Sometimes the Easy Install option in the system software installer installs only those items needed on a particular Macintosh as it is supposed to do. Other times, it does a generic install.

The generic install places items that do not belong or work with the particular Macintosh, such as Powerbook control panels on a desktop CPU. Doing a custom install also does not help. It may do this on one unit, but not on an identical unit, even when using the same installation disks.

When the installer builds a System suitcase it places within it an invisible copy of the installer script. Each successive installer uses the script in the System suitcase. After once doing an install using the "software for any Macintosh" option each successive installer uses that first script as well. This process maintains consistency across numerous installs.

To prevent repeating the generic install, boot from the Disk Tools Disk and remove the System suitcase from the System Folder on the hard drive before rinning the installer again.

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