1) Try restarting the finder:
hold down the command, option and esc keys at the same time. This
should pop up a little window that allows you to quit applications.
Select Finder and choose Relaunch.
2) For some additional stuff on Safari:
Deleting the Safari preference file If you are still having problems
with Safari intermittently crashing under Mac OS X 10.3.9 after trying
the workarounds posted in the past several days, try deleting the file:
com.apple.Safari.plist
from the folder ~/Library/Preferences and restarting Safari.
3) How comfortable are you at using Single User start-up mode?
(Hold down the command and s keys while starting the machine)
This will bring up an old text-style window (waaaay back from the old
Apple ][ dyas -- or DOS days). Follow the instructions for repair that
pop up.
Note: if you are really comfortable you can navigate over to where
PithHelmet lives and zap the thing.
Alternatively start up from the OS-X CD, repair things and navigate to
PH and zap it (your internal hard drive will be mounted like an
external hard drive since you are running from the CD).
Jerry
On Apr 20, 2005, at 2:54 PM, ahw wrote:
> I just installed the updates, 10.3.9 and the Security pack, on my G4
> iBook.
>
> Repaired permissions
> Ran MacJanitor to take care of cron jobs
> turned off all other apps
> installed the updates from Software Update
> allowed it to restart itself (this took a very long time)
>
> The dock, wallpaper, and desktop icons look just like they should, but
> there is no top menu bar. The day/time, volume control, etc appear in
> the upper right corner of the screen where they should be, but there's
> no grey stripe and no blue apple, or any of the other options that
> should be in the upper left. Apple Mail is working, can be accessed
> from the dock, and has a top menu bar. Safari is crashing instantly
> because of Pith Helmet. I would just trash Pith Helmet, but I can't
> seem to open a Finder window. I would repair permissions again, but I
> don't know how to get there either.
>
> When no apps are open, the spinning multi-chromatic beachball spins
> and spins and spins.
>
> What am I missing? How do I get into Finder? I appeal to those in the
> know.
>
> Sigh. Thanks.
>
> Alex Whitman
>
>
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