Hi Wilton, You didn't tell us, exactly how you did the update to 10.5.7, often problems can come up, depending on how one does the update.
I love Appleworks, too, and recently upgraded to 10.5.7, and it is working, just fine. First step is to simply restart your Mac, in Safe Mode, this sorts out things, and often is all you have to do, to get your Mac running smoothly, again. Starting up into Safe Mode does three things to simplify the startup and operation of your computer: It forces a directory check of the startup volume. It loads only required kernel extensions (some of the items in /System/ Library/Extensions). Taken together, these changes can work around issues caused by software or directory damage on the startup volume. Some features don't work in Safe Mode Safe Mode can be useful for troubleshooting. However, certain Mac OS X features do not work when you are started up in Safe Mode. For example, you can't use DVD Player, capture video in iMovie, use an AirPort card, use audio input or output devices, or use an internal or external USB modem. **During the startup in Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you will see "Safe Boot" on the login window, which appears even if you normally log in automatically. To leave Safe Mode in any version of Mac OS X, restart the computer normally, without holding any keys during startup. Restart in Safe Mode by holding down shift key, until you see the spinning gear, then wait, a long long time, for it to start up. Go make a cup of tea, and come back. If that did not solve the problem, you may have to do an Archive & Install. Did you follow these steps for updating? Simplified steps given at MacFixt, & other Mac Forums. Always use the Combo update, downloaded directly from Apple. ( Personally, I never use the Software update function for OS updates!) Next, back up, to an external bootable drive. Then eject external drive by dragging it to the trash. Shut down all applications, browsers, etc. Clear Caches, clean up desktop, repair permissions, shut down your Mac. (It is always good to be running an OS X maintenance utility like: Onyx, Macaroni, etc.) Disconnect all peripherals. Re-start in Safe mode, Run installation, re-start, repair permissions, (yes,again). Then, step by step, reconnect peripherals. Checking each one, to see if it is working properly. 10.5.7 has been causing some issues, with peripherals, so, check at MacFixit, and see here: http://mac.alltop.com/ See discussions at Apple.com. You may want to check out Randy Singer's page for help, too: http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html KL --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
