Do your icons flicker like they are being rapidly selected? A friend of mine has an iMac DV400 that was doing similar to what you state is happening to you. Icons were flickering, very hard if not impossible to open anything and so on. This problem did not always show up and was very random in nature until it kept getting worse. In our case it ended up being a combination of two problems. One was an added joystick to the USB port and the other ended up being a sticky key on the keyboard. The key was the hardest part to find as it was just barely engaged. I can't remember which key it was though, sorry. A good cleaning seemed to take care of it though. The joystick needed to be cleaned also and recalibrated. Unplugging the USB items one at a time help us to narrow it down.
Hope this helps you out some, Ken > Subject: Rebuilding the Desktop woes > > I need help: > > Ive got a PPC 333 Mhz G3 iMac running OS 9.2.2 and 10.1.5. > > The problem is that I have to and "am forced" to rebuild the desktop > every time I boot up the computer (turn on) under OS 9.2.2 otherwise > my desktop icons flicker and cannot be opened like my hard drive > icon. Also I experimented by trying to dial up my ISP under these > "pre rebuilding the desktop" conditions and the screen where it asks > you for your password doesnt appear therefore I get a "user > authentication failure" message. In sum my iMac isnt acting normally > unless I rebuild the desktop every time before I boot up or turn on > the computer. Is there a better solution that anybody knows about?? > > Thanks in advance, > > Eric > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
