on 4/17/05 12:21 AM, A-NO-NE Music at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > JD / 05.4.16 / 09:33 AM wrote: > >> So here's the latest issue: proprietary Apple programs won't launch >> anymore. Safari, Mail, etc. just won't come up. They did before because >> I've used them. In fact, I found that Safari was the only program for the >> Mac that would actually access the USPS Click Postage site. Also, Sherlock >> unexpectedly quits immediately after launching, when loading Internet. > > > Sounds like Application Support permission bit is flipped. > Open Terminal under Utility, > Type > > ls[space]-la[space]/Library/[space]|[ > space]grep[space]Application\[space]Support[return] > > All in one line. It should return like this: > drwxrwxr-x 31 root admin 1054 14 Apr 23:39 Application Support > If the first group of letters are not drwxrwxr-x then that explains why > you are having the problem. You can correct this problem if you don't > mind learning a few Unix tricks but it might be easier if you just wipe > everything and reinstall from zero-format.
Thank Hiro. I was hoping you would chime in. Actually I don't mind learning Unix tricks, figuring I'll need to use them now and then. Everything else I have tried, via the good suggestions I received here, alas has failed. So I've been prepping the drive for reformat and reinstall, backing things up etc. So now I can give this a go-around today, and failing that, the last resort is upon me. Thanks to everyone who offered advice. Darcy, Christopher, Michael, Hiro, et al. I'll jump back in and let everyone know what happened. L8R JD *************************** J.D. Thomas ThomaStudios West Linn OR http://www.thomastudios.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************** A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
