> I am hoping somebody may be able to shed some light on the problems I am > having with my 15" AL PB. I am running OS 10.3.7 with 512 MB RAM. > > It started with just Entourage quitting repeatedly last week but in the last > couple of days, it has become progressively worse to the point whereby the > following has occurred: > > 1. Numerous programs quitting repeatedly in multiple users > > 2. Programs crashing and not responding to force quit or quitting only > partially with the icon for the program still having the triangle underneath > it in the dock > > 3. Multiple crashes at the same time > > And finally, when I tried to back up to blank DVD's the drive would not > recognize it and I got the error message "You have inserted a disk > containing volumes that Mac OS X cannot read". These are the same DVD's > that I used with no problem only last week. I tried several different ones > and still have the same problem. > > I tried disk first aid and it shows no problems with the HD ??? I also > tried repairing permissions and re-installing the programs that were giving > me problems, as well as dumping some preferences but all to no avail. > > Does anybody have any suggestions as to what the problem could be and any > possible solutions besides Archive and Install ? > > Amber >
Try downloading and reinstalling the 10.3.7 combo updater. This usually fixes crashes like this caused by the incremental upgrades if that�s how you upgraded. Likewise for Safari bugs, reinstall the Java 1.4.2 upgrade. John -- Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. --U.S. Constitution, 1st Amendment -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
