Not really, since I'm still running 10.3.9. Thanks, Mike On Nov 10, 2005, at 1:10 AM, R. D. Preston wrote:
> Is the issue in this article related to your problem(s)? > < http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20051109080442333 > > > On Nov 9, 2005, at 7:43 PM, Mike Watkins wrote: > >> Help! >> >> I have suddenly had a major loss and am in mourning... my address >> book is inaccessible.I know how to go the route of Home Computer/ >> Library/ Application Support/ Address Book/Address Book.data. (That >> was in an E-mail I saved from a previous person's question/ answer on >> our list serve.) >> >> My problem then is that I cannot find an application to open that >> file. I'm told that "There is no default application specified to >> open the document "AddressBook.data"." I can then choose to Cancel or >> to Choose Application. Seems as though I would then want to Choose >> Application. >> That's all well and good, but whatever I seem to choose as the >> application will only give me choices of New Folder or Cancel. There >> is also a space designated Open.... but it is shaded and not usable. >> Now what? >> >> I had it in my dock; but when I clicked on it, all I got was a big >> question mark over the center of it. >> While trying to fiddle with that, I "poofed" away that icon. Don't >> ask me how it got into this condition in the first place... I haven't >> the foggiest idea. >> >> I can find all sorts of folders, etc. regarding Addresses; but they >> don't get me anywhere. I get the same "No default application to >> open, etc." for all of those, too. Now what do I do?I've yet to find >> anything I can ask Help to get a pertinent answer. >> >> I am running a G4 iMac with a flat screen, on Panther/ version10.3.9 >> system. I do have a back-up LaCie HD; it's gone on that, too. >> >> Mike >> > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be November 22 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be November 22 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
