Hi Stephen, I would suggest uninstalling VirusBarrier. At least that would be the first login Item I would be eliminating.
Anti-virus software on OS X generally is a much greater cause of problems than it is for any kind of good solution. They are resource hogs & have also been known to cause corruption to the directory of the file system. Your Login Items: iTunesHelper (is Apple) SpeechSynthesisServer (is Apple … you must have 'Announce the time checked in System Prefs > Date & Time) MagicMenu (is Third Party) GetBackupAssistant (is Third Party) IntegoStatusHelper (is Third Party) Cheers, Ronni On 27/04/2010, at 10:21 PM, Tim Law wrote: > Unticking them just hides them on startup from being active available apps, > it doesn't stop them from starting up. You need to remove them by selecting > them and ticking the minus sign > > Make a list of them, remove them all and start afresh. Or remove one at a > time and restart after each one > > Tim > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 27/04/2010, at 8:48 PM, Stephen Chape <ch...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > >> Thank you Ronda, >> I have just been through the procedure you suggested. >> It re-started after that with no problems. >> However this problem is intermittent ... it does not always do this ! >> >> My startup applications are listed as follows:- >> >> iTunesHelper >> SpeechSynthesisServer >> MagicMenu >> GetBackupAssistant >> IntegoStatusItemHelper (All users) >> >> These are all unticked. >> >> The only two that I recognise are iTunes and Intego ( I have Intego Virus >> Barrier installed) >> Do you think the other 3 are Apple or third party ? >> >> PS: Thank you for your assistance also Tim !! >> >> On 27/04/2010, at 8:32 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Stephen, >>> >>> Ok, something is preventing a complete startup / login. In System >>> Preferences > Accounts > Login Items, do you have any non-apple 'helpers' >>> or apps opening automatically when you log in … hidden (tick in box) or >>> showing (no tick in box)? >>> >>> Try starting up in Safe Boot/ Safe Mode/ Safe Login: >>> >>> 1. Be sure the computer is shut down. >>> 2. Press the power button. >>> 3. Immediately after you hear the startup tone, press and hold the Shift >>> key. >>> Tip: The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup >>> tone but not before. >>> 4. Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple and progress >>> indicator (looks like a spinning gear). >>> >>> You will see "Safe Boot" on the login window. >>> 5. Then login and wait till everything is loaded, then select restart from >>> Apple (at top left corner) drop-down menu. >>> >>> Safe Boot occurs when the system is starting up; Safe Mode is when the >>> system is actually running; and Safe Login is when the system starts up the >>> user session. >>> During Safe Boot, the system will more carefully test startup procedures >>> and limit automatically launched processes during each stage. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> On 27/04/2010, at 7:59 AM, Stephen Chape wrote: >>> >>>> I spoke too soon. >>>> >>>> Despite deleting that startup file yesterday, I got the freeze again this >>>> morning just after start up. >>>> Full screen appeared along with the complete top menu. >>>> The dock would not appear and the top menu functions would not work. >>>> However I noticed that the hard drive was ticking over for quite a long >>>> time. >>>> I waited till I could not hear it any more (several minutes) but nothing >>>> changed. >>>> So I re-started using the power button and it is OK again !!! (for now). >>>> >>>> I feel I must get to the bottom of this before it escalates, but I don't >>>> know where to go next ? >>>> >>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>> >>>>> From: Stephen Chape <ch...@westnet.com.au> >>>>> Date: 26 Apr 2010 10:13:21 PM AWST >>>>> To: "WAMUG Mailing List" <wamug@wamug.org.au> >>>>> Subject: Re: Freeze just after starting ?? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you Ronda, >>>>> I am pretty sure I did use the "uninstall" function. >>>>> Anyway I have now deleted it. >>>>> >>>>> On 26/04/2010, at 1:59 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Stephen, >>>>>> >>>>>> Did you uninstall Intego Antispam by using the 'Uninstall' function on >>>>>> the Intego Installer, when you "dumped Intego Antispam"? >>>>>> Sounds like it has left this if you did. >>>>>> >>>>>> You need it out of your Login Items if you are no longing using the >>>>>> software. >>>>>> In System Prefs > Accounts > Your Account > Login Items. >>>>>> >>>>>> Control Click on Antispam Engine to "Reveal In Finder" (to show you >>>>>> where it is located). >>>>>> You can then trash it from there, & restart your Mac. >>>>>> >>>>>> If it still shows in your Login Items, click on it (to highlight it) >>>>>> then click on the minus (-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> On 26/04/2010, at 1:15 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you Paul, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The only application at that location that is checked is "Antispam >>>>>>> Engine". >>>>>>> Do you know if that is an Apple app or third party ? >>>>>>> Could it be part of the Intego Antispam app that I dumped a while ago ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 26/04/2010, at 8:47 AM, Paul K wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dodgy log in item? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> System Prefs> Accounts> Your Account> Login Items >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- 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> >> >> >> Regards, >> Stephen Chape >> >> >> >> >> -- 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> > > > > -- 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> -- 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>
