You may not need to do anything as drastic as that. If you're using Safari then the first thing I would try is to do a full reset (Safari menu -> Reset Safari...) - that will clear all your caches, history etc, which is a pain but a lot less of a pain than starting from scratch.
Paul On 1 Sep 2009, at 10:44, Virginia wrote: > Thanks, Paul, You have saved me a lot of money! Logging in to a > new user account has shown that there is nothing wrong with computer > (graphics show up fine) therefore it is a corruption of the software > on the virginia routh account. Should I delete this account? If so > how do I transfer all my stuff ie bookmarks, desktop etc to the new > user account? > > 2009/8/31 Paul Russell <[email protected]> > > Ideally you need a spare external Firewire drive or something like > that - you can then install a suitable OS on it and boot from it. It's > always useful to have something like this on hand for times when you > have OS or other problems. > > Paul > > On 31 Aug 2009, at 19:51, Virginia wrote: > > > Thanks Paul. Will try as you suggest. How do I "boot from an ext. > > drive with freshly installed OS"? Can I do this by connecting my > > laptop to my G5? > > > > 2009/8/31 Paul Russell <[email protected]> > > > > Before pointing a finger at the hardware, it's important to be 100% > > certain that it's not just a software issue. Try creating a separate > > user login to see if you get the same problem when logged in as a > > different/new user. If that doesn't make any difference then try > > booting from an external drive with a freshly installed OS. > > > > Paul > > > > On 31 Aug 2009, at 18:59, Virginia wrote: > > > > > How do I find out if my problem is related to a faulty graphics > > > card? I have just accessed apple.co.uk from my laptop and see > > > pictures of store and computers. When I access the same site > from > > > my G5 I just get the script and no pictures. Does this indicate > > > graphic card problem? If so, what do I do about it? > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
