I suggest:

Rebuild the desktop
Run Disk Warrior
Trash the finder preferences,

Then (if trouble still persists) zap the pram.

A reinstall of the OS fixes lots of problems, but it is a lot of work.


Mark Ginn wrote:
> Hi all,
> ...8600/G3    ... 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 ?
> I'm thinking it might be time to reformat the drives, and reinstall the
> OS and everything else. YUKKK! (Just in time for TurboTax!!)
> Thanks for any advice,
> MacManMark
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]



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