At 05:42 PM -0500 04/01/2003, Mark Ginn wrote: >I've got an 8600/G3 that has started having problems with Internet >Explorer crashing on certain sites with photos, and now it's refusing >to shut down. > >Also, last night, I tried to shut down, and it just sat there. I tried >again, and a dialog popped up saying that I've already done that, and I'd >have to wait until all the apps quit. There was nothing running, except >for the finder. > >I've emptied IE's cache, deleted all cookies, and erased the history. >Any ideas on what to try next ?
Shutdown hangs, when there's nothing running except the Finder, are often caused by file system database corruptions. The 2nd most frequent cause is corrupted prefs files. Boot with exts off and run Disk First Aid on all your disk volumes. If that doesn't fix it, boot with exts off and trash your Finder and System pref files. If that doesn't fix it, turn off all your 3rd part extensions... Consider installing MacsBug. Very convient. When the Finder hangs, you can drop into MacsBug with cmd-Power and take a look to see what files are still open/mapped. And you can politely quit the Finder and restart it - which will let you complete the shutdown in an orderly fashion. >I'm thinking it might be time to reformat the drives, and reinstall the >OS and everything else. YUKKK! (Just in time for TurboTax!!) Um, yea. That's a good Microsoft Windows mind-set: when something goes wrong the entire OS must be screwed up. Aren't you glad your car mechanic doesn't feel that way when your spark plugs are fouled? - 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
