Problem with iBook/Panther reinstallation/Office Test Drive

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Hi all - I am a newbie (somewhat) to Macs and need assistance with a little
problem I am having.

I have an iBook (G3 purchased a couple of years ago) and just reinstalled
Max OS S Panther as a "clean" installation. I used the Mac file system
(journalled) and when I try installing the Office 2004 Test Drive, I get the
error that it cannot run from a Read-only volume. I installed to the Mac
harddrive and checking with the disk utilities, it shows the drive as being
read/write. ;(

Please help this hopeless newbie to install the test drive - I really want
to use the Mac more often but this problem is really limiting. If you need
more details, I will be happy to supply them - I am a babe in the woods when
it comes to reinstalling Mac OSs, but can do Windows in my sleep. Perhaps I
should take a nap??


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[Paul Berkowitz]

Hi all - I am a newbie (somewhat) to Macs and need assistance with a little
problem I am having.

I have an iBook (G3 purchased a couple of years ago) and just reinstalled
Max OS S Panther as a "clean" installation. I used the Mac file system
(journalled) and when I try installing the Office 2004 Test Drive, I get the
error that it cannot run from a Read-only volume. I installed to the Mac
harddrive and checking with the disk utilities, it shows the drive as being
read/write. ;(

Please help this hopeless newbie to install the test drive - I really want
to use the Mac more often but this problem is really limiting. If you need
more details, I will be happy to supply them - I am a babe in the woods when
it comes to reinstalling Mac OSs, but can do Windows in my sleep. Perhaps I
should take a nap??

Did you get an answer already, Millie? I've bee away from here for a few
days and don't see a reply.

First Repair Disk Permissions from /Applications/Utilities/Disk
Utility/First Aid. Also check System Preferences/Accounts/Security and check
that you do NOT have FileVault on. Then Apple menu/Log Out and log in.

You have probably have installed the Test Drive to the /Applications folder,
although there are other possible locations. If you did, repairing disk
permissions should fix this problem.

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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Thanks Paul - I had tried some of what you suggested but not all. At any
rate, I just ordered Office 2004 from the "store" and it should arrive here
this week. I have a feeling I was trying too many things at once.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]


| On 6/2/04 9:54 PM, in article #[email protected],
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
|
|| Hi all - I am a newbie (somewhat) to Macs and need assistance with a
|| little problem I am having.
||
|| I have an iBook (G3 purchased a couple of years ago) and just
|| reinstalled Max OS S Panther as a "clean" installation. I used the
|| Mac file system (journalled) and when I try installing the Office
|| 2004 Test Drive, I get the error that it cannot run from a Read-only
|| volume. I installed to the Mac harddrive and checking with the disk
|| utilities, it shows the drive as being read/write. ;(
||
|| Please help this hopeless newbie to install the test drive - I
|| really want to use the Mac more often but this problem is really
|| limiting. If you need more details, I will be happy to supply them
|| - I am a babe in the woods when it comes to reinstalling Mac OSs,
|| but can do Windows in my sleep. Perhaps I should take a nap??
|
| Did you get an answer already, Millie? I've bee away from here for a
| few
| days and don't see a reply.
|
| First Repair Disk Permissions from /Applications/Utilities/Disk
| Utility/First Aid. Also check System Preferences/Accounts/Security
| and check that you do NOT have FileVault on. Then Apple menu/Log Out
| and log in.
|
| You have probably have installed the Test Drive to the /Applications
| folder, although there are other possible locations. If you did,
| repairing disk permissions should fix this problem.