Looks like Multiple Users was not completely to blame. My mind turned next to the possibilty of an extension clash.
Sure enough, once I started looking the answer was right in front of me. The offending extension seems to be the " Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect" extension. Once I disabled this (!), the Startup Items run every time, regardless of whether I have Multiple Users switched on or not. I am running Norton AntiVirus v6 and the Get Info details on the " Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect" extension are: Version: 6.0.2 � 1990 - 1999 Symantec Corp. I suppose this means that this version was released before Multiple Users hit the scene. Anybody else with Norton AntiVirus experience this Startup Items strangeness? Mike On Fri, 5 Apr 2002 23:04, Mike said: >Once I enabled Multiple Users and turned it on, every time I restarted >the Startup Items executed fine. Previously the control panel and >extension were disabled. There is now just one User setup, the Owner. > >If I turn Multiple Users off in the control panel, the old behaviour >returns - the Startup Items only rarely execute (?). I can't figure out >what triggers them to execute, but it only happens, on average, once >every 10 or so restarts. (And, no, I am not going to restart 10 times >just to check.) > >But, I don't have total confidence in the Multiple Users feature. I have >experienced quite a few crashes on a G4 tower, whilst debugging code, >which never happened before Multiple Users was turned on. It is also nice >not to have break up the startup sequence. If I restart (due to a crash >or whatever) it is nice to be able to come back to a machine that is >ready to go again, rather than entering a password and waiting again. > >Anybody else have any ideas why Startup Items won't start? Surely I am >not the only one to be using Startup Items with Multiple Users disabled? -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
