Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe?

From	Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe?
Date	2015-09-02 18:28 +1200
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID	<020920151828371219%YourName@YourISP.com> (permalink)
References	<ae6dne2tyNfgHn7InZ2dnUU7-QUAAAAA@earthlink.com> <ms09s3$sd9$1@dont-email.me> <oa6dneP8jcmpcH7InZ2dnUU7-V-dnZ2d@earthlink.com> <barmar-59B3AB.10432431082015@88-209-239-213.giganet.hu> <ms5s67$gh5$1@dont-email.me>

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In article <ms5s67$gh5$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com>
wrote:
> On 8/31/15 10:43 AM, Barry Margolin wrote:
> > In article <oa6dneP8jcmpcH7InZ2dnUU7-V-dnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
> >   ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) wrote:
> >> 
> >> Thanks. That's a bummer that Mac OS X doesn't have a Windows'
> >> msconfig.exe method type. It's nice just to uncheck and check items.
> >
> > Anyone else whistfully remembering Conflict Catcher from the pre-OSX
> > days?
> >
> > In addition to being able to check and uncheck all kinds of extensions
> > and startup items, it had a mode where it would automatically reboot the
> > system repeatedly with different subsets of extensions enabled, and ask
> > you if the problem you're trying to diagnose still exists, so it could
> > eventually narrow down the set of conflicting extensions.
> >
> > Conflicting extensions tend to be less of a problem in the design of OS
> > X, so a utility like this isn't really needed.
> 
> I'm foggy, but I seem to recall having different sets of extensions 
> because my Mac performed better with only the extensions I needed for 
> what I'd be doing.  I don't remember if I used Conflict Catcher to 
> change between sets.

Later versions of what's now termed "Classic OS" (i.e. anything prior
to Mac OS X) had the Extension Manager that allowed you to create
specific sets of extensions. It's been a while since I used it, but I
think holding down the spacebar while booting allowed you to pick which
set to use, as well as choosing one in the Extensions Manager Control
Panel and then rebooting.

I never bothered to use Conflict Catcher. Even on the extremely rare
occasions I came across an issue (on either my own or someone else's
Mac), it was easily found and rectified without having to trawl through
numerous reboots. The "march" of the extension icons across the bottom
of the boot screen usually helped narrow down the culprit it if was
causing a boot time issue.

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Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-30 17:28 -0500
  Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-08-30 19:18 -0400
    Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? <henry@att.net> - 2015-08-30 17:13 -0700
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-31 01:12 +0000
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-31 00:53 -0500
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-08-31 09:27 -0400
          Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:41 -0500
            Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2015-09-02 04:14 +0000
              Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-09-01 21:40 -0700
                Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-02 00:53 -0400
                Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-09-01 23:05 -0600
            Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-09-01 22:00 -0700
    Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-31 00:54 -0500
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-08-31 18:27 +1200
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:42 -0500
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-30 23:31 -0700
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:46 -0500
          Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-02 00:37 +0000
            Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup option like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-06 14:10 -0500
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-08-31 09:25 -0400
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:48 -0500
  Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-31 01:11 +0000
    Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-30 22:53 -0700
    Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-31 00:57 -0500
  Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-08-30 21:17 -0400
    Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-31 00:59 -0500
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-08-31 09:29 -0400
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:49 -0500
          Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-09-02 20:16 -0400
            Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-09-04 18:22 -0700
              Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-09-05 13:49 +1200
                Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-06 14:11 -0500
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-08-31 10:43 -0400
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-08-31 13:10 -0400
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-31 20:47 +0000
          Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-08-31 17:02 -0400
            Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-31 21:38 +0000
              Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-31 19:44 -0400
                Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:52 -0500
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-09-01 20:53 -0400
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-09-02 00:00 -0400
          Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-09-02 18:28 +1200
            Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-09-02 17:28 +1000
            Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-09-02 05:43 -0400
              Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-09-02 10:51 -0400
                Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-09-02 23:45 +0000
  Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-08-31 13:23 +1200
  Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-30 21:54 -0400
    Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-08-30 22:14 -0400
  Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-31 08:14 +0000
    Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:53 -0500
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