Microsoft KB Archive/123913

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SUMMARY
The following information was taken from the System 7.5 Read Me:

Some Apple and non-Apple extensions may interfere with rebuilding your desktop. To prevent problems, you'll need to turn off all extensions except Macintosh Easy Open before you rebuild the desktop. When you finish rebuilding the desktop, turn the extensions you normally use back on.

MORE INFORMATION
To rebuild the desktop, follow these steps:

  Before you rebuild your desktop, use the Extensions Manager to save a record of the extensions that are currently turned on: a. Open the Extensions Manager control panel. b. Open the Sets pop-up menu, and choose Save Set. c. When the Save Set dialog box opens, type a name for your currently selected extensions (for example, 'My Extensions'). When you close the dialog box, the name of your set is added to the Sets pop-up menu.  To turn off all extensions, open the Sets pop-up menu again, and choose All Off. To turn on Macintosh Easy Open, find it on the list, and select the check box beside it (make sure that there is a check mark in the check box). To rebuild the desktop, restart your computer while you hold down the Command and Option keys. When you see the "Are you sure you want to rebuild your desktop on your disk? All of your info window comments will be lost" dialog box, release the keys, and click OK. When the desktop is rebuilt, click the Apple menu, and click Control Panels. Open the Extensions Manager control panel. To turn your extensions back on, click the Sets menu, and click the name you gave your set of extensions in step 1 (for example, 'My Extensions').</li> Restart your computer to activate the extensions.</li></ol>