Thank you Ronda, I am building a list of possible actions for my next visit to her home. I don't want her to think Macs are awkward as I have only converted her from Windows in the last 12 months !!
On 03/10/2010, at 6:43 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi again Stephen, > > When you "Reset Safari..." from the Safari menu bar, check all the options. > > You could also test the "plist" files. If your issue is specific to a single > function of Safari, remove the related "plist" file (found in: MacintoshHD > > Users > username > Library > Safari). > Drag the "plist" file to your Desktop and restart Safari. > If the issue is solved, trash the file from your Desktop. > > Sent from Ronni's iPad > > On 02/10/2010, at 9:56 PM, Stephen Chape <ch...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > >> Thank you Ronni, >> >> I had thought of repairing permissions as I left their home today. >> Will try on next visit. >> >> However I did not think of "Rest Safari" >> >> On 02/10/2010, at 8:19 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> >>> On 02/10/2010, at 4:18 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: >>> >>>> Hi folks, >>>> >>>> My step daughter has an iMac 17 inch 2GHz using Tiger. >>>> Each of her 2 children have their own log in (with the same parental >>>> controls set up) >>>> >>>> On Thursday her son started having a problem with Safari. >>>> He can open Safari and select anything in bookmarks OK. >>>> However once he opens Google, enters something in the search box and >>>> clicks Search, >>>> the spinning beach ball appears, runs for about 30 seconds to a minute and >>>> then >>>> Safari quits. >>>> >>>> I tried opening the Apple website and that was fine, but once I entered >>>> something in >>>> the search box and hit enter .... Safari quit !! >>>> >>>> Strange thing is that mum and daughter can log in and Safari is fine. >>>> >>>> I have compared the Safari set up for both children and it is identical. >>>> >>>> So I decided to delete the son as a user and up comes the spinning beach >>>> ball for that !! >>>> Have to then force quit system preferences. >>>> >>>> Any ideas please from anyone ?? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Stephen Chape >>> >>> Hi Stephen, >>> >>> I presume Parental Controls is set to 'Not allow' the son to install any >>> plugins /add-ons. >>> >>> 1. Have you Reset Safari in the Son's User Account? >>> Choose "Reset Safari" from the Safari menu and click "Reset". >>> >>> 2. Have you "Repaired Permissions" on the Son's Account? >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 >>> 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm >>> >>> OS X 10.6.3 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> >> >> >> 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> 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>
