Suddenly, some applications will no longer open - Safari, Disc Utility, System Profiler, Intego VirusBarrier X, uCalendar, TinkerTools. Similar syptoms - the eternal pinwheel, but no new window or other execution. App appears in dock with message "Application Not Responding", which necessitates a forced quit.
Other apps working okay - Internet Connect, GraphicConverter, PowerMail, FireFox, YASU. Was able to repair permissions once with Disc Utility, but subsequent attempts only got the pinwheel. Repaired permissions with YASU. Rebuilt the directory twice with DiskWarrior. It always finds something to repair, but it was unable to rectify the problem. Trashed some preferences, but no good done. Can't account for the sudden failures - no outages, no new software. Noticed the odd, unexpected flicker/flash on restarts. Running a G4/800, 512RAM, OSX 3.8. 80GB HD half full; 120GB external FireWire HD. Anyone have any clues or suggestions? Vlad James
