At 06:24 AM -0500 02/14/2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >My 7600 was acting funny when shutting down... it never shut down, but >instead crashed during the procedure... > >NOW, when trying to start it up, it goes thru the startup extentions and the >panels, then right before desktop is to appear, I get "System Error : error >type 41." I have never had this problem before, and need some advice on what >to do.
Before you try to reinstall software,,,... Boot on your MacOS CD and use Disk First Aid to repair all disk volumes. If you can't boot cleanly after that, boot on the CD and trash the System, Finder, and CarbonLib prefs. Those three critters contain parameters that come into play as the Finder is mounting volumes, and they can all be easily corrupted during bad shutdowns. If you can't boot cleanly after that, use something like Techtool to delete your disk volumes' desktop databases and rebuild them from scratch. Aside - don't be so quick to zap the pram. Most of the pram parameters, if corrupted, will cause the boot process to freeze or crash waaaaaay before it gets to launching the Finder! This type of problem, as you describe, it is more likely that something in one of those prefs files or in one of the disk volume headers has been corrupted. Least likely, IMO, is that system files like the Finder itself have been corrupted. That's opened r/o... HTH, - Dan. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
