MacBook - Error when I try to go to Displays Preferences

andrewneil · andrewneil #1 (**permalink**)

08-05-2009, 06:50 PM

I've been using an external monitor with my Macbook and everything was working fine yesterday. Now when I click "Displays" inside the System Preferences, I get this error...

"The application System Preferences quit unexpectedly.

Mac OS X and other applications are not affected.

Click Reopen to open the application again. Click Repoert to see more details or send a report to Apple."

So I click "Reopen" and when I hit Displays again, I get this error...

"The application System Preferences quit unexpectedly after it was reopened.

Mac OS X and other applications are not affected.

Click Try Again to temporarily restore the application's default settings and open it again. Click Report to see more details or send a report to Apple."

Can someone tell me what's going on? And what stopped my computer from working like it did yesterday?

HELP!!!

-A

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #2 (**permalink**)

08-05-2009, 06:54 PM

NOTE: Not a Notebook Hardware issue. Moved to Software forums.

andrewneil · andrewneil #3 (**permalink**)

08-05-2009, 07:58 PM

Thank you... :/ Sorry about that. Anyone?

todd51 · todd51 #4 (**permalink**)

08-05-2009, 08:37 PM

Try viewing/repairing disk permissions under Disk Utility. After that, I would probably shut down the computer and then boot back up and try out System Preferences.

andrewneil · andrewneil #5 (**permalink**)

08-05-2009, 09:17 PM

Ok, I've never done that before. But I tried it, still isn't fixed. Same errors. Any other ideas??

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andrewneil #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 05, 2009 Posts: 3	08-05-2009, 06:50 PM I've been using an external monitor with my Macbook and everything was working fine yesterday. Now when I click "Displays" inside the System Preferences, I get this error... "The application System Preferences quit unexpectedly. Mac OS X and other applications are not affected. Click Reopen to open the application again. Click Repoert to see more details or send a report to Apple." So I click "Reopen" and when I hit Displays again, I get this error... "The application System Preferences quit unexpectedly after it was reopened. Mac OS X and other applications are not affected. Click Try Again to temporarily restore the application's default settings and open it again. Click Report to see more details or send a report to Apple." Can someone tell me what's going on? And what stopped my computer from working like it did yesterday? HELP!!! -A
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todd51 #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	08-05-2009, 08:37 PM Try viewing/repairing disk permissions under Disk Utility. After that, I would probably shut down the computer and then boot back up and try out System Preferences.
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andrewneil #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 05, 2009 Posts: 3	08-05-2009, 09:17 PM Ok, I've never done that before. But I tried it, still isn't fixed. Same errors. Any other ideas??
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