Have I got a lemon?

[Yimkin]

Hi all,

I bought a refurb 13" MBP 3 days ago. Leaving aside the problems with migrating from my old 12" G4 Powerbook (I'm going to buy a FW400-800 cable) I'm having some serious problems.

First problem was editing system prefs, which would go 'not responding' often.

iTunes, iPhoto, Rockband etc will not open - get not responding. Similar for apps downloaded, e.g. Evernote. I thought, hmm, I'll try reinstalling the apps from the DVD, but instead I get a not responding from the DVD after it loads - installer and textedit (to read the 'how to install' file'). So basically I'm stuck, and I think this may be a duff MBP.

What do I do? Any tips on fixing it, or do I call Apple? I'm about 90 miles from the nearest Apple Store, and can't (and don't feel I should) take the time off. A bit annoyed, as I've been using Macs since 1994, but I guess there is always one!

All help or advice very gratefully received!

 

[TattooedMac]

Welcome to our world and the forums.

1st you might want to repair disk permissions from the install disk

Hold down the 'c' key on boot up. Pick a language and from the installer window Utilities>disk utility In the left column click your HD and then the repair permissions down the bottom

Do that and post back.
Unlucky though to have problems like this being 3 days old

 

[Yimkin]

Welcome to our world and the forums.

1st you might want to repair disk permissions from the install disk

Hold down the 'c' key on boot up. Pick a language and from the installer window Utilities>disk utility In the left column click your HD and then the repair permissions down the bottom

Do that and post back.
Unlucky though to have problems like this being 3 days old

Hi Tattooed Mac! Thankyou so much for responding so quickly - I tried repairing permissions, and so far, it seems to have worked - the only test I've tried is by opening the applications that 'not responded' before, and they all open fine. It is a bit disturbing that this happened, however, so I will be keeping a close eye on it (and buying a FW400-800 cable so I can *finally* get my data across - ethernet will just not play!).