kernel panic and 'arhive and install'

i ran into a kernel panic yesterday and force restarted the mac. then it booted up to a blue screen! i cant boot into safe mode (it just shutsdown while i hold shift), i ran a fsck in single user mode(that didnt work), tried all the apple troubleshooting for booting up to a blue screen (didnt work) and then i repaired disk permissions. NO LUCK!!!! any ideas??

i also wanto try an archive and install before i take it to the apple shop. my question being when i choose archive and install do i check or uncheck 'Preserve Users and Network Settings' to have all of my third party apps working when i finish. on this page http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-69204.html a guy asks the same question. in the answer the replyee says to uncheck the box and your /Applications folder want be deleted. im confused! will this work? is he talking about the actual applications folder in your home folder (where all your apps are installed) want be deleted if you uncheck the box or will an applications folder in you HD (/Applications) wont be deleted i.e. you have to put all your apps including the third party ones in the /Applications folder on your HD, not your home folder???? please help!!!

rerks said:

on this page http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-69204.html a guy asks the same question.

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sorry here is the page: http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-69204.html

please anyone?

leave that box checked

As sixslinger advises ^^^. If you are performing an "Archive & Install" you are already preserving your data and reinstalling the OS. You would want to preserve as much as you can.

You may already have read these tutorials, but just to be on the safe side:

http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/archiveinstall.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25508

Archive and Install

Select this option if you want to install a fresh system on your computer.
“Archive and Install” moves your existing Mac OS X System files to a folder named Previous System, then installs a new copy of Mac OS X on the selected volume.
Mac OS X–installed applications, such as Address Book and Safari, are archived and new versions are installed in the Applications folder.
Unless you choose “Preserve Users and Network Settings,” user accounts and their home folders are also archived in the Previous System folder.

Preserve Users and Network Settings:

Select this checkbox to import your existing user accounts, home folders, and network settings into the new system. User accounts include such things as:

Home folders and their contents
Preference settings
Address Book databases
Browser favorites

Network settings and locations
“Preserve Users and Network Settings” also copies the existing /Users/Shared folder to your new system.
Note: You cannot start up your computer using the Previous System folder, but settings, preference files, fonts, plug-ins, and other items remain available in case you need them.
Some applications, plug-ins, and other software may have to be reinstalled after an “Archive and Install.” Fonts that were installed in the /Library/Fonts folder can be installed in your new system by copying them from the Previous System folder.

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thanks for the advice. but the guy from that forum that i listed ran into no problems with his apps after not checking the box? am i missing something?

rerks said:

thanks for the advice. but the guy from that forum that i listed ran into no problems with his apps after not checking the box? am i missing something?

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rerks, you're not missing anything. Have a read of this article:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107297