Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-03-06 Thread Stuart Saunders
"I have never owned a printer that I liked." You could do worse than look at the Epson L series. Integrated (Epson) ink tanks, good size bottles of ink that mean you never get air in the printheads. May or may not be available in your country; may need to get one smuggled in! My A4 (L355) went

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-03-01 Thread Bruce Johnson
> On Feb 29, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Charles Lenington wrote: > > On 2/26/16 2:53 PM, davidw1235 via iMac Group wrote: >> Can't you download directly to a flash drive and check that for bugs before >> installing? >> >> BTW, I am still recovering from a nasty P.U.P. I picked up the beginning of >> t

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-02-29 Thread Charles Lenington
On 2/26/16 2:53 PM, davidw1235 via iMac Group wrote: Can't you download directly to a flash drive and check that for bugs before installing? BTW, I am still recovering from a nasty P.U.P. I picked up the beginning of the month. But that happened to my laptop PC not any of my iMacs Sent from m

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-02-27 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
Plug the laptop into a TV or monitor. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications On Fri, Fe

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-02-27 Thread davidw1235 via iMac Group
Can't you download directly to a flash drive and check that for bugs before installing? BTW, I am still recovering from a nasty P.U.P. I picked up the beginning of the month. But that happened to my laptop PC not any of my iMacs Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 25, 2016, at 3:09 PM, Bob Whiton wr

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-02-26 Thread Bob Whiton
On Feb 26, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > All that Apple does is package the vendor-supplied drivers into a single > driver bundle, so if HP hasn’t updated the driver since 2006, the driver in > the newly supplied Apple package should not have changed (if it was included > at a

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-02-26 Thread Bruce Johnson
> On Feb 26, 2016, at 7:51 AM, Bob Whiton wrote: > >> It is the industry's way of saying you are not spending enough money fast >> enough. >> > > Actually, HP was surprisingly helpful with this, and I even got to talk to a > service rep on the phone. It turns out that HP hasn’t issued a dri

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-02-26 Thread 'sasse' via iMac Group
Robert let me know if you ever get it working. i have same printer setting here(neat little guy) was going to put it on odroid machine (MB same as RPI but 4× power)douglas...@yahoo.com Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 8:51, Bob Whiton wrote: On Feb 25, 2016, at 8:3

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-02-26 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
In the old days version tracker had 3rd party printer programs for Mac. Version tracker is now CNET. You could look at their downloads. Maybe there is something there to help. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://w

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-02-26 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
Apple was hoping to sell you something. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications On Fri,

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-02-26 Thread Bob Whiton
On Feb 25, 2016, at 8:38 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio wrote: > I have often observed such problems. It seems software and " the helpers " > are geared to break your system no matter what. > Sometimes it is our fault, we overlooked something simple or we did not > understand an instruction page whi

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-02-25 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
I have often observed such problems. It seems software and " the helpers " are geared to break your system no matter what. Sometimes it is our fault, we overlooked something simple or we did not understand an instruction page which was written in China before being translated into 6 other languages

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-02-25 Thread Bob Whiton
Weeks later, half a box of 4x6 photo paper and $25 worth of ink wasted, and the verdict is: It’s Hosed. I copied every printer related file I could find on my backup, and none of it worked. The printer driver version number shown in the printer prefs never changed, even though I copied a CUPS

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-01-26 Thread Bob Whiton
Jim - Thanks for the detailed advice. I’ve poked around in the library folders and found older driver versions, but wasn’t sure if drag and drop would work on system files. I’ll update my back ups and follow your plan. Bob On Jan 26, 2016, at 5:56 PM, Google wrote: > >> On Jan 26, 2016, a

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-01-26 Thread Google
> On Jan 26, 2016, at 10:00 AM, Bob Whiton wrote: > > Hi All - > > I recently made the mistake of letting Software Update nag me into installing > new printer drivers, and now I’m paying for it. Here’s the set up: Aluminum > iMac running OS 10.9.5, downloaded and installed the HP Printer So

HP printer driver update problem

2016-01-26 Thread Bob Whiton
Hi All - I recently made the mistake of letting Software Update nag me into installing new printer drivers, and now I’m paying for it. Here’s the set up: Aluminum iMac running OS 10.9.5, downloaded and installed the HP Printer Software Update 3.1. Now my Deskjet printer misaligns photos and

Re: Booting problem

2014-12-13 Thread Fabian Fang
On Dec 13, 2014, at 8:32 AM, Fred Thiel wrote: > My 27" 3.1 Ghz 2011 iMac running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 is acting crazy. > Yesterday, it wouldn't boot. After the Apple logo and spinning graphic were > through, there was only a gray screen and no hd activity. I spent hours > rebooting, zapping the

Booting problem

2014-12-13 Thread Fred Thiel
Hello all My 27" 3.1 Ghz 2011 iMac running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 is acting crazy. Yesterday, it wouldn't boot. After the Apple logo and spinning graphic were through, there was only a gray screen and no hd activity. I spent hours rebooting, zapping the pram, trying to boot from an external hd,

Safari Tab Problem

2013-11-01 Thread Bill Brown
"gifutiger Oct 31 04:36AM -0700 Mac mini 2013, came with Mt. Lion, upgraded to Mavericks Oct. 20, 2013 Safari paramaters set to open links in new Tab. Doesn't work Loaded platform from disk that still has Mt. Lion 10.8.5 using parameters "Open Link in New Tab" works just fine. Cheers

Re: Smart boxes problem in Apple Mail

2013-10-28 Thread John Carmonne
>>> I have some Smart Mail boxes set up in Apple Mail, My problem is that it >>>> shows 3 boxes the, In Box plus Important and All Mail. I want only the In >>>> Box to display. It's very hard to read with the other two showing, I >>>> searched th

Re: Smart boxes problem in Apple Mail

2013-10-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 28, 2013, at 1:50 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > > On Oct 28, 2013, at 1:44 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > >> >> On Oct 28, 2013, at 12:57 PM, John Carmonne wrote: >> >>> I have some Smart Mail boxes set up in Apple Mail, My problem is that it >>&

Re: Smart boxes problem in Apple Mail

2013-10-28 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 28, 2013, at 1:44 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Oct 28, 2013, at 12:57 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> I have some Smart Mail boxes set up in Apple Mail, My problem is that it >> shows 3 boxes the, In Box plus Important and All Mail. I want only the In >>

Re: Smart boxes problem in Apple Mail

2013-10-28 Thread Dennis Swaney
> I have some Smart Mail boxes set up in Apple Mail, My problem is that it > shows 3 boxes the, In Box plus Important and All Mail. I want only the In > Box to display. It's very hard to read with the other two showing, I > searched the Help and Preferences to no result. > > &

Re: Smart boxes problem in Apple Mail

2013-10-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 28, 2013, at 12:57 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > I have some Smart Mail boxes set up in Apple Mail, My problem is that it > shows 3 boxes the, In Box plus Important and All Mail. I want only the In > Box to display. It's very hard to read with the other two showing, I s

Smart boxes problem in Apple Mail

2013-10-28 Thread John Carmonne
I have some Smart Mail boxes set up in Apple Mail, My problem is that it shows 3 boxes the, In Box plus Important and All Mail. I want only the In Box to display. It's very hard to read with the other two showing, I searched the Help and Preferences to no result. John Carmonne Yorba Lin

Re: Weird mouse problem

2013-08-11 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 10, 2013, at 10:19 PM, Eric Volker wrote: > Never mind, 5 minutes after I posted this I found a solution. Well, a partial > solution anyway. I had been trying a number of Logitech and Microsoft mice > with the Mac and none of them would work. Finally, I decided to try a Genuine > Apple

Weird mouse problem

2013-08-11 Thread gifutiger
Same problem (Mac mini 2013) well sort of my problem was more like it took the OS a very long time to respond. If I held the left mouse button down and waited for 3 or 4 seconds before doing anything I would get results. And if I wanted to drag something I had to drag real slowly otherwise I

Re: Weird mouse problem

2013-08-11 Thread Clark Martin
you can activate Screen Sharing on the problematic Mac and control it from another Mac. It may be the driver's preference file that was corrupted, that's more likely than the driver itself becoming corrupt. Trashing it may fix your problem. It's likely that most non-Apple mice

Re: Weird mouse problem

2013-08-10 Thread Eric Volker
t; day it simply refused to recognize the USB mouse or keyboard. A reboot > fixed the keyboard problem (currently using Mouse Keys), but the mouse > remained unresponsive. Upon further investigation, I found that no USB > mouse would work in any port, on the back of the iMac or in the keybo

Weird mouse problem

2013-08-10 Thread Eric Volker
I have a mid-2007 aluminum 24" Intel iMac with Mountain Lion loaded. One day it simply refused to recognize the USB mouse or keyboard. A reboot fixed the keyboard problem (currently using Mouse Keys), but the mouse remained unresponsive. Upon further investigation, I found that no USB mouse

Mac Mini Problem

2013-03-13 Thread Bill Brown
Hey Group!! Re: The problem: I cannot make the trash empty. I have tried everything under the sun, as far as I know, trying to get the trash to empty. Unlocked any folders/files, re-booted numerous times (both regular and Safe Boot), ran Disk Utilities (fixed permissions), and still no success

Re: Mac Mini Problem

2013-03-12 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 12, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Bill Brown wrote: > Greetings all. > > I posted this to the Mac Mini and the Intel Mac groups, but no response, > so I am posting it here in hopes that someone can advise me. > > The basics: > Mac Mini, 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM.

Mac Mini Problem

2013-03-12 Thread Bill Brown
Greetings all. I posted this to the Mac Mini and the Intel Mac groups, but no response, so I am posting it here in hopes that someone can advise me. The basics: Mac Mini, 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM. The problem: I cannot make the trash empty. I have tried everything under the sun, as far

Re: Outgoing mail problem

2012-06-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
urth mail can not be sent becaset it "times out". Anyone > else who has had this problem? This due to a flaky network connection or a non-responding or intermittent server issue. Timeouts mean something isn't responding. If other network activity works as normal (ie web sites

Re: Outgoing mail problem

2012-06-13 Thread Gerald Uhlan
t port when sending mail. > Mail's setting has been checked a million times. The are correct. But still > every third or fourth mail can not be sent becaset it "times out". Anyone else > who has had this problem? > > Anders > __ > Anders Fager > Gotti

Outgoing mail problem

2012-06-13 Thread Anders Fager / Gottick
2.4 GhZ Machine running 10.6.8. Every so often Mail seem to be unable to find the out port when sending mail. Mail's setting has been checked a million times. The are correct. But still every third or fourth mail can not be sent becaset it "times out". Anyone else who has h

Re: Problem with Toast

2012-03-18 Thread JohnCarmonne
On Mar 14, 2012, at 9:35 PM, Nathan Templeton wrote: > G'day, to you as well. > > I have to concur with what some of the listers have said. Shotty (cheap) > media can really put the stops on your day when it comes to burning. I know > there are na-sayers out there that will try to tell it diff

Re: Problem with Toast

2012-03-16 Thread Nathan Templeton
G'day, to you as well. I have to concur with what some of the listers have said. Shotty (cheap) media can really put the stops on your day when it comes to burning. I know there are na-sayers out there that will try to tell it different. But I know when I picked up a brick of dvd-r's from the

Re: Problem with Toast

2012-03-16 Thread Brian Christmas
On 12/03/2012, at 10:07 AM, Christopher Collins wrote: It the drive is OK, then the other option is the media. If a burning program defaults to 2x, then generally the media is only good for 2x burning. I know that is how Burn and many others work. Not sure about toast, but I see no logical re

Re: Problem with Toast

2012-03-14 Thread Christopher Collins
It the drive is OK, then the other option is the media. If a burning program defaults to 2x, then generally the media is only good for 2x burning. I know that is how Burn and many others work. Not sure about toast, but I see no logical reason why it would not be the same. What media do you use

Re: Problem with Toast

2012-03-11 Thread Brian Christmas
> On 09/03/2012, at 1:52 PM, Dan wrote: > > At 5:45 PM +1100 3/8/2012, Brian Christmas wrote: >> Running Lion 7.3 with Toast 11. >> >> One of my granddaughters put an SD card into the CD slot, and by the time we >> managed to retrieve it, I needed a new drive. >> > Well, better an SD card than

Re: Problem with Toast

2012-03-08 Thread Dan
At 5:45 PM +1100 3/8/2012, Brian Christmas wrote: Running Lion 7.3 with Toast 11. One of my granddaughters put an SD card into the CD slot, and by the time we managed to retrieve it, I needed a new drive. Well, better an SD card than oatmeal. Toast will only burn DVD's at 2x now, whereas th

Problem with Toast

2012-03-08 Thread Brian Christmas
G'day listers Running Lion 7.3 with Toast 11. One of my granddaughters put an SD card into the CD slot, and by the time we managed to retrieve it, I needed a new drive. Problem: Toast will only burn DVD's at 2x now, whereas the old drive burnt at 5x. Any suggestions as to remed

Re: Dock/Icon Problem

2012-01-13 Thread Dan
At 1:21 PM -0700 1/13/2012, Bill Brown wrote: 2.4 GHz Intel iMac Core 2 Duo 2 GB RAM OS ? In my Dock, I had a folder entitled "Favorites" that I had stored my favorite MP3s and video clips in. Today, Friday the 13th of course, upon starting up my iMac, the place holder for this "Favorites" fo

Dock/Icon Problem

2012-01-13 Thread Bill Brown
Greetings everyone. Bit of a problem here. First, the basic info: 2.4 GHz Intel iMac Core 2 Duo 2 GB RAM The Problem: In my Dock, I had a folder entitled "Favorites" that I had stored my favorite MP3s and video clips in. Today, Friday the 13th of course, upon starting up my iMac,

Re: (OT?) itunes problem?

2011-12-23 Thread Louis Labrie
igs free space. I updated about 18 apps yesterday, but I don't know if > this was the culprit... none of the apps were concerned with music, mostly > games. Am I going to have to start deleting apps till I find the problem, > like searching for extension conflicts in classic OS??? >

(OT?) itunes problem?

2011-12-22 Thread Ben Kernan
leting apps till I find the problem, like searching for extension conflicts in classic OS???  The phone was a refurb I got from ATT 2 years ago. I know this is not an imac issue but From 12 years on various LEM forums I know what a vast knowledge base I am in the  presence of...   Ben Kernan:  

Re: Intel iMac Backlight Problem?

2011-10-16 Thread Isaac Smith
On Oct 16, 2011, at 11:45 PM, Christopher Satterfield wrote: > That is defiantly the backlight, if you can hold a flash light to the dark > part and see the stuff it's not the screen. Without a doubt the backlight, then. Is there a problem with the backlight dying in these iMac

Re: Intel iMac Backlight Problem?

2011-10-16 Thread Christopher Satterfield
That is defiantly the backlight, if you can hold a flash light to the dark part and see the stuff it's not the screen. -- C:\win Bad Command Or File Name C:\ -- 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

Intel iMac Backlight Problem?

2011-10-16 Thread Isaac Smith
bottom half of the display went slightly dark awhile ago, so that leads me to believe that it's just a backlight issue, but when I opened up the computer to check, all the backlight cables were intact, connected, and not pinched. I guess it could still be a problem with the backlight itse

Re: Imac G3 ..browsing problem

2011-10-12 Thread Dan
At 12:07 PM -0700 10/11/2011, eric salazar wrote: I mac G3 400mhz , with Mac OSX10.3.9 when I try to browse in safari it does not let me do it properly like email or facebook or even youtube , it says I need to update or upgrade my browser but I have no idea how to work it out...! This is an

Re: Imac G3 ..browsing problem

2011-10-12 Thread Tina K.
On 2011/10/11 13:07, eric salazar so eloquently wrote: I hace an I mac G3 400mhz , with Mac OSX10.3.9, when I try to browse in safari it does not let me do it properly like email or facebook or even youtube , it says I need to update or upgrade my browser but I have no idea how to work it out...!

Re: Imac G3 ..browsing problem

2011-10-11 Thread Christopher Satterfield
Try downloading Ten Four Fox, it'll run on that OS (I believe) and also won't have that message. -- C:\win Bad Command Or File Name C:\ -- 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.c

Imac G3 ..browsing problem

2011-10-11 Thread eric salazar
I hace an I mac G3 400mhz , with Mac OSX10.3.9, when I try to browse in safari it does not let me do it properly like email or facebook or even youtube , it says I need to update or upgrade my browser but I have no idea how to work it out...! nedd some advise ...also if anybody knows if i can inst

Re: Reassembled 24" iMac, Minor Problem

2011-09-16 Thread Christopher Satterfield
Just take a razor blade to it, it's just there to act as a gasket to keep dust out but I've pulled the stuff off of so many computer that it's came loose on and it really makes no big difference. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using App

Reassembled 24" iMac, Minor Problem

2011-09-15 Thread Eric Volker
After experiencing numerous overheating problems with my 24" iMac, I went ahead and disassembled it and blew all the dust out. While I was in there, I upgraded to a 2TB hard drive. I put it back together, and everything seems to be working properly. Well, except for one minor problem.

Re: IMAC G4 Airport Extreme Card Problem

2011-06-07 Thread Tina K.
On 2011/06/02 13:55, nanciellen so eloquently wrote: I bought an Airport Extreme Card and installed it a few times into my IMAC G4. Everytime I booted it, I got a restart message and the computer would not boot. I once bought an Airport Extreme card from a well known Apple vendor that was bad

Re: IMAC G4 Airport Extreme Card Problem

2011-06-05 Thread Dan
panic - the core of OS X crashed. This typically means that there is a hardware problem. Perhaps that card is bad. Perhaps it's just not fully seated. A panic.log should have been written, that might further be able to narrow down the exact cause. Use Console.app to view it. - Dan. --

IMAC G4 Airport Extreme Card Problem

2011-06-05 Thread nanciellen
I bought an Airport Extreme Card and installed it a few times into my IMAC G4. Everytime I booted it, I got a restart message and the computer would not boot. When I looked at the utilities there was only software installed for Airport. I am wondering if this could be the problem. Would

Re: solutions to the ppc flash problem?

2011-03-22 Thread Robert Esposito
If you upgrade, make sure you get an Intel Mac as PPC G5s are little better than what you have. Best value for the money remains the Mac Mini if you have a USB keyboard/mouse and a decent monitor. Sent from my iPad On Mar 22, 2011, at 1:25 PM, william wrote: > I'm using a G4 imac and keep wav

solutions to the ppc flash problem?

2011-03-22 Thread william
I'm using a G4 imac and keep wavering on whether to get a more "modern" machine, and if so which one. Mostly i do email, web surfing, word processing, and use a couple data base programs. Truthfully the unit i have is fast enough for these uses. I do notice more and more websites i cannot v

Re: problem

2011-02-08 Thread Christopher Satterfield
Try to update Flash Player and if that doesn't help try another web browser like Firefox and see if it works there. -- 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

Re: problem

2011-02-07 Thread T-n-T
Maybe check that the latest flash player is installed. don't think it it automatic. Todd On Feb 7, 2011, at 3:28 PM, Don Hinkle wrote: My wife and I both use a site that features videos. WHen I go there, I get the video. When she goes, she gets just a blank space where the video shou

Re: problem

2011-02-07 Thread Don Hinkle
Separate computers, John. I'm on a Macbook and she's on an iMac. Thanks for any advice, help, etc. -don "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." - Frederick Douglass Don Hinkle donhin...@mac.com On Feb 7, 2011, at 6:30 PM, John McClernan wrote: Don, A little mor

Re: problem

2011-02-07 Thread John McClernan
Don, A little more information please. Are you and your wife using separate computers? Or do you have different accounts on the same computer? Cheers, John On Feb 7, 2011, at 6:28 PM, Don Hinkle wrote: > My wife and I both use a site that features videos. WHen I go there, I get > the video. >

problem

2011-02-07 Thread Don Hinkle
My wife and I both use a site that features videos. WHen I go there, I get the video. When she goes, she gets just a blank space where the video should be. I've checked updates on her Safari, but she is up-to-date. What else should I look at? Thanks, Don Hinkle donhin...@mac.com The life of e

Re: Shutdown Problem

2011-02-06 Thread Jim Scott
On Feb 6, 2011, at 9:39 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: > > On Feb 4, 2011, at 7:39 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > >> >> On Feb 4, 2011, at 6:51 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: >> >>> Hi All... >>> >>> A problem with my iMac G5... 1st Gen, 20 inch, 1.8 GHz

Re: Shutdown Problem

2011-02-06 Thread Amanda Ward
Hi all... On Feb 4, 2011, at 7:39 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > > On Feb 4, 2011, at 6:51 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: > >> Hi All... >> >> A problem with my iMac G5... 1st Gen, 20 inch, 1.8 GHz, 1 GB ram, 500 GB HD, >> Airport Ext., Bluetooth. I think that's a

Re: Shutdown Problem

2011-02-04 Thread Clark Martin
On Feb 4, 2011, at 6:51 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: > Hi All... > > A problem with my iMac G5... 1st Gen, 20 inch, 1.8 GHz, 1 GB ram, 500 GB HD, > Airport Ext., Bluetooth. I think that's about it. > > The problem... a while back it started going into sleep when playing v

Re: Shutdown Problem

2011-02-04 Thread Jonas Ulrich
Those were notorious for having faulty power supplies. I have had, and have seen dozens just like it. It's most definitely your power supply. You can buy a rebuilt one for about $100 on ebay. -Jonas -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using

Shutdown Problem

2011-02-04 Thread Amanda Ward
Hi All... A problem with my iMac G5... 1st Gen, 20 inch, 1.8 GHz, 1 GB ram, 500 GB HD, Airport Ext., Bluetooth. I think that's about it. The problem... a while back it started going into sleep when playing videos (with VLC). As time went on, it seemed to take less and less time for it

Re: Video Problem

2010-12-04 Thread Dan
At 5:14 PM -0800 12/4/2010, Amanda Ward wrote: iMac G5 - 1st Gen 1 GB ram 500 GB HD Leopard 10.5.8 Playing video with VLC 1.0.8 I'm having a problem with my iMac G5 and playing video (.avi files). Used to play them just fine, but recently, without warning, the video pauses (the two ver

Video Problem

2010-12-04 Thread Amanda Ward
Hi All... I'm having a problem with my iMac G5 and playing video (.avi files). Used to play them just fine, but recently, without warning, the video pauses (the two vertical bars) and the machine goes into sleep mode. The farther I get into a video file the closer together the pause/

Re: Insecure Startup Items folder detected message/problem

2010-11-10 Thread Ashgrove
On Nov 10, 12:58 am, Walter Sheluk wrote: > This message has started to hit me just at the end of a startup or > restart. I took a look in the "/Library/StartupItems/" and it is empty. > > How do i solve that problem? Check for invisible files. I have never seen that probl

Insecure Startup Items folder detected message/problem

2010-11-10 Thread Walter Sheluk
This message has started to hit me just at the end of a startup or restart. I took a look in the "/Library/StartupItems/" and it is empty. How do i solve that problem? iMac SnowLeopard -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those u

Re: iMac G5 startup problem

2010-11-06 Thread Mystic Prowler
Also, I forgot to say: If your mac doesn't make the special sound when starting up, it means that you have to ZAP the PRAM, by doing this when starting up: COMMAND+OPTION+P+R. If that doesn't solve the problem, you are in deep trouble. If your Mac doesn't make the startup chime

Re: iMac G5 startup problem

2010-11-06 Thread Mystic Prowler
from my experience, I have never had a problem with my iMac G5 Rev A, but some of my friends who had Rev.A iMacs did have Power Supply problems, and sometimes it did make a noise, sometimes it didn't. Check inside your iMac to see if any of your capacitors aren't broken. > >>

Re: iMac G5 startup problem

2010-11-06 Thread Jean-Claude Touzin
 Topic: iMac G5 startup problem snip JC wrote: Hi, One of my friend with the iMac above is having lots of trouble to start his machine first time in the morning. It seems that unplugging from the wall and plugging back, then pushing the start button in the back many times is the only

Re: iMac G5 startup problem

2010-11-05 Thread Mystic Prowler
art button in the back many times is the only way to go. This is a > haphazard process meaning that it can start after a few tries or after many. > Once it has start in the morning, restarting for the rest of the day is OK. > Only other problem on this iMac was trouble to awake after slee

Re: iMac G5 startup problem

2010-11-05 Thread Jim Scott
o go. This is a > haphazard process meaning that it can start after a few tries or after many. > Once it has start in the morning, restarting for the rest of the day is OK. > Only other problem on this iMac was trouble to awake after sleep. My friend > disabled the sleep function a

iMac G5 startup problem

2010-11-05 Thread Jean-Claude Touzin
morning, restarting for the rest of the day is OK. Only other problem on this iMac was trouble to awake after sleep. My friend disabled the sleep function as short cut solution. Can this startup problem caused by an hair crack somewhere that is wider when cold? Waiting for any help you can provide

Re: G5 iMac - Replaced caps, same problem

2010-06-29 Thread John Callahan
ce wrote: I inherited a G5, 20" iMac. It had bulging capacitors, and upon power on, it worked, but had spasmatic video artifacting. After replacing some, then all the capacitors, the problem still persisted, although it was much better. Then, I got hold of a spare power supply that was a

Re: G5 iMac - Replaced caps, same problem

2010-06-29 Thread Jim Scott
On Jun 26, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Elliott Price wrote: > I inherited a G5, 20" iMac. It had bulging capacitors, and upon power on, it > worked, but had spasmatic video artifacting. After replacing some, then all > the capacitors, the problem still persisted, although it was much bet

G5 iMac - Replaced caps, same problem

2010-06-29 Thread Elliott Price
I inherited a G5, 20" iMac. It had bulging capacitors, and upon power on, it worked, but had spasmatic video artifacting. After replacing some, then all the capacitors, the problem still persisted, although it was much better. Then, I got hold of a spare power supply that was a working pull

Re: Application problem

2010-04-15 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 15, 2010, at 8:54 AM, Dale Goodvin wrote: ... and having problems with Pages 4.0.3--working on a 20 x 30" poster with a number of photos; keeping looking the photos, place holder has an "X" through it, is gray, and has a "?" in the center. When I try to reload the photo I get a m

Re: Application problem

2010-04-15 Thread Dale Goodvin
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Dale Goodvin wrote: > my apologies for not changing the subject when I first sent this: > > http://www.pbase.com/dgoodvin > > I'm using 10.5.8 2.66 GHzIntel Core 2 Duo, 4GB memory > > ... and having problems with Pages 4.0.3--working on a 20 x 30" poster with > a

Re: Application problem

2010-04-14 Thread Christian Wacker
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Dale Goodvin wrote: > my apologies for not changing the subject when I first sent this: > > http://www.pbase.com/dgoodvin > > I'm using 10.5.8 2.66 GHzIntel Core 2 Duo, 4GB memory > > ... and having problems with Pages 4.0.3--working on a 20 x 30" poster with > a n

Application problem

2010-04-14 Thread Dale Goodvin
my apologies for not changing the subject when I first sent this: http://www.pbase.com/dgoodvin I'm using 10.5.8 2.66 GHzIntel Core 2 Duo, 4GB memory ... and having problems with Pages 4.0.3--working on a 20 x 30" poster with a number of photos; keeping looking the photos, place holder has a

Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n

2009-12-30 Thread Charles Lenington
bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: > You can get tackle boxes really cheap, and sometimes find a good one at > a yard sale. Sometimes you can even get the box filled with fishing lures. > > Just send me the fishing stuff if you don't want. charles -- You received this message because you are a mem

Re: eMac hardware problem.

2009-12-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 28, 2009, at 3:29 PM, Elliott Price wrote: > I know there've been quite a few discussions on that on the LEM > lists, but I don't have any first-had experience, so I'm not sure. I > think people had just replaced all of the capacitors, since they > apparently weren't very high qualit

Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n

2009-12-28 Thread bhealthyagain
hardware problem. n That's why Macs are nice to work on; you know exactly which model it is, and there's guides online. That's actually a brilliant system... Now I want to get a tackle box! :) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Webs

Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n

2009-12-28 Thread bhealthyagain
otorcycles that if you don't put all the screws into an engine, things could be more than just not working. -Original Message- From: Christian Wacker To: imaclist Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 6:05 pm Subject: Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n Theoritically, yes, but when y

Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n

2009-12-28 Thread Elliott Price
r tub putting those screws >> in first and then working my way to the bottom one. That way you shouldn't >> have any left over screws. At least theoretically anyway. >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Christian Wacker >> To: imaclist &g

Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n

2009-12-28 Thread Elliott Price
2009 5:56 pm > Subject: Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n > > Do you have the problem that plagues me with repairing laptops? When > you take it apart, all is fine, each screw seems willing to be removed > (sometimes with a bit of force)... but when you put it back toget

Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n

2009-12-28 Thread Christian Wacker
er screws. At least theoretically anyway. > > > -Original Message- > From: Christian Wacker > To: imaclist > Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:56 pm > Subject: Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n > > Do you have the problem that plagues me with repairing laptops? Whe

Re:: eMac hardware problem. n

2009-12-28 Thread bhealthyagain
Christian Wacker To: imaclist Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 6:02 pm Subject: Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n that does seem like a problem that it could throw at you, the capicitors could be faulty, and the eMac could be shutting off because of either a short, or a power drop, for safty'

Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n

2009-12-28 Thread Elliott Price
have the problem that plagues me with repairing laptops? When > you take it apart, all is fine, each screw seems willing to be removed > (sometimes with a bit of force)... but when you put it back together, > you ALWAYS have one screw left over, and yet all the screw holes are > filled? >

Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n

2009-12-28 Thread bhealthyagain
ting those screws in first and then working my way to the bottom one. That way you shouldn't have any left over screws. At least theoretically anyway. -Original Message- From: Christian Wacker To: imaclist Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:56 pm Subject: Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware prob

Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n

2009-12-28 Thread Christian Wacker
that does seem like a problem that it could throw at you, the capicitors could be faulty, and the eMac could be shutting off because of either a short, or a power drop, for safty's sake. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:58 PM, wrote: > They just don't have eMacs on it unfortunate

Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n

2009-12-28 Thread bhealthyagain
They just don't have eMacs on it unfortunately. Would the capacitors work and then shut off the eMac? -Original Message- From: Elliott Price To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:52 pm Subject: Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n I use iFixit all the

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