Try this: http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/help/5/#1
HTH, Sherry
>
> I purchased a G4 with OS 9.2 from a surplus asuction from a school
> district. After the computer starts up (After the OS window, and
> little watch completes it's...time?!) The desktop appears with
> nothing
> on it. I can't open anything, because there is nothing to open, I
> can't shutdown, there are zero icons. There is just the mouse cursor
> and the screen that is it. Um what can I do?