Classic startup help

[corimay]

I'm running G4 tower w/ OS 10.2.3 & OS 9.2.2. I'm trying to startup Classic, but during startup I get this error:

The volume for "restart_vs" cannot be found. Insert the volume for "restart_vs" and wait for it to appear on desktop, then try again.

This is my first time starting up classic, so I have no idea what happened. I got my G4 refurbished from apple. Could they have missed something in the installation?

Thanks

 

[DeltaMac]

Open your system preferences, click on Classic, and click on the System Folder that shows up in that pane under 'select a system folder for classic" Assuming you can boot into OS 9, there should be a System Folder listed there. Select that one, should work! Try to click on Start, and Classic should rise from the depths of your system!

 

[evangp1a]

Is it possible use Classic applications with only OS 10.2.3 installed (on G3 450MHz iMac DV)? I tried to do it but at the end I've installed OS 9.2 on second disk partition to resolve the problem. Are there any solutions about?

 

[Arden]

No, you must have 9.2 or later installed because the Classic environment emulates 9.2. It's like Virtual PC: you may have the program, but you have to have a copy of Windows installed to be able to run Windows. Without a valid 9.2 system folder, you can't run Classic because you couldn't boot into 9 anyway.