Hi Ronni
Thankyou for that info, yes there was a blue screen. I did repair the disc
from the installation disc eventually and no errors were reported.
I could not restart after disc repair but not "repair permissions". I will
remember to repair the disc and permissions in future before updating.
I have now restored from earlier today from Time Machine and now everything
seems OK.
Thanks again
Cheers
John
Ronda Brown wrote:
>
> On 15/08/2010, at 3:43 PM, John Daniels wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi all
>> My wife installed the latest security update today after which the computer
>> would not start. I have tried putting in the installation disc and holding
>> down the c key to start without success. I have accessed Disc Utility on the
>> startup disc and have repaired permissions, no luck. I have a Time Machine
>> Backup on an external disc but am unsure how or what I should restore or
>> what else to try.
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>> Cheers
>> John
>
> Hi John,
>
> Did the installation of the Security Update finish installing?
> Are you experiencing a 'Blue Screen' on startup?
>
> Disconnect any external devices other than keyboard and mouse.
> Try "Repair Disk" from the Installation Disc.
> Startup from the installation Disc (while holding the "C" key). Once the
> computer has booted from the installation disc.
> Select "Utilities" from the menubar and open Disk Utility.
> Then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the
> drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk
> button.
> If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until
> no errors are reported.
> If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button.
> Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
> Now restart normally.
>
> I'm not saying this is your problem but this sort of problem most often
> occurs when the user's system is already corrupted, and the user did not
> repair the hard drive and permissions before applying the update.
> It's equally important to follow any provided instructions.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Ronni
>
> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7
> 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm
>
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> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
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