Annoying slow iMac boot-up.

I bought a new entry model 2012 iMac 21.5" when it was available to order at the end of November. It came in December and booted up extremely fast (Around 15-20 seconds to get to the log in screen). But now, only about a month and a half later, it takes around 30-40 seconds to boot up and load up the log in screen.
This is extremely annoying, because I still have around 940GB memory left in my hard-drive, and the only things I have installed are: Skype, Extra GarageBand Loops, 5 ordinary apps from Mac-app store (like wallpapers, PDF converter etc.) and a game that takes up about 20GB space.
I have no software or apps set to run when I log in, and I only have 2 accounts made on this Mac - one of them has only been logged in on once (it's a family members).
This boot-up time is extremely frustrating because I payed a lot of money for this machine and it comes with really good specs considering all I do is browse the internet and word process stuff. How can I speed it up? It takes the same time as my 2007 Compaq laptop to boot up which is embarrasing considering this is a new Mac that is only used for lightweight stuff.
The computer runs fine once logged on, everything is smooth and fast, log in literally takes a second, but the boot up time takes really long and I want to reduce it. Can anyone give me some advice on what to do? Cheers.

I would guess that Skype may be a culprit but it could be any of the things you have installed. But I must say, 30 sec to boot isn't a long boot time. My SSD imac takes 20sec to open to a full screen (I don't have any log in requirement set). You could remove the things you have installed to do your own trouble shooting. The additional drive space taken up by the installed apps isn't the issue but it could be code that they are running at boot that is the issue. If this was making me crazy the first thing I'd do is remove Skype and see if it's the culprit. Then I'd remove ALL the new installations and see if that makes any difference. If it does, bring half of them back and beging to see what is causing the problem. Another option is to simply not shut it down.

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IMac suddenly slow after boot-up

Hello!
I've had my iMac for about two years now (mid 2011 model), never formatted it, re-installed or anything.
Since about a month, all of a sudden, I've had issues with it, being pretty slow to boot. At first it takes about 30-40 seconds for it to actually boot, which isn't horrible but yet slower than it has been. Nothing strange of course. But then when it is actually booted up, everything runs real slow. Loading up Safari can take about 2-4 minutes depending on my mood (when I'm easily annoyed it usually takes longer time). Getting the mail to sync takes ages. And well, launching just about anything takes a fair amount of time longer than it has before. This eases away with the first 10-15 minutes of usage and goes back to normal by then.
Looking through the processes and stuff I'm usually running on about 90-98% unallocated processing power. About 9 GB free ram (out of 12 totally).
I'm running Mac on my job as well, where we use Mac Pros which are about 5 years old, we've never re-installed them or anything, they boot pretty slow, but they doesn't have this slow "directly after boot-up"-feeling as my iMac does.
To a friend using Windows, I'd suggest this as a non-hardware issue. Since Windows usually does that. But I've never had such sever problems on any mac.
I'm using Lion (10.7.5) and are planning to get Maverick when it's released, but I sort of want to resolve this first. If it doesn't mean I should actually re-install and start from scratch, which means I could wait for Mavericks before bothering.
Suggestions?

Checked to see how much space is available ??
Click your Apple menu  top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click About This Mac > More Info > Storage
Make sure there's at least 15% free disk space.Click your Apple menu  top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click About This Mac > More Info > Storage
Make sure there's at least 15% free disk space. Less can slow your Mac down.
Checked the startup disk lately? You should do this before upgrading the system regardless.
Launch Disk Utility located in HD > Applications > Utilities
Select the startup disk on the left then select the First Aid tab.
Click: Verify Disk (not Verify Disk Permissions)
If the disk needs repairing, restart your Mac while holding down the Command + R keys. From there you can access the built in utilities in OS X Recovery to repair the startup disk.
FYI: OS X Recovery requires a high speed broadband connection.
Backup all your important files before repairing or restoring OS X just in case.

IMac - slow to boot, bluetooth not found.

System:
iMac 24" (Early 2009) 2.66GHz
8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 memory (upgraded from original 4GB with 3rd party memory about 4 years ago)
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB Disk (upgraded from original 640GB about 2 years ago)
NVIDIA GeForge 9400
OS X: 10.10.1
The issue began about 3 months ago when my mother-in-law had the machine. According to her, the machine became very slow to boot (taking from 20min to over 1 hour) and her wireless mouse was not working. Fortunately she was already using a wired keyboard and had a spare wired mouse, so she was able to use the machine. Other than the slow boot and mouse issue, the system was stable. We decided to replace her machine in any case, primarily because it's not easily serviceable - especially where she lives (rural Alabama). I took the machine back (it had been mine originally). At that point it was running 10.8.5.
I observed the following:
1) The system was, indeed, very slow to boot as she described.
2) None of the bluetooth devices were working.
3) The bluetooth device shows as "No information found" in the System Information report
4) Bluetooth preferences were not visible in system preferences.
5) Coincident with her first report or problems, the following messages began appearing in the system logs:
Dec 30 14:25:05 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    3.195    AppleUSBHubPort::FatalError - Port 3 of Hub at 0x6100000 reported error 0xe00002c0 while doing clearing port feature (1)
Dec 30 14:25:05 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    3.195    AppleUSBHubPort::FatalError - Port 1 of Hub at 0x6100000 reported error 0xe00002c0 while doing clearing port feature (1)
Dec 30 14:25:05 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    3.206    AppleUSBHubPort::FatalError - Port 2 of Hub at 0x6100000 reported error 0xe00002ed while doing getting port status (4)
Dec 30 14:25:05 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    3.206    AppleUSBHubPort::FatalError - Port 2 of Hub at 0x6100000 reported error 0xe00002c0 while doing clearing port feature (2)
Though she originally had external peripherals attached, all have been removed - the only things plugged into any USB or Firewire port are the keyboard and mouse.
So, that's how the machine was when I got it back... I have tried the following:
1) First I tried AHT - booting from the original disks provided with the system (AHT version 3A170). AHT hung while probing system hardware; it just stalled for several hours (I think I let it try overnight, only to return to see no progress). I've tried AHT a couple of times through this ordeal and can never get to the point where I can even initiate the test.
2) I tried removing the bluetooth preferences file.
3) I tried resetting NVRAM
4) I tried resetting SMC
5) I've booted in verbose mode, but nothing really stood out as clearly (or even vaguely) indicating a problem.
People did suggest booting in "safe" mode - thought it was never clear what I was supposed to do after that. In any case, an attempt to boot in safe mode caused the machine to just reboot itself. I even set safe mode in the boot-args and sat back and watched as the machine consistently rebooted itself each time... about 7 or 8 times before I got sick of hearing the boot chime. I did have verbose mode turned on in boot-args as well, an each time it rebooted at the same point, while initializing drivers. Interestingly, booting in "normal" mode has never been an issue - save for the exceptional amount of time it takes.
Since the data on the disk was of no use to me, I created a 10.10.1 install package on a USB stick and installed fresh - verifying and reformatting the hard drive before performing the install. The installation was uneventful (i.e. worked just like it should).
So, now I am running 10.10.1 and still no Bluetooth. I tried the AHT again and again it gets hung probing the hardware and I can't even initiate the test. I even tried a suggestion from another thread (hold ctl-shift-option and the power button for about 6 sec while the power is off)... that had worked for a number of folks but not for me.
One other piece of info I just confirmed while writing this, 0x6100000 is the Location ID associated with the BRCM2046 Hub - i.e. the Bluetooth device. Why this shows up as a hub on the USB Bus but the device itself doesn't appear to exist is confusing. I certainly would expect to see this as a USB hub on a correctly functioning system, it's just confusing why it's there when the underlying bluetooth device is not recognized.
So, I am pretty much convinced it's a hardware issue of some kind - given this is a "spare" Mac that I was simply trying to re-purpose to host a film scanner that requires a FireWire interface, I am not sure how much I want to invest financially in getting this resolved. I have heard that Apple no longer services these machines, but I could be wrong... As I see it my options are kind of limited:
1) Take it to a repair facility (even if Apple doesn't work on them, there are at least 2 places near by that do) and pay them $$ just to tell me that it's going to be $$$ fix it.
2) Get my hands dirty, open this thing up and see if I can fix it.
I'm leaning towards option 2, but I am really reluctant to go on a fishing expedition. Based on what I have observed, it seems to be a problem with the bluetooth module itself, and as I understand it that is a separate part from the main logic board... which means that I can replace it for about $35 and the cost of the right tools; which all together total about the same amount as the "diagnostic" fee any local repair shop would charge. If it's not that, then it's the logic board and the best price I can find for that puts it in the "not worth the trouble" category anyway. I don't want to rule out some other component - memory, disk drive, or power supply... but any of those, at least to me, seem like the kind of components which would cause more erratic behavior when they fail.
So, what's my question - simple ... have I missed something here. Before I perform open heart surgery are there any last tricks I can try or is my conclusion that this must be a hardware problem pretty solid?

If your EHDs are formatted OS X Extended (journaled) and your using them as normal EHDs you don't need all of the WD software installed. The OS can use the disks without it. Uninstall all of the WD software:
WDSecurityHelper    Application (/Applications/WD Security.app/Contents/WDSecurityHelper.app)
WDDriveUtilityHelper    UNKNOWN (missing value)
WDDriveUtilityHelper    Application (/Applications/WD Drive

I am trying to troubleshoot a slow iMac. EtreCheck showed that com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist failed. Not sure if this is important or how to fix. Any suggestions?

I am trying to troubleshoot a slow iMac. EtreCheck showed that com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist failed. Not sure if this is important or how to fix. Any suggestions?

BobHarris: Thanks. The EtreCheck output follows:
Problem description:
My iMac is very slow.
EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)
Report generated 4/22/15 2:28 PM
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
    iMac - model: iMac11,2
    1 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            Empty
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            Empty
        BANK 0/DIMM1
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM1
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: Unknown
Video Information: ℹ️
    ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB
        iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
    Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Time since boot: 2:36:57
Disk Information: ℹ️
    ST3500418AS disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (372.93 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information: ℹ️
    hp psc 1300 series
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    LaCie LaCie Hard Drive Quadra 1 TB
        disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
        Partition 1 (disk1s3) /Volumes/Partition 1 : 333.27 GB (31.07 GB free)
        Partition 2 (disk1s5) /Volumes/Partition 2 : 333.27 GB (84.70 GB free)
        Partition 3 (disk1s7) /Volumes/Partition 3 : 333.27 GB (36.70 GB free)
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Startup Items: ℹ️
    HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.coupons.coupond.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    Microsoft AU Daemon    Application (/Applications/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft AU Daemon.app)
    HP IO Classic Proxy 2    Application Hidden (/Library/Frameworks/HPServicesInterface.framework/Versions/B/Runtime/HP IO Classic Proxy 2.app)
    HP IO Classic Proxy    Application Hidden (/Library/Frameworks/HPServicesInterface.framework/Versions/A/Runtime/HP IO Classic Proxy.app)
    Director Docker    Application (/Applications/Hewlett-Packard/HP Photo and Imaging Software/HP Photo and Imaging Director/Director Docker.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Growl [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         3%    fontd
         2%    WindowServer
         0%    coreservicesd
         0%    mds
         0%    blued
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    78 MB    mds
    41 MB    Finder
    33 MB    mdworker(3)
    29 MB    WindowServer
    29 MB    Dock
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    2.60 GB    Free RAM
    1.40 GB    Used RAM
    0 B    Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Apr 22, 2015, 11:38:18 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/helpd_2015-04-22-113818_[redac ted].crash
    Apr 21, 2015, 02:37:28 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Premiere Pro CS5_2015-04-21-143728_[redacted].crash
    Apr 22, 2015, 11:51:45 AM    Self test - passed

MBP slow to boot and WILL NOT boot from external drive

I have two problems. First my friends MacBook Pro which is less than a month old is taking long to load. So I did a clean install without installing anything other than what came. Still slow to boot. Sometimes I see a light blue screen for a while before getting into the desktop. She complains of the beachball far too often. She says my MacBook is faster than her Pro, which is not right.
So I came down with my external LaCie drive, which I cloned from my iMac 24". I wasn't able to boot from the external (firewire) drive using her MacBook Pro. I thought my LaCie drive was bad or soemthing, but when I got home, I hooked it up to my MacBook and booted from the external drive just fine. I use SuperDuper to make a bootable clone.
So as it stands now, her computer is slow to boot into the OS, and it won't let me boot from my external drive. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? I did a clean install, used cocktail, etc. If it persists, I'll tell her to take it in.
Thanks,
Bryan

Robert,
I have no idea what you mean by Apple is not responsive to the issue. If you want help, please start a new topic thread so someone can help you identify the problem without the distraction of other people's problems around yours. Blaming people does not solve problems.
This is the link to post a new topic on this board:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1149&start=0
This is a user to user board. If you need help from Apple, call AppleCare directly here:
http://www.apple.com/contact/phone_contacts.html

IMac Boot Sound Volume

Hi,
Why does my iMac boot chime change it's volume from time to time?. Some times it's really loud, and annoying. How do I tame it down a bit?
Thanks
Tristram

Tristram,
Like many in these posts will tell you, the boot sound is a good thing because it is a diagnostic signl that announces everything is ok with the system.
But I agree it does get pretty loud. If you want, you can press the mute button on the keyboard before shutting down or restarting to mute the start up sound as well.There is no other way to actually control the volume except to mute it.
To actually control the volume level of the chime, there are some hacks like StartupSound.prefPane available that do the job.
Hope this helps...

Imac boots to apple screen then stops?

Imac running osx Lion boots only to apple screen. I have tried boot discs and flash drive to boot it with no luck. HELP

Take each of these steps that you haven't already tried. Stop when the problem is resolved.
Step 1
The first step in dealing with a boot failure is to secure your data. If you want to preserve the contents of the startup drive, and you don't already have at least one current backup, you must try to back up now, before you do anything else. It may or may not be possible. If you don't care about the data that has changed since your last backup, you can skip this step.
There are several ways to back up a Mac that is unable to boot. You need an external hard drive to hold the backup data.
a. Boot into Recovery by holding down the key combination command-R at the startup chime, or from a local Time Machine backup volume (option key at startup.) Release the keys when you see a gray screen with a spinning dial. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, launch Disk Utility and follow the instructions in this support article, under “Instructions for backing up to an external hard disk via Disk Utility.”
b. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, boot the non-working Mac in target disk mode by holding down the key combination command-T at the startup chime. Connect the two Macs with a FireWire or Thunderbolt cable. The internal drive of the machine running in target mode will mount as an external drive on the other machine. Copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
c. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data.
Step 2
Press and hold the power button until the power shuts off. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed to boot, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Use a different keyboard and/or mouse, if those devices are wired. If you can boot now, one of the devices you disconnected, or a combination of them, is causing the problem. Finding out which one is a process of elimination.
If you've booted from an external storage device, make sure that your internal boot volume is selected in the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences.
Step 3
Boot in safe mode. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Post for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
When you boot in safe mode, it's normal to see a dark gray progress bar on a light gray background. If the progress bar gets stuck for more than a few minutes, or if the system shuts down automatically while the progress bar is displayed, your boot volume is damaged and the drive is probably malfunctioning. In that case, go to step 5.
If you can boot and log in now, empty the Trash, and then open the Finder Info window on your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name.) Check that you have at least 9 GB of available space, as shown in the window. If you don't, copy as many files as necessary to another volume (not another folder on the same volume) and delete the originals. Deletion isn't complete until you empty the Trash again. Do this until the available space is more than 9 GB. Then reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode.)
If the boot process hangs again, the problem is likely caused by a third-party system modification that you installed. Post for further instructions.
Step 4
Sometimes a boot failure can be resolved by resetting the NVRAM.
Step 5
Launch Disk Utility in Recovery mode (see Step 1.) Select your startup volume, then run Repair Disk. If any problems are found, repeat until clear. If Disk Utility reports that the volume can't be repaired, the drive has malfunctioned and should be replaced. You might choose to tolerate one such malfunction in the life of the drive. In that case, erase the volume and restore from a backup. If the same thing ever happens again, replace the drive immediately.
This is one of the rare situations in which you should also run Repair Permissions, ignoring the false warnings it may produce. Look for the line "Permissions repair complete" at the end of the output. Then reboot as usual.
Step 6
Boot into Recovery again. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, follow the prompts to reinstall the OS. If your Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade.
Note: You need an always-on Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection to the Internet to use Recovery. It won’t work with USB or PPPoE modems, or with proxy servers, or with networks that require a certificate for authentication.
Step 7
Repeat step 6, but this time erase the boot volume in Disk Utility before installing. The system should automatically reboot into the Setup Assistant. Follow the prompts to transfer your data from a backup.
Step 8
A dead logic-board battery in a Mac Pro can cause a gray screen at boot. Typically the boot failure will be preceded by loss of the startup disk and system clock settings. See the user manual for replacement instructions.
Step 9
If you get this far, you're probably dealing with a hardware fault. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested.

I have a Presario SR5450F. Recently, it is very slow to boot up. It hangs up on the Compaq screen

I have a Presario SR5450F. Recently, it is very slow to boot up. It hangs up on the Compaq screen (Setup, Boot Menu, System Recovery, Diagnostics). It hangs up on that screen for at least 10 minutes, which is unacceptable. It just started doing this. Can someone please help me? Thanks.
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You're welcome goldcanyon1
Glad I could help. Thanks for sharing your problem and what device was causing it for you. Sometimes having too many USB devices can cause problems. Your camera might work if only the mouse and keyboard are connected. It is worth a try if you need to get photos from it. I have seen even on my custom built PC occasional "odd" issues that can arise from having a variety of different USB devices connected.
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When a solution is found please mark the post that solves your issue.

PC networking to iMac booted in Vista, and in vista emulation-Small office

Re: Wireless and Wired Network: probably using a dlink 825 dual n band wireless router.
1. How is a typical Dell/ vistax64 networked to an imac booted in vista x64?
2. How is a typical Dell/ vistax64 networked to an imac running vista x64 in emulation?
*3. how are they configured to simultaneously synch business files and digital images, that will originate from the dell, in situation 1 & 2 above?
I (might be) stuck getting a Dell/vista 64 to acquire digital dental x-rays in the treatment room, bec the sensor mfg'er says the drivers won't work(!) on a Mac booted in Vista, either way. But since the PC imaging app and PC practice management software works fine either way, the iMac will rule the Front Desk. I'm still not convinced about the driver PC only spec! ..... Please help me get the sync'ed networking configured. Thanks!

Hi there,
Could you provide the community with a little more information to help narrow troubleshooting? Specifically what is the model number for the printer? If you have difficulty locating the model number please use one of these guides to get it:
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Photosmarts
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Very slow to boot, even on an external drive

A friend's 15" MacBook Pro, quad core i7,(older, not sure of the exact model) very slow to boot, and boots with the progress bar, then when you try to log in, it goes back to the login page. Often it will not start. Starts after resetting SMC. Reset PRAM. Booted to the recovery disk, ran repair disk on drive, no errors, tried to run repair on the volume and the MBP shut down. Tried booting to an external drive and it boots to an empty desktop with a finder window like an extended desktop.Tried AHT, only the usual battery sensor error, 4SNS/1/40000000 TB3T-128.000. ran extended test, same thing, only the one error.
So, how to back up this MB Pro before I try an erase and install. (short of removing the drive) It would seem to be a hardware error, but always want to try an erase and install. Any ideas or troubleshooting suggestions?

Mike -- thanks for your input. I guess Windows is just a worrisome thing for us Mac guys. Part of what always gets me is unknown code that goes into Windows. I did a Google the other day to see if I could get a feel for the "roots" of the upcoming Vista.
Who knows what Vista is really based on -- a modification of NT that was in part based on DOS and VMS? From my limited experience, I am not sure there is enough shelf space to hold the manuals to run VMS successfully. Of course, why worry; Boot Camp and other things will change before Vista gets here.
The bottom line is that I will use all the Windows security fixes.
Mac Mini (Intel Core Duo) Mac OS X (10.4.5)

How to correct or fix slow imac on start up or when switching user. Blue Screen will stay on for 3-5 minutes.

How do I fix a slow imac on start up and when switching user? The blue screen will stay on for 3-5 minutes.
Thanks

How much free space do you have on your hard disk? And have you ever performed a backup & clean install after an OS X upgrade?

SLOW IMAC 2.4GhzINTEL CORE 2, 1 GB MEMORY 10.6

I HAVE SLOW IMAC 2.4GhzI NTEL CORE 2, 1 GB MEMORY OS LION.
DO I NEED MORE RAM?

Lion requires a minimum of 2 GBs of RAM. It won't run in 1 GB. So, yes, you need more RAM. At least 4 GBs if your model supports it.

Slow imac, how to check status and clean up disc?

slow imac, how to check status and clean up disc?

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
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Annoyingly slow?

Hi all, I've just started using Kuler, it looks really cool.
But is it me or is it eally annoyingly slow? Every color I pick, it
needs to update and when I press download it also takes seconds
before it starts. How on earth am I gonna like this Kuler thing? Am
I alone in this, is it just incidental today or...?
Thanks

Hi folks,
Hang in there! We just got some press and it's caused some
serious hits.
http://www.adobe.com/newsletters/edge/january2007/articles/article7/index.html?trackingid= QZVJ
We are working on trying to improve things...
Sami

How do you fix a really slow iMac?

Ho dow you fix a really slow iMac?

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Annoying slow iMac boot-up.

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