System Pref Problems

deus_ex_machina · deus_ex_machina #1 (**permalink**)

08-06-2004, 03:35 PM

I reinstalled Panther and am unable to change the desktop background. With right-clicking and selecting "change desktop background," sys preference unexpectedly quits and asked to send a report. Also Safari is failing to display a window at all even though the menu out of its icon on the Dock says an untitled window is open, but nothing's onscreen. Restarting the app doesn't work either.

Deus

witeshark · witeshark #2 (**permalink**)

08-06-2004, 04:10 PM

Have you run repair permissions? (Finder > Applications > Utilities > Disk utility select volume click repair permissions)

deus_ex_machina · deus_ex_machina #3 (**permalink**)

08-07-2004, 03:27 PM

I ran repair disk permissions and restarted but to no avail. During the first-aid it logged some plists having to do with the EPSON printer and some others but the problems weren't corrected.

hype.it · hype.it #4 (**permalink**)

08-07-2004, 04:17 PM

When you re-installed, what did you do? Did you copy old preffs back into the new install? I'm wondering, because some of the old preffs may of been corrupted. If anything, maybe you should try deleteing the exisiting preffs from both the root and user.

Located here:

HD ROOT > Library > Preferences

HD ROOT > Users > username > Library > Preferences

Move all the files to the trash and empty it... MacOS will automatically recreate new one's. You'll loose application setting and system settings; hence, everything will revert to defaults.

@witeshark
Why would you do a crons clean up after you re-installed the OS?
There wouldn't be any thing to clean up.

deus_ex_machina · deus_ex_machina #5 (**permalink**)

08-16-2004, 02:35 AM

Thanks for the advice...it restored every preference and Safari and others are functional again. Thanks again
Deus

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deus_ex_machina #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 06, 2004 Location: Tejas Posts: 1,720 Mac Specs: 2GHz Mac Mini 2GB RAM 160GB 10.6.2 \| MDD DP 1.25GHz G4 1.5GB RAM 10.4.11 \| 233MHz iMac G3 10.3.9	08-06-2004, 03:35 PM I reinstalled Panther and am unable to change the desktop background. With right-clicking and selecting "change desktop background," sys preference unexpectedly quits and asked to send a report. Also Safari is failing to display a window at all even though the menu out of its icon on the Dock says an untitled window is open, but nothing's onscreen. Restarting the app doesn't work either. Deus
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witeshark #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Miami FL Posts: 2,860 Mac Specs: G4 1Ghz OS X 10.4.7	08-06-2004, 04:10 PM Have you run repair permissions? (Finder > Applications > Utilities > Disk utility select volume click repair permissions)
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hype.it #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 27, 2004 Location: China Posts: 738 Mac Specs: Dual 2.2GHz powered by AMD Opteron - Sends G5 & 8Gb Ram to scrap heap Yeah! finally switched BACK!	08-07-2004, 04:17 PM When you re-installed, what did you do? Did you copy old preffs back into the new install? I'm wondering, because some of the old preffs may of been corrupted. If anything, maybe you should try deleteing the exisiting preffs from both the root and user. Located here: HD ROOT > Library > Preferences HD ROOT > Users > username > Library > Preferences Move all the files to the trash and empty it... MacOS will automatically recreate new one's. You'll loose application setting and system settings; hence, everything will revert to defaults. @witeshark Why would you do a crons clean up after you re-installed the OS? There wouldn't be any thing to clean up.
	QUOTE Thanks

deus_ex_machina #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 06, 2004 Location: Tejas Posts: 1,720 Mac Specs: 2GHz Mac Mini 2GB RAM 160GB 10.6.2 \| MDD DP 1.25GHz G4 1.5GB RAM 10.4.11 \| 233MHz iMac G3 10.3.9	08-16-2004, 02:35 AM Thanks for the advice...it restored every preference and Safari and others are functional again. Thanks again Deus
	QUOTE Thanks

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