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Why Cant I Download Anything??
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<blockquote data-quote="Osiris22x" data-source="post: 65768" data-attributes="member: 3542"><p>Coming from the dark side, I completely understand your impulse to format and reinstall the OS whenever something goes wrong. It's the Windows way.</p><p></p><p>On OS X, you'll have to get out of that habit. It's VERY difficult to break the OS, and 99% of the time, you can easily fix problems.</p><p></p><p>Delete your Firefox settings (search for firefox.plist), repair permissions (this is done in Disk Utility, listed under "Utilities" in Applications), and reboot. Also, try several different download sites to make sure it's not the server itself.</p><p></p><p>As for your booting from CD problem, make sure you hold down "c" *after* the chime goes on, but not a second later. My PowerBook is quite picky as to when I push the "c" key. Failing that, try holding down the "option" key instead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Osiris22x, post: 65768, member: 3542"] Coming from the dark side, I completely understand your impulse to format and reinstall the OS whenever something goes wrong. It's the Windows way. On OS X, you'll have to get out of that habit. It's VERY difficult to break the OS, and 99% of the time, you can easily fix problems. Delete your Firefox settings (search for firefox.plist), repair permissions (this is done in Disk Utility, listed under "Utilities" in Applications), and reboot. Also, try several different download sites to make sure it's not the server itself. As for your booting from CD problem, make sure you hold down "c" *after* the chime goes on, but not a second later. My PowerBook is quite picky as to when I push the "c" key. Failing that, try holding down the "option" key instead. [/QUOTE]
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