Hi Paul, Did you try installing the Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update (Combo) over top of the installation on that iMac? <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL959>
Cheers, Ronni On 18/01/2010, at 5:35 PM, Paul Weaver wrote: > > Hi Ronda, > > I followed your suggestions - Sys prefs is version 7 and not set to 32-bits. > Parental controls were not toggled on. I rebooted from DVD disk to repaired > permissions and verify if the HD needed repairs - all okay. It looks like an > 'Archive and reinstall' may be needed, but I'll sit on that option for a day > or two while I have a think. > > Kind wishes, Paul. > > Dr Paul R. Weaver > > http://fremantlebiz.livejournal.com/calendar > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ronda Brown" <ro...@mac.com> > To: "WAMUG Mailing List" <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Sent: Sunday, 17 January, 2010 5:56:15 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / > Hong Kong / Urumqi > Subject: Re: 'Accounts' in System prefs not opening > > > Paul, I meant to also ask is System Preferences.app version 7, and is NOT > set to open in 32-bit mode. > > Ronni > On 17/01/2010, at 5:51 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> >> Hi Paul, >> >> Yes, a new "com.apple.systempreferences.plist" will get recreated >> automatically after you restart. >> Trash the old preference file on your desktop. >> >> Does the Account you can't open have "Enable Parental Controls"? >> >> I would suggest booting from the Install DVD and "Repair the Disk" and >> "Repair Permissions". >> >> If that doesn't fix the problem, try running the Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update >> (Combo) <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL959> >> >> If that doesn't correct the problem, you might have to do an "Archive & >> Install" on that iMac. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> On 17/01/2010, at 5:07 PM, Paul Weaver wrote: >> >>> >>> Alas Ronnie, your suggestion to drag com.apple.systempreferences.plist out >>> did not resolve the problem. I noticed that a new >>> com.apple.systempreferences.plist was generated after the reboot. >>> >>> Paul :( >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ronda Brown" <ro...@mac.com> >>> To: "WAMUG Mailing List" <wamug@wamug.org.au> >>> Sent: Saturday, 16 January, 2010 7:24:10 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing >>> / Hong Kong / Urumqi >>> Subject: Re: 'Accounts' in System prefs not opening >>> >>> >>> >>> On 16/01/2010, at 6:44 PM, Paul Weaver wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On another iMac here with up-to-date Snow Leopard I have been unable open >>>> 'Accounts' in System Preferences. I ran permissions repair but there was >>>> no fix. I can open the other user accounts but 'Accounts' in System >>>> Preferences still fails to open for all of them. Any suggestions would be >>>> appreciated. >>> >>> Hi Paul, >>> >>> Home folder / Library / Preferences >>> >>> Scroll down to... >>> >>> com.apple.systempreferences.plist >>> >>> ...and drag this file to the desktop. >>> >>> Then reboot your Mac. Log back in and see if the issue is resolved. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo >>> 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB >>> OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
