Classic won't show up

[jrsx]

So I am trying to run Mac OS 9 Classic support for my older applications, but when I was resuming from sleeping, I got an error message that said Classic failed to copy a file. I went into System Preferences, and the Classic pane wasn't there, so I couldn't start it up. I have tried everything I could think of, apart of reinstalling the entire OS. I reinstalled Classic support, that didn't help. I verified and repaired the disc permissions, that didn't help. I looked in the prefpanes folder, and the OS 9 Classic pref pane is not there . How to get it back, as repairing disc permissions did not do anything? Please help soon.
Thanks!
-jrsx

 

[havokalien]

Reinstall OS 9

Sounds like someone messed with your OS 9 system folder. You won't lose anything if you reinstall OS 9 and update it.

 

[eyoungren]

Sounds like someone messed with your OS 9 system folder. You won't lose anything if you reinstall OS 9 and update it.

I think the OP is on OS X though. He's missing the Classic System Preference Pane. Even if you don't have a valid Classic folder the pane can still be there (if running Tiger or less). If the OP does not have a OS9 bootable Mac he can't reinstall.

I don't think reinstalling would give him the pane back.

Anyone out there have the Classic pane they can copy and then zip up and post here for the OP?

 

[grockk]

The prefpane only shows when you have a OS 9 system folder in root. If something is mucked in the system folder, you'll need to get a new one from macintoshgarden or copy off an older computer running OS 9 or something.

 

[havokalien]

I second that

I agree if Os 9 was messed up it will remove the pane.

 

[jrsx]

Alright, I realized that I posted this thread in the wrong location, so sorry for that. I reinstalled classic, booted up from the OS X install disc and verified permissions, repaired them, verified the disc, and repaired the disc, and nothing seems to help. It said the the volume "Macintosh HD" appears to be OK, and nothing needed to be repaired. Please help! Classic works when I put old software in via DVD drive, but I would like the prefpane back! When I go to the prefpanes folder, as I think I said above, it is not in the folder. Why would it have disappeared?

 

[havokalien]

9.2

You did not mention what version of OS X your using but classic requires 9.2 or higher for classic. So find the updates and try. I'm not sure what got botched but the pane missing is a loss of something in OS 9. If you upgraded to 10.5 you lost classic.