Menu Bar (right) Disappears

Question

Hello fine folks,
Uh oh. My computer just went through a bluescreen hissy fit, then came back okay (without a restart). But when it came back, the menu items on the right (clock, AirPort, BlueTooth, Time Machine) disappeared.
I went into the clock function, and the "display in menu bar" box was not clicked. I clicked it, and nothing happened. I came back to it, and it was unclicked. It won't stay checked.
I tried doing the same with AirPort, and Time Machine -- none of the check boxes are clicked, and none will stay clicked.
I restarted. The machine did not respond. So I had to push the button on the front of the machine (hard restart?). The machine turned off, and then rebooted. But I still cannot get the OS doodads to appear in the menu bar right.
The only thing I am able to get to appear there (other than Spotlight) is Synergy, an iTunes controller (third party).
Any ideas on this one?
Thanks!
John

Answer 1

Check your login items account. Make sure your menu items are listed and unchecked. You can add them to the account if they are not listed by clicking on the "+" sign.
If repairing permissions does not work, try booting from your install disc & run Repair Disk from the utility menu. To use the Install Mac OS X disc, insert the disc, and restart your computer while holding down the C key as it starts up.
Select your language.
Once on the desktop, select Utility in the menu bar.
Select Disk Utility.
Select the disk or volume in the list of disks and volumes, and then click First Aid.
Click Repair Disk.
Restart your computer when done.
Repair permissions after you reach the desktop-http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751
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