Hi Robert, When you mentioned previously you tried re-installing the OS X, did you install the OS X 10.6.8 Combo Update? If not follow these instructions:
Disconnect any devices connected to your Mac. Install OS X 10.6.8 Combo Update 1. Download the OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo from here: <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399> 2. Shutdown your Mac 3. Startup in SAFE MODE - Press the power button - then Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone. 4. Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).. 5. Run a Permissions Repair from Disk Utility. 6. Run the COMBO update and allow the Mac to reboot. (don't interrupt the installation) 7. Login as normal but immediately run Permissions Repair again from Disk Utility. 8. Reboot Mac again. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage On 17 Sep 2014, at 6:11 pm, Robert Miller-Eves <bobme...@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > > >> HI Ronni! > ALAS! I've tried that, ditched that pref pane but still no Sound Pane.:-( >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Audio/Sound Control Dissappeared (Ronni Brown) >> 2. Re: Ethernet to Thunderbolt adaptor (Ronda Brown) >> 3. Re: Syncing contacts from one folder to another ? (Stephen Chape) >> 4. Re: Syncing contacts from one folder to another ? (Ronda Brown) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:34:33 +0800 >> From: Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> >> To: WAMUG <wamug@wamug.org.au> >> Subject: Re: Audio/Sound Control Dissappeared >> Message-ID: <75797531-c6c2-4ad2-95db-b7d3103cf...@mac.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >> >> Hi Robert, >> >> On 17 Sep 2014, at 11:26 am, Robert Miller Eves <bobme...@optusnet.com.au> >> wrote: >> >>> 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo OS 10.6.8y >>> Sound/Audio control panel has vanished from System Preferences. >>> I've tried re-installing the O.S to no avail. Any clues? >>> >> >> Do you mean the 'Sound' pane in System Preferences is missing? >> >> If preference panes go missing, follow these instructions: >> >> 1. Quit System Preferences (if its open). >> >> 2. Open your User Folder, and then navigate to the ~/Library/Caches folder. >> ( The "tilde" symbol "~" is an abbreviation for your Home folder.) >> If you're unsure where your Home folder is, use your "Go" menu to take you >> there. >> >> 3. Delete the ?com.apple.preferencepanes.cache? file. >> >> 4. Open System Preferences, it should work normally. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >
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