Ive successfully partitioned my HD. OSX is running lovely on its partition, with Classic 9.2.2. (Installed from OSX install cds, and software restore cds) Now i really want a bootable os 9 on the other partition. Problem is, i only have a 9.1 update cd. If i hold 'c', it doesnt access it. If i try a simple install, theres the message ' this system cant run this program. see your documentation'. So my question is theres obviously OS 9.2.2 in my software restore CDs. Is there a way of just installing this for use on my other partition?

To run pure Mac OS 9.2.2 on your other partition, firstly - do precisely what you decribe above to your second partition - that is - install Mac OS X - and then proceed by installing the 4 Restore CDs. Now you have the same deal on both partitions - ok? Right. In the new partition, go up to the blue Apple -->> scroll down to "System Preferences..." - and in the System Preferences, click once on the "Startup Disk". Now select the System you wish to startup off (naturally: Mac OS 9.2.2). Click once on the "Restart" button - and then again on the drop down "Save and Restart" button, and your G4 will boot up into Mac OS 9.2.2. After restart - you're back to the good ol' OS 9 Classic system - and this now gives you the opportunity to sabotage the existance of Mac OS X! Open your Hard Drive and Trash: System (NOT System Folder - but the folder named "System" that has no little blue face on it), Applications (NOT the folder named: "Applications (Mac OS 9)" - just the folder called "Applications" - and all other folders you see in there. You should be left with only 3 folders: • Applications (Mac OS 9) • Documents • System Folder That's it! Then empty Trash. This will take a while as Mac OS X has so many components - thus may take up to 10 minutes to completely Trash. After this - you have a pure Mac OS 9.2.2 partition, and your other partition is running Mac OS X - though at this point you could reinstall just Mac OS X on it - and not use the 4 restore CDs at all - since you now have Mac OS 9.2.2 on a separate partition! If you truly wish to absolutely purge Mac OS X from the new Partition, you will need a piece of software called Super ResEdit, that will reveal to you all hidden Mac OS X pieces floating inside your Mac OS 9.2.2 HD and allow you very easily to make them "visible" - keep them "visible" and then Trash them too. If interested in getting hold of Super ResEdit to elimate all hidden OS X bits on your Mac OS 9.2.2 partition, just click on my name - and I'll send it to you in a StuffIt package plus instructions on how to reveal invisible Mac OS X components. cheers clockwork