Starting Classic often fails

I'm trying to start Classic, but it often gets to about 90% and fails. After about 3-4 tries it finally works. I've tried turning off extensions, etc. but nothing seems to help. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Brian

So you are running OS 10.4.10 on a G4, the glitch launching Classic is intermittent, and it may or may not occur with Extensions off.
What is the version of OS 9? What does it say beneath the appropriate icon in System Preferences > Startup Disk?
Can you successfully boot into OS 9? Always, never or intermittently?
We can't know what you mean by "etc". Have you used System Preferences > Classic > 'Advanced' to rebuild the Classic Desktop? Have you used Disk Utility to "Fix OS 9 Permissions" (in the File menu)?
You can try setting aside (say to your Desktop) four items in the System 9 folder: "Classic", Classic Support", Classic Support UI" and "System Resources". They will be re-created when you next try to launch Classic.

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Hi, Gerald. Inside the OS 9 System Folder that you use for Classic operation, you will find a Startup Items folder. (This is different from the StartupItems folder that controls what, if anything, opens immediately after you start the computer up in OS X.) Check that folder for anything that tries to connect to the internet when you double-click it. If you find such an item, you may want to remove it from the Startup Items folder.

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Hi. Hope this is the right forum. It think so, as follows:
I have one Classic app on my computer that I must use for work, two or three times each month (its a great time billing program). Since going to 10.4.6 (Combo update) a few weeks ago, whenever I launch the application (from the dock) and Clasic starts up, I get a message: "Connection failed. The file server is running on your machine. Please access the volumes and files locally." I hit OK, and then OK again, and the Classic up comes right on up. never got this before 10.4.6.
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I presume this means that if you launch the application directly by double-clicking its icon, you do not have this problem?
No - I haven't double clicked the icon from the hard disk while in OS X(I always open from the dock) - I'll try that 1st thing in the AM when I get back to work and see what happens. My point was that I was launching Classic mode from OS X and not booting into Classic. But - I did select OS 9 as my starup a while earlier today and launced the app in true Classic by double clicking the icon and I got the same message.
So, I think it has something to do with Network.
1. I'd try removing and replacing the app's icon in the Dock.
I'll try this too!
2. Is the other computer also accessing the application when this occurs?
No - we never do that.
3. See also:
• "Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3: Your Own Computer Appears in List of Available Servers." Perhaps may not apply, but it's the only reference to the exact message you cited I've found. The "solution" therein gave me the idea re: the Dock icon.
• "Mac OS X 10.4: Classic - 'Connection failed, the server may not exist or is not operational at this time" alert." Not an exact match, but may give you some more insights.
Yes - I saw those and they were informative but not helpful.
4. Was the Mac OS 9 System folder on the affected Mac copied over from the other Mac, e.g. via Migration Assistant?
No. Both are original Apple insalled.
5. Were the Dock settings, including the app in question, copied over from the other Mac, again via Migration Assistant?
Likewise, no.
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If it only happens in Windows, and you were running OS X when the outage occurred...
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