On Mar 25, 2010, at 2:06 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > On 3/25/10 9:55 AM, Earle Jones wrote: > >> First time this morning: I click on 'System Preferences' in the dock. >> After 30 or 40 bounces without opening, I click on it and hold the click. >> The 'Force Quit' is lit, so I click on 'Force Quit'. It quits bouncing. >> >> Try the same thing again: >> >> Click on 'System Preferences' in the dock. One bounce and it opens. >> >> Strange stuff! >> >> Is there a .plist file somewhere corrupted? > > Likely. Try moving ~/Library/com.apple.systempreferences.plist to the > Desktop ("~" is your user folder, /Users/username). > -- > Clark Martin
* Clark: Many thanks! I did exactly what you suggested above. I think it worked! I could go back now and compare the old .plist with the new one and see exactly what got corrupted. Thanks and cheers! earle * ________________________ Earle Jones 501 Portola Road #8008 Portola Valley CA 94028 Home: 650-424-4362 Cell: 650-269-0035 earle.jo...@comcast.net -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.