hmm... kill the finder with command-option-escape after you load up system preferences. That'll stop it from driving you crazy for a while... to get it to start up again just quit all your programs or log out and back in. Meanwhile in system preferences go and add another user, make sure it is an admin user, and keep in mind that you will *never* use it except in emergencies, so make sure you can't forget the password... log in as that user and see if everything works. If it does then you can log back in as your regular user, kill the finder, and go into your user/library/preferences and delete the newest preference files that look like they might be related to the finder. Log out and back in again. If the problem is not gone then you missed some prefs...
Also you should disable all you login items to make sure they are not conflicting either. HTH, dAVE >Ok but now I have another Problem I only have one user set up... How would I >make a new user, and fix the corrupt preference file for the finder? > > >> You most likely have corrupt preferences for that user. Try logging >> in as another user to test it and make sure that there is not some >> other problem! >> >> dAVE ... who had this problem at some point, and spent several days >> figuring it out!!! >> >> >Hello all, I have a problem. My finder in OS X keeps on restarting. OS X >> >starts up fine but when it goes to launch the finder, the finder keeps on >> >quitting and restarting. The dock is up, and I can launch programs. But >the >> >finder just keeps restarting in the back ground. I have Mac OS X v >10.1.5, >> >192MB of RAM running on an G3 upgraded Power Mac 7500. Everything was >> >working fine until some updates where downloaded today (Apple script, >July >> >security update and something else) Any help will be appreciated, I am >only >> >hopping I can fix this with out reinstalling. BTW I can get into OS 9.1 >:) > > > > >-- >Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> >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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
