Hi Laura I'd try the safe boot first, as others have mentioned using the shift key. It should then start up and hopefully look "normal". After that, restart it again as normal and see how it goes. Then try the disk utility method off disk as mentioned by Ronni.
Another thing you can try is shutting it down (force shut down via power key if need be) then unplug everything and take the battery out for about 15minutes. This can also help reset it as well. If still no joy and boots up with iCal taking over still, then let it start up and force quit iCal once it's booted. That should hopefully give you access back to the whole computer. You could then temporarily turn off iCal on startup from System preferences til later. Hopefully something there will get it working for you though. And, yes, sounds like the MacMini came in handy :) Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPad in Albany. --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email : [email protected] Web : <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> ** For Everything Macintosh ** On 23/10/2010, at 4:02 PM, Laura Webb <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ronni > > If you are on an enforced medical break I'm not sure I should be bothering > you but you did reply and I thank you for that. > > I am using Snow Leopard and as you suggested, have inserted the installation > disk into the MacBook and am at the window that says "install". So do I go > ahead and re install SL > and then find Disk Utility. I'm a bit nervous of going ahead given that SL is > already installed. > > One good thing to come from this is that I now have Mail set up on the Mac > Mini and after deleting more than 600 emails it's back to normal! I also get > to really use the great little wireless keyboard that has, so far, had very > little use. > > Kind regards > Laura > > > > OOne gn 23/10/2010, at 3:35 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> >> Hi Laura, >> >> I am still on an enforced medical break from WAMUG. >> >> I presume you have Held down the power button for 5-10 seconds to putdown >> the MB. >> After doing the force shutdown you need to Repair the HardDrive. >> >> What version of the OS X is installed? >> Insert the OS X Install disc of the version of the OS X which is installed, >> start up from the Install disc by holding down the c key during startup, and >> launch Disk Utility to repair the hard drive. >> Then start up normally and use Disk Utility on the hard drive to repair >> permissions. >> You should do this every time you do an emergency shutdown in case the hard >> shutdown caused hard drive corruption. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> Sent from Ronni's iPad >> >> On 23/10/2010, at 2:27 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Good afternoon all >>> >>> I'm hoping someone can help. My MacBook screen has frozen and does not >>> respond to anything I try and do. >>> >>> I've shut down and started up again several times to no avail. Initially >>> everything seems OK, normal screen, insert password, >>> then the iCal window appears (set up to appear at log in). I had thought >>> booting from the external drive might work but >>> because the iCal window fills the screen I can't see the exterior drive >>> icon (assuming it is there somewhere) >>> >>> I know there is some way of starting up in safe mode but not sure how to do >>> that or even if that might work. >>> >>> Fortunately I have a MacMini as part of my EyeTV set up so that's what I am >>> using to post this call for help. Never thought I >>> would need to use it for this purpose. I don't have Mail set up on the Mini >>> so am using webmail. >>> >>> Any advice would be much appreciated. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Laura >>> >>> MacBook SL (sorry can't give more specs) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- 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]> >>> >> >> >> >> -- 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]> >> > > > > > -- 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]> > -- 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]>
