder

Does System 8.0 refer to something else than OS 8? Any ideas? Thanks!

Posted on Jul 5, 2015 8:34 AM

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Q: Extensions Manager OS 8.6 doesn't open

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  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Jul 5, 2015 8:50 AM in response to Arturitovv
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    Jul 5, 2015 8:50 AM in response to Arturitovv

    Are you really talking about OS 8.6? That is very old.

    The original Mac Pro desktop came with 10.4.7

  • by Arturitovv,

    Arturitovv Arturitovv Jul 6, 2015 5:41 AM in response to lllaass
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    Jul 6, 2015 5:41 AM in response to lllaass

    Did I put this on a Mac Pro conversation?? Sorry guys, I just started using the Apple Support Communities:)

    Yes, it's OS 8.6, the very old one!

  • by BDAqua,Helpful

    BDAqua BDAqua Jul 6, 2015 10:44 AM in response to Arturitovv
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    Jul 6, 2015 10:44 AM in response to Arturitovv

    How are you triggering it? Space bar at Startup,or after Startup?

     

    * Shift causes the Mac to boot without extensions, which is  useful for troubleshooting extension conflicts. If you hold  down Shift after all the extensions have loaded but before the  Finder launches, it also prevents any startup items from  launching.

     

    * Spacebar launches Apple's Extensions  Manager early in the startup process so you can enable or  disable extensions before they load. Casady & Greene's  Conflict Catcher, if you're using it instead of Extensions  Manager, also launches if it sees you holding down the  spacebar, or, optionally, if Caps Lock is activated. Conflict  Catcher also adds the capability to configure additional  startup keys as ways of specifying that a particular startup  set should be used. Choose Edit Sets from the Sets menu, select  a set in the resulting dialog and click Modify. In the  sub-dialog that appears, you can specify a startup key and  check the checkbox to make it effective.

     

    * Option, if held down as the Finder  launches, closes any previously open Finder windows. On stock  older Macs, holding down Option does nothing at startup by  default, although some extensions may deactivate if Option is  held down when they attempt to load; see below for Option's  effect on new Macs and Macs with Zip drives.

     

    * Control can cause the Location Manager to prompt you to  select a location. Although Control is the default, you can  redefine it in the Location Manager's Preferences dialog, and  since Control held down at startup also activates Apple's  MacsBug debugger (see below), you may wish to pick a different  key combination.

     

    * Command turns virtual memory off until  the next restart.

     

    * Shift-Option disables extensions other than Connectix's RAM  Doubler (and MacsBug - see below). To disable RAM Doubler but  no other extensions, hold down the tilde (~) key at startup.