10.6.4 update - my mac is showing some wierd behaviour
Hi,
After this update I've noticed my mac is behaving strange like, this morning it took it 5 min to boot, it never takes more then 30 seconds, it even showed up a bar indicator at the bottom ive never seen before.
Browsing on Safari doesnt take much CPU but it took up to 80% suddently and I wasnt even playing HD video at the time, it was just normal browsing.
Has anyone else noticed something like this?
Hi,
First, open System Preferences/Accounts, select the Login Items tab. If there are any apps there set up to launch when you startup your Mac, delete them.
Also go to ~/Library/Startup Items. Move any files there to the Desktop.
Restart your Mac. If it's still a slow boot and video on Safari was an issue, try uninstalling then reinstalling the newest version of the Flash Player Plugin.
Uninstall Flash
Install the most recent version of Flash here.
Then repair disk permissions...
Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
Hopefully that wil help..
Carolyn
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