08-16-2010, 03:59 PM

Hi,
there is a problem with my system preferences. I am not able to change any of the settings in my dock or in appearance. I am not able to change my desktop background or screen saver, or security, date, nothing! Someone please help me out with this.

08-16-2010, 07:52 PM

Get /Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist and drag it to the Desktop.
Restart. This creates that file again, set to defaults, in the Preferences Folder.
Now try those settings. Can you change them?

08-16-2010, 08:28 PM

I have dragged it out, I didn't get that part about 'set to defaults'. Should I reset all? How do I do that?

08-16-2010, 11:26 PM

That happens automatically when you restart.

08-17-2010, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by nuttiespice

Hi,
I am not able to change any of the settings in my dock or in appearance. I am not able to change my desktop background or screen saver, or security, date, nothing!

Originally Posted by toMACsh

Now try those settings. Can you change them?

...since you've isolated the plist file, give it a go. What happens?

08-17-2010, 07:00 PM

No answer was the stern reply! Thanks for the help guys!!

08-17-2010, 10:56 PM

Hey! thanks for the help, lost my password for the site, it took the site a whole day to reset it et al. But I have resolved the issue. I went to my time machine backup, and replaced my current preferences with an old one, when I did not have the problem. It's working like a charm now Thanks again for your help.