Hi there: The newer of the two machines listed below has decided to enter a parallel universe. It will not boot to the regular login screen but instead goes straight to my son's desktop after just a couple of seconds worth of a grayish screen I've never seen before, with a horizontal progress-bar-looking sort of thing visible at the bottom of the screen. The menu across the top of the screen is no longer visible, the mouse pointer moves but will not open or close anything, there is no way to command-tab through apps (even if there are any open), and the only way to shut down is to hold down the power button.
I plan to dig up the original discs and see if I can boot from there, and then see what happens...maybe repair permissions or something. I think I have an old copy of Tech Tools floating around someplace, but I don't even know what version, let alone if it will function properly on this thing. Push comes to shove I can take it down to the genius bar tomorrow night, but not before then. Any advice gratefully accepted, the sooner the better. *************** Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core Duo 2.4 ghz/1 g RAM/Snow Leopard IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/1 g RAM/Snow Leopard -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
