I'm running Panther 1.3.6. I installed a copy of virtual PC I borrowed and it didn't run. Now I'm trying to install a different copy but it won't install. I think it's because there're still traces of the old copy, like when a trial expires and you try to install it again but it won't run. Is there something in Panther that's like the Windows registry, where I can go in and erase all traces that this software was previously installed? Thanks.
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Getting rid of traces of software
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You're making this more complicated than it needs to be. Just go hunt down the VPC preference files in ~/Library/Preferences (where ~ is your home directory), trash them, and try again. I don't know what they're called, since I haven't used VPC in a while.vawolf said:
Try searching your entire hard drive for terms like virtual, PC, or virtual pc, and delete those.
Especially check in ~/library/preferences almost every program I've used likes to drop a .plist in there.
Especially check in ~/library/preferences almost every program I've used likes to drop a .plist in there.