After upgrading to Mountain Lion my System Preferences keeps crashing! Help!
SInce I upgraded last night to Moutain Lion every time I try to open System Preferences it initially opens after clicking on the icon. The problem is that once I click on an icon such as ICLOUD it says "To use the icloud preferences pane, system preferences must close and reopen. I click on OK and it continues with the same prompt. I desperately need help.
Vera Deglomini
In the Finder, select Go ▹ Go to Folder... from the menu bar, copy the text on the line below into the box that opens, and press return:
/Applications/System Preferences.app
A folder will open with an item selected. Open the Info window. There’s a checkbox in the Info window labeled Open in 32-bit mode. Uncheck it, if checked. Close the Info window and the Applications folder. Test.
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When this is verified and entered it appears in Messages Menu > Preference > Accounts and is Enabled.
The App should have also picked on on those iChat Accounst you had before.
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You are saying Buddies can see you as On Line which implies they are still sending to your AIM based Names (@Mac.com is a valid AIM Screen Name)
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There is no Buddy list for iMessages side
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11:31 PM Saturday; August 11, 2012
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