probably a corrupted com.apple.finder.plist in user/library/prefernces. trash it, or perform a sudo rm in terminal. best...jf
On Jan 27, 2008 10:18 AM, Nelsn Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running 10.4.11/ > > When it blinks, it does not close program windows, but it does close > files and folders opened directly from a disk. It does look like a > finder problem to me. > > >The everything on the desktop disappears at the same time, and > >returns at the same time, a second later, altho any files or folders > >from the external hard drive do not re-appear. The cursor also moves > >during the blink. > > > >I have forced Finder to re-start, and I have re-booted, but have > >noticed no change. > > > >At 9:19 AM -0500 1/27/08, Jerry Freeman wrote: > >>...and which OS? Preliminary, sounds like a Finder problem. Have you > >>relaunched the Finder in Force Quit. best...jf > >> > >>On Jan 27, 2008 7:34 AM, Ed Wiser > >><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>By blinking is the screen dimming or the light changing? Or are the > >>icons blinking? > >> > >> > >>On Jan 27, 2008, at 2:19 AM, Nelson Helm wrote: > >> > >>> Everything on my desktop frequently blinks off and on. > >>> (perhaps 5 times while I worked on this post) > >>> > >>> Also, when finder looks for something, > >>> or when a program shud shut down after completing a task, > >>> it hangs. > >>> > >>> E.g., when I up-dated my software, > >>> the computer "optimized" my hard drive before quitting. > >>> But 90 minutes after the blue bar reached the end, > >>> the beach ball was still spinning. > >>> > >>> I have run TechTool Pro, and everything checks out. > >>> > >>> What to do next? > >>> > >>> > >>> Machine Name: iMac > >>> Machine Model: PowerMac4,2 > >>> CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (2.1) > >>> CPU Speed: 700 MHz > >>> Memory: 640 MB > >>> Boot ROM Version: 4.3.5f1 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > >>> be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > >>> Posting address: > >>><mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected] > >>> Information: > >>><http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup> > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > >>be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > >>Posting address: > >><mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected] > >>Information: > >><http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup> > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >><http://ordinaryimages.com/>http://ordinaryimages.com/ > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > >>be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > >>Posting address: [email protected] > >>Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > >be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > >Posting address: [email protected] > >Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > -- http://ordinaryimages.com/
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