Hello Stephen, On 30/05/2010, at 7:40 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:
> Hello folks, > > I first encountered this problem about a month ago and was offered some very > sensible advice by other WAMUGERS. All of which I have exercised. > > Frequently (about 30% of the time) when I start my iMac 2.15, once the > desktop has appeared, the screen seems to freeze. The dock will not appear > and I cannot get the Apple pull down menu to appear. So I have to power off > using the power button and then boot up again. It nearly always starts > without a problem on the second try. > > I am using latest Mac OSX. > > I have deleted all applications in System Preferences/Accounts/Login Items > (except for iTunes Helper). > I have also uninstalled Virus Barrier X6. > But the problem still persists !! > > What will happen with iTunes if I delete iTunes Helper ? Leave iTunes Helper in Login Items. > I have never used "repair disk permissions". Could that be of any > significance ? Wow, YES … I would first suggest you "Repair Permissions". Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility Select your Macintosh HD (or what your volume is named, it's the second listed in left column ) Select First Aid (if it's not already highlighted) Then click 'Repair Permissions' And WAIT for the process to finish, it can take a very long time, especially since you have not done this after upgrading to Snow Leopard. > If I do "repair disk permissions" is there anything I need to know about > doing this ? That you need to Repair Permissions after any system upgrade install. > Can anyone suggest any other remedies that I can try ? After Repairing Permissions, I suggest you download the OS X 10.6.3 Combo update and install it over the top of your 10.6.3 install. <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1017> Then "Repair Permissions" again. Cheers, Ronni 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
