Applications close unexpectedly

Question

Does anyone have any clue how to fix this?
im using a macbook OS X v10.4.11 tiger
For awhile now random applications that i use (mostly safari because thats mainly what i use) just randomly close
about a year back somehow my hard drive just shut down and i had to take it in the store to get it completely re-done
ive checked for all the updates and gotten them all done except for quicktime 7, because it always has an error or something

Answer 1

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Exactly which model MacBook is it?
What is the Processor speed?
What size is the Hard Drive, and how much free space is available?
How much RAM is installed, and is it original or added?
Which version of OS X, was pre-installed when maufactured?
What peripherals do you have connected? A keyboard, mouse, printer, external drive or modem, router, etc?
What happened between the last time the MacBook functioned successfully, and now?
Have you made any changes, like upgrading the system, updated or installed any applications or programs, etc?
Have there been any unusual occurences, like freezes, crashes, power outages, etc?
Have you ever run any routine Maintenance procedures, as suggested by Carolyn Samit, or in the articles linked to below?
Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance, authored by Kappy
Mac OS X 10.3/10.4: System Maintenance, authored by Gulliver
As Carolyn also noted, insufficient available space, can cause performance issues, system corruption, and possible loss of data.
Depending on Mac system usage habits, it is a general recommendation, to keep 10% to as much as 20%, of the Total capacity, available at all times.
Review the suggestions, in the documents that I have linked to below.
Authored by Dr Smoke:
Problems From Insufficient RAM And Free Hard Disk Space
Freeing Space On Your Mac OS X Startup Disk
Multiple applications quit unexpectedly or fail to launch
Is the MacBook shutdown overnight, or does it run 24/7?
If you turn the Mac off nightly, the Background Maintenance Tasks, are not run in a timely manner.
These can also be run, using a Third-Party utility, or manually using Terminal, to run the CRON Commands.
I use MacJanitor, when necessary.
INSTRUCTIONS TO RUN CRON MANUAL COMMANDS
Quit all applications/programs.
Navigate to HD > Applications > Utilities.
Double click on Terminal, to open.
At the prompt, type:
sudo periodic daily
Press Return.
Enter your Admin password when prompted, then press Return.
This will execute the daily script that is sheduled to run every night.
When completed, repeat this procedure, but change the command to:
sudo periodic weekly
This one rebuilds a database or two, and usually takes somewhat longer to complete. It is scheduled to run once a week.
Repeat again, with command:
sudo periodic monthly
Or they can all be run in one pass, which is preferable, with this command:
sudo periodic daily weekly monthly
When the tasks complete, and return to the prompt, you may quit Terminal.
Restart the Mac, and run Repair Permissions.
TO REPAIR PERMISSIONS ON THE STARTUP DISK
1.Open Disk Utility, located in Applications/Utilities, and select the startup disk in the left column.
2.Click First Aid.
3.Click Verify Disk Permissions to test permissions or Repair Disk Permissions to test and repair permissions. (I never "Verify". Just run "Repair".)
Rerun RP, until the only messages reported, are listed here Spurious Permissions Errors Using: 10.4.x, authored by Michael Conniff.
When "Repair Permissions" is complete. Quit "Disk Utility".
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