Help to revive my Macbook Pro 2006

Hey,
My MBP was bought in late 2006. It is the first aluminum model I believe. It also runs very hot.
To the point:
Every move I make on it takes ages, I could write a sentence and it would roll the beach ball and hang for many seconds before I could continue. (No other apps open). I have clean installed Snow Leopard on it, so the problem is not in the software. HD doesn't have errors or permission problems.
Can I revive my Macbook Pro by installing a new harddrive on it, and add a stick of RAM? Right now it only has 2 GB. I was thinking about using it as a desktop computer with the lid shut, and doing my work with it. (Photoshop, Office, Web). It does have a dual-core processor, which should still work fine on this usage.
Is this even possible? Could the harddrive be dying and would a new HD and RAM fix the slowness or am I just hoping too much?
- Nico

Every move I make on it takes ages
How large is your hard drive and how much hard drive space do you have left?
I could write a sentence and it would roll the beach ball
Troubleshoot the spinning beach ball
HD doesn't have errors
Did you check by using your install disc to run Disk Utility?
Can I revive my Macbook Pro by installing a new harddrive on it,
At this point, we don't know if there is anything wrong with your hard drive or even its size.
Right now it only has 2 GB.
Max out your ram
Could the harddrive be dying
Common symptoms of a dying hard drive
Hard drive is making a clicking, whirring, grinding, ping pong ball noise or any other type of unusual noises.
Hard drive is not spinning.
Computer is not recognizing the hard drive.
Sluggish loading of applications.
System freezes and hangs.
An interesting site - Hard Drive Sounds by drive manufacturer.

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Hi everyone,
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Extra information: I've tried all the fixes I've found on power and wake up issues, from resetting power management, PRAM/VRAM resets, dumping all the recommended plist prefs, etc. etc. etc.
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QUESTION: WHY is my MBP behaving perfectly when booted in Windows XP??????
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Nov 9 08:16:23 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[765]: Backup completed successfully.
Nov 9 08:32:45 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 loginwindow[28]: loginwindow SleepWakeCallback WILL sleep
Nov 9 08:32:48 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 configd[13]: PMConnection IPConfiguration com.apple.powermanagement.applicationresponse.slowresponse 3168 ms
Nov 9 09:43:55 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: * launchd[1] has started up. *
Nov 9 09:43:59 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.symantec.Sched501-1.plist): Unknown key: SchedName
Nov 9 09:44:00 localhost DirectoryService[15]: Improper shutdown detected
Nov 9 09:44:05 localhost fseventsd[32]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (49942 11 54219)
Nov 9 09:44:05 localhost bootlog[38]: BOOT_TIME: 1257788634 0
Nov 9 09:44:08 localhost blued[39]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Nov 9 09:44:09 localhost fseventsd[32]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 8C64233A-176F-4840-9B15-5ADB0D22A664
Nov 9 09:44:10 localhost SymSharedSettingsd[54]: Settings server starting up.
Nov 9 09:44:11 localhost de.jinx.SmartSleepDaemon[43]: hibernation.c
Nov 9 09:44:11 localhost de.jinx.SmartSleepDaemon[43]: urrenthibernationstate(): currentStatus: failure could not find hibernation key
Nov 9 09:44:11 localhost de.jinx.SmartSleepDaemon[43]: SmartSleepDaemon: machine does not supp
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Nov 9 09:44:11 localhost mDNSResponder[27]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-212.1 (Jul 24 2009 22:34:14) starting
Nov 9 09:44:11 localhost com.apple.usbmuxd[20]: usbmuxd-176 built for iTunesNineDot on Sep 24 2009 at 16:11:05, running 32 bit
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[28]: Login Window Application Started
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost configd[13]: Sleep: Platform Failure - AC 99
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30]: 3891612: (CGSLookupServerRootPort) Untrusted apps are not allowed to connect to or launch Window Server before login.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30]: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost com.apple.IFCStart[30]: Mon Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30] <Warning>: 3891612: (CGSLookupServerRootPort) Untrusted apps are not allowed to connect to or launch Window Server before login.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost com.apple.IFCStart[30]: Mon Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost com.apple.IFCStart[30]: Mon Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost configd[13]: network configuration changed.
Nov 9 09:44:13 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 configd[13]: setting hostname to "Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15.local"
Nov 9 09:44:14 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 /usr/libexec/ifcstart[30]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:44:14 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.IFCStart[30]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:44:15 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 airportd[71]: Apple80211Associate() failed -3911 (Invalid authentication sequence number)
Nov 9 09:44:16 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.SystemStarter[21]: Starting HP IO Monitor
Nov 9 09:44:16 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.SystemStarter[21]: Starting HP Trap Monitor
Nov 9 09:44:16 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.SystemStarter[21]: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor/HP Trap Monitor: line 15: /Library/Printers/hp/hpio/HPIO Trap Monitor.app/Contents/MacOS/HPIO Trap Monitor: No such file or directory
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 EyeConnect[80]: 3891612: (connectAndCheck) Untrusted apps are not allowed to connect to or launch Window Server before login.
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 EyeConnect[80]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 /Library/Application Support/EyeConnect/EyeConnect.app/Contents/MacOS/EyeConnect[80]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 loginwindow[28]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 WindowServer[69]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.WindowServer[69]: Mon Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15.local WindowServer[69] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:44:18 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 configd[13]: network configuration changed.
Nov 9 09:44:22 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 fseventsd[32]: event logs in /Volumes/Back Up/.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (10459 5 10459)
Nov 9 09:44:25 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 fseventsd[32]: log dir: /Volumes/Back Up/.fseventsd getting new uuid: C861FAF2-143D-4A32-86C0-1B12DFCE4816
Nov 9 09:44:37 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 SecurityAgent[113]: NSSecureTextFieldCell detected a field editor ((null)) that is not a NSTextView subclass designed to work with the cell. Ignoring...
Nov 9 09:44:38 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 loginwindow[28]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
Nov 9 09:44:38 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 loginwindow[28]: USER_PROCESS: 28 console
Nov 9 09:44:38 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[134] (com.apple.ReportCrash): Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
Nov 9 09:44:46 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[134] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[160]): Exited with exit code: 1
Nov 9 09:44:46 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 uc[164]: repeatedCheck;
Nov 9 09:44:52 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 [0x0-0x11011].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[183]: EyeTV Helper version 3.1 build 281
Nov 9 09:45:07 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 uc[164]: locationManager didUpdateToLocation: <+34.02224879, -118.50337638> +/- 174.00m (speed 0.00 mps / course -1.00) @ 2009-11-09 09:45:05 -0800
Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 coreaudiod[111]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[111]: Mon Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15.local coreaudiod[111] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[111]: coreaudiod: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 coreaudiod[111]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[111]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:45:11 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 mdworker[193]: (Error) SyncInfo: searchfs error (Result too large) -- falling back to fsw search /

Not sure what other tests they could run for me. I've pretty much run all the tests I can using Drive Genius and Tech Tool Pro 5. Is there anything they use that I don't know about??

MacBook Pro (2006) Suddenly Very Slow in OS 10.6.6

I have a 2006 MAcBook Pro running OS 10.6.6.
It's slow, but that's normal.
Suddenly, today, when starting up, the screen flashed blue for a moment, then the spinning ball remained on indefinitely.
I started it up in single user mode and ran fsck -fy. It reported no problem.
I started it in Safe mode. I was able to log in, but the machine was extraordinarily sluggish.
Disk Utilities says that the internal HD SMART status was verified. I repaired permissions and restarted.
The machine will boot up fully, but it remains extraordinarily slow.
Any ideas? This happened suddenly.

This can happen when upgrading if you did not repair the hard drive and permissions prior to performing the upgrade (not to suggest that there may not be other causes.) So first off do this:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Do both operations since you want to first repair the drive BEFORE repairing permissions. If this doesn't appear to help much then I suggest you use a utility like TinkerTool System or Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner to clear all user, system, and font caches as well as cleaning log files and temporary files. Immediately reboot. This reboot will be slow while the system rebuilds certain cache files. Subsequent startups should proceed faster. You will find some useful information in the following:
Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
For disk repairs use Disk Utility. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utilities are: Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible. TechTool Pro provides additional repair options including file repair and recovery, system diagnostics, and disk defragmentation. TechTool Pro 4.5.1 or higher are Intel Mac compatible; Drive Genius is similar to TechTool Pro in terms of the various repair services provided. Versions 1.5.1 or later are Intel Mac compatible.
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts had been significantly reduced in Tiger and Leopard. These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard and should not be installed.
OS X automatically defrags files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems.
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Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
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Data Backup
Deja Vu
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ICloud an illusion? Doesn't show up in help on my new Macbook Pro or in Pages. What's up?

I saw the ads about iCloud and wanted to use it for keeping track of one document on my iPad and my MacBook Pro. I spent hours downloading the latest versions of iTunes, IOS, for Mac and iPad but I don't see any mention of iCloud in Pages or in Help for Pages. I even tried iWork following an offer to sign up free but no dice on that either. Totally frustrated with this.

That's because the Mac version of Pages hasn't been updated for iCloud compatibility, only the iOS versions have.
Currently you have to manually upload and download Mac Pages documents at http://www.icloud.com/ for them to "sync" with the iOS version.

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