At 3:28 PM -0700 12/21/2009, Bruce Johnson wrote: >On Dec 21, 2009, at 2:42 PM, BlackShark Films wrote: > > and somehow lost all my non MAc apps and desltop >> screen. I am limited to Safari, calculator and MacMail. If I download >> something like Quicktime update it goes through but i cannot see it. >> I cannot use the finder and i cannot get to disk utility to repair >> disc permissions or anything lke that. The apps appear in the dock >> but they won't open. > >It will be sub-optimal, but try running Permissions repair from the OS >installer disk. > >It might get you up to the point where things will work again enough >to finish the repair.
Rebuild the launch services database with a tool such as OnyX. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
