All applications shutting down and resetting

In the past two weeks, this has happened three times. I'll be in the middle of working on my Mac, and all the applications will quit and reset, as if I restarted the computer. Only, the computer doesn't actually restart. Any idea what this could be?

This happened to me in the old version of iMovie, so I upgraded to Imovie 11 and it's still buggy. It seems to happen after I have been working on the project for a while. Every photo that I drag in now has the same thumbnail as the last successfully dragged photo. It seemed to start after I downloaded a few photos from my online album and dragged them over from my downloads verses dragging them from Imovie. But now none show up properly in the movie. I have restarted but the bug is still there...Any fixes or upgrades, Apple?
Also, beward of upgrading while you are in the middle of creating a project in the older version on iMovie. My project all looked black when I opened it and I had to start all over.
Sigh...wondering if this video is even worth it.

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Opening Word-- blue screen-- all applications shutting down?

Hi everyone! Today I closed my laptop to put it in sleep mode, it was not connected to power.
I came back an hour or so later, opened it up, and entered my password to log in. It started to log in and then I got a blue screen! In a few seconds it brought me back to my desktop, but all of the applications had shut down and Mail (which starts automatically) was opening and asking me for my passwords.
I thought that was weird behavior so I got my external hard drive and attempted to back up my computer. I started Googling the problem and then Safari randomly quit. I tried to email a paper I'm working on to myself, and I got the blue screen again! I plugged my computer in, hoping that would help. However, I got the blue screen two or three times before I was able to get a current backup. Each time the blue screen popped up, all of the applications would be shut down by the time the desktop came back.
EDIT: Ok, it definitely seems to be a problem with Microsoft Word. Every time I open it, the blue screen comes up! Such a pain. I'm going to Google it and try to work this out, but if anybody has any insights please let me know!
SECOND EDIT: Sorry to be such a pain, but I thought I had figured it out and then it happened randomly again! If anyone has dealt with this before, please let me know!
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If the problem only occurs with MS Word then it's clearly a Word issue. Please repost at the MS Office forum located at:
http://www.officeformac.com/productforums/
Roger

Why when I have 3 tabs open and when I close one tab, all tabs shut down and crashes? The it asks me to restore or not? How do I fix this issue?

I open the firefox and open 3 tabs, when i close 1 tab, all will close down and crashes then it tells me to restart or close. It was never like this!!! How do I fix this problem.

Try to disable Norton addons in Firefox. They will be releasing an update at the end of the month to fix these crashes.

Iphone randomly shuts down and resets when using the music player

I have been listening to almost the same music list since i got the iphone 3gs at launch. When I upgraded to the latest iOS software, the phone now automatically shuts off and resets on certain playlists. I did a full restore, ddnt work. I even deleted and reloaded my cd's on there, but same issue and its getting very annoying to just have it reset every time some song plays. Anyone have an answer?? please help..

Hi there Julius Ita,
You may find the troubleshooting steps in the article below helpful.
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802
Will not turn on, will not turn on unless connected to power, or unexpected power off
Verify that the Sleep/Wake button functions. If it does not function, inspect it for signs of damage. If the button is damaged or is not functioning when pressed, seek service.
Check if a Liquid Contact Indicator (LCI) is activated or there are signs of corrosion. Learn about LCIsand corrosion.
Connect the iPhone to the iPhone's USB power adapter and let it charge for at least ten minutes.
After at least 30 minutes, if:
The home screen appears: The iPhone should be working. Update to the latest version of iOS if necessary. Continue charging it until it is completely charged and you see this battery icon in the upper-right corner of the screen . Then unplug the phone from power. If it immediately turns off, seek service.
The low-battery image appears, even after the phone has charged for at least 20 minutes: See "iPhone displays the low-battery image and is unresponsive" symptom in this article.
Something other than the Home screen or Low Battery image appears, continue with this article for further troubleshooting steps.
If the iPhone did not turn on, reset it while connected to the iPhone USB power adapter.
If the display turns on, go to step 4.
If the display remains black, go to next step.
Connect the iPhone to a computer and open iTunes. If iTunes recognizes the iPhone and indicates that it is in recovery mode, attempt to restore the iPhone. If the iPhone doesn't appear in iTunes or if you have difficulties in restoring the iPhone, see this article for further assistance.
If restoring the iPhone resolved the issue, go to step 4. If restoring the iPhone did not solve the issue, seek service.
Issue not resolved
My issue is still not resolved. What do I do next?
Contact Apple Support.
-Griff W.

Iphone 2g shuts down and reset date to january 1, 2000

Hi all,
I have an iphone 2g 8gb, i actually bought it from a friend last year, been using it 7 months now with no problem or any issue. But just the other day January 5, 2011(Wednesday) while charging my phone, it shuts down then I opened it and saw the date as January 1, 2000. Edited the date to current then it shuts down again, i opened it and it was dated Jan 2000 again then shuts down..
I was thinking maybe it is the alarm bug. I don't who to run to since the phone is kinda old.
Please help.
Thanks!

Hmm. Not sure what is going on there.
Try powering it completely off and then on by holding down button on top until it allows you to slide to power off.
The restore as a new device if necessary(unplug at the new/from backup screen to test before setting up as new.
Worst case scenario: ask for an out of warranty repair price, if it is out of warranty.
Articles on how to do these things are on apple website, but my be easier found on Google.

IPod suddenly shuts down and resets in shuffle mode

Sometimes after 10 songs sometimes after 2, tried the reset and removing all songs and resynced, it continues to shut off randomly.

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync/delete all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

Web logic shutting down and resetting automatically

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i have developed an application in oracle apex 4.0 on oracle 11 g R1 and configured listener with oracle web logic server. i can run the application succesfully through web logic server but the problem is that i have to restart the web logic and configure listener again and again after like every 2 to 3 days. plz give me an idea what possibly could be the problem.
thanks in advance.

Take a look at this article - note the special section on how to reset the SMC on laptops:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Follow the Notebook instructions and post back if that didn't solve the problem.
P.S. You should also consider to update your OS to the latest version.
P.P.S. I'm assuming you're talking about your Macbook since you posted in the iMac section.

Have an iPod touch 4th gen. It is completely charged, but once I disconnect from a power source it shuts down and then the apple logo just keeps reappearing. I have restored via iTunes and reset all the settings. Any suggestions?

Have an iPod touch 4th gen. It is completely charged, but once I disconnect from a power source it shuts down and then the apple logo just keeps reappearing. I have restored via iTunes and reset all the settings. Any suggestions?

If you restored to factory settings/new iPod via iTunes (Not via Settings>General>Reset>Erase all Content and Setting) and still have the problem that indicates a hardware problem.
Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store..
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I have iphone 4s and can't send MMS. I contacted Sprint, they checked everything and it is fine. The advised me to contact Apple. I tried to reset all settings, shut down the iphone but still MMS doesn't work. Plz help!

I have iphone 4s and can't send MMS. I contacted Sprint, they checked everything and it is fine. The advised me to contact Apple. I tried to reset all settings, shut down the iphone but still MMS doesn't work. Plz help!

Did you already try to set it up as new device?
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How do I restore my iPhoto. When I open i get a window dialog "Your iphoto library is either in use by another application or has become unreadable shut down and restart your computer. If problem persists, try rebuilding your iphoto library. To do th

When I try to open iPhoto I get a window dialog that says...
Your photo library is either in use by another application or has become unreadable
Shut down and restart your computer, and then open iPhoto again. If the problem persists, try rebuilding your photo library. To do this, quit iPhoto, and then reopen it while keeping the Option and Command keys pressed. You can also try restoring your photo library from a backup.
I have tried the reopen it while keeping the Option and Command keyes pressed.
No change.
I dee nothing but a blank page,
Any help would be appreciated.
Also hace back ups of all images on cd's. dvds and jump drives.
Any advice is appreciated.

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

My iPhone shut down and factory reset itself for no reason, and now when I plug it into my computer or any power source, the apple shines but it doesn't get any further than that. How can I fix it?

My iPhone shut down and factory reset itself for no reason, and now when I plug it into my computer or any power source, the apple shines but it doesn't get any further than that. How can I fix it?

Try Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
You may need to try this More than Once...
Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...
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My mail application was working fine, I shut down and when I restarted it is asking me to set it up again. I dont want to loose any information on my mail and I had a lot of accounts on it. . what can I do?

My mail application was working fine, I shut down and when I restarted it is asking me to set it up again. I dont want to loose any information on my mail and I had a lot of accounts on it. . what can I do?

I found all my files from my old account in the users folder but when I logged out there was no option to sign in on the old account, I'm guessing ill just have to start from scratch, which is fine as long as my old files aren't lost :) thanks for the help.
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Comupter resets settings when i shut down and restart

My macbook laptop as of yesterday now does some kind of factory setting reset when i shut down and restart my laptop. What can I do to fix this. My picture, itunes files etc is gone. I have shut down and restarted a few times now and every time the dock and dashboard settings go away and i have to start itunes, pics etc as if I have never used those programs before. Someone please help. Thanks.

It's normal for the icons at the top level of the startup disk to revert to the same arrangement every time the Finder is relaunched. If it's important to you to arrange those icons in a persistent way, proceed as follows.
Back up all data.
Open the Info window on the startup disk (labeled "Macintosh HD" unless you gave it another name.) Click the lock icon in the lower right corner of the dialog and authenticate.
In the Sharing & Permissions section, click the plus-sign button to add an entry to the access list. Give yourself "Read and Write" access. This will be a temporary change. Leave the dialog open.
Open the Finder window and arrange the icons as you wish, then close the window.
In the Info dialog, use the minus-sign button to delete the entry you just added to the access list. Don't change anything else. When you're done, it should be the same as when you started. Close the Info dialog.

Mini spontaneous shut-down and application shut-down problem

Help!
I've searched. I've read. I can't find the answer!
After I updated my firmware several weeks ago (to SMC 1.3f4), I've had problems with spontaneous shut-down of the computer, and a frustrating application shut-down issue (Safari, Mail, Word--you name it!).
I tried to find the other firmward update from last summer, which I read about in several posts from July/August, but the link is dead (Mac Mini Firmware update 1.0.1).
Coincidentally, after an office break-in two weeks ago, I FileVaulted my computer. I thought my problem must have to do with that, but all the posts I can find here are about this firmware thing.
Should I/can I reinstall the SMC 1.3f4 update? Is there some secret to the no-longer-available 1.0.1 update?
Can anyone help me? (I would certainly appreciate it!)
Garth
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Try a safe boot, hold the shift key and power up, this will take a little loner than normal, hold the shift till you see the progress bar. See if it works normal, if it does than it is more than likely some 3rd party software.Then restart normal and check your console for panics. That would be your isssue. You can also start holding command R and restoring from utililities. Back up before you do anything.

HT4137 My iphone shut down and it wany turn back on and i already tried to reset it! What can I do to get it back on!

My iphone 4 shut down and I cant get it to turn back on and I alredy tried to reset it! What do I do to get it turned back on!

Hello Tammy 78,
It sounds like your phone will not power on after it turned itself off unexpectedly. I would use this section of the following article to help you resolve the issue:
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2802
Will not turn on, will not turn on unless connected to power, or unexpected power off
Verify that the Sleep/Wake button functions. If it does not function, inspect it for signs of damage. If the button is damaged or is not functioning when pressed, seek service.
Check if a Liquid Contact Indicator (LCI) is activated or there are signs of corrosion. Learn about LCIs and corrosion.
Connect the iPhone to the iPhone's USB power adapter and let it charge for at least ten minutes.
After at least 30 minutes, if:
The home screen appears: The iPhone should be working. Update to the latest version of iOS if necessary. Continue charging it until it is completely charged and you see this battery icon in the upper-right corner of the screen . Then unplug the phone from power. If it immediately turns off, seek service.
The low-battery image appears, even after the phone has charged for at least 20 minutes: See "iPhone displays the low-battery image and is unresponsive" symptom in this article.
Something other than the Home screen or Low Battery image appears, continue with this article for further troubleshooting steps.
If the iPhone did not turn on, reset it while connected to the iPhone USB power adapter.
If the display turns on, go to step 4.
If the display remains black, go to next step.
Connect the iPhone to a computer and open iTunes. If iTunes recognizes the iPhone and indicates that it is in recovery mode, attempt to restore the iPhone. If the iPhone doesn't appear in iTunes or if you have difficulties in restoring the iPhone, see this article for further assistance.
If restoring the iPhone resolved the issue, go to step 4. If restoring the iPhone did not solve the issue, seek service.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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