Applications won't launch from dock

I have recently had to re install tiger and was not able to use archive function so had to erase.
Most files etc were OK and was able to shift stuff around between the macs hard drive and an external storage device.
Lost of stuff got duplicated and I've been trying to sort out the mess!
I'm pretty well there now but have one last weird problem.
I can't launch the Word or Excell apps from the dock.
I've deleted and added them and also re installed the Office software but it still won't work.
I can open any of my Word or Excell files from the docs folder but the programme won't launch from the dock
Any ideas?

What happens if you go to office preferences (from your pulldown menu with Word or Excel open) >> general >> "show project gallery at startup" and deselect that item?
It's also possible that it could be a font that Office does not care for. Try dragging ~(yourhome)/library/fonts to the desktop and logging out and back in or restarting.
-mj
[email protected]

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Programs won't launch from Dock or Applications.

has anyone seen this problem; I click on a program in the dock and the black triangle appears showing it is to launch, but the black triangle flashes two or three tims and then disappears. the program never runs. i am having this problem on one of 9 G4 computers running 10.3.9. it only happens with Safari, Peak Express 4 and install files compressed with stuffit.

If you have updated the software then the original icon in the dock may not work.
Try this:
1. Click on the Macintosh HD
2. Click The Applications Button.
3. Find the application you wish to open
4. If the application icon bounces in a different place to normal then Ctrl click on that Icon and choose "keep in dock"
5. Drag the old icon of the dock on to the desktop, It will go up in a cloud of smoke.
HTH.
G3 Imac 400Mhz Mac OS X (10.2.x)

Apple applications won't restart from dock

I've had this problem with Lion since day one, and although I am now running 10.7.4, the problem persists.
I run a MacBook Pro with mostly standard software. The exceptions are Adobe Flash Player, Flip4Mac WMV, Growl, Perian, Synergy, and Logitech Control Center. Most recent versions of all these products are installed.
I keep all of the applications I use most frequently on my dock. Most of the time I have Mail, iCal, Safari, System Preferences, Address Book, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, Adobe Reader, and Dictionary open. Filemaker Pro, Skype, and Stickies are often open as well. iPhoto, iPhoto Library Manager, and iTunes are only occasionally open.
I generally sleep my computer when not using it. I restart about once a week on average.
If I want to bring one of these applications to the front, I click on the Dock icon. Mail, Safari, and the non-Apple applications ALWAYS come to the front.
iCal, System Preferences, Address Book, and Dictionary hardly ever do. In order to access them, I have to launch Launchpad, then click on the dock icon again since Launchpad does not bring them to the front.
If I minimize the applications instead of hiding them, the minimized icon works, but then my dock has two versions of each application.

What happens if you go to office preferences (from your pulldown menu with Word or Excel open) >> general >> "show project gallery at startup" and deselect that item?
It's also possible that it could be a font that Office does not care for. Try dragging ~(yourhome)/library/fonts to the desktop and logging out and back in or restarting.
-mj
[email protected]

Calendar won't open from dock or applications

I downloaded Mavericks--calendar won't open from dock or applications--help please

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).
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

Safari 2.0.3 won't launch from Mail

Since the new security update yesterday for OS X4.5, my Safari browser 2.0.3 won't launch from the Mail e-mail program.
What do I do now? It was working perfectly before the update.
Kathy : (

I've had the same problem using numerous apps and on different Macs since updating to 10.4.5. Today, using the "check for updates" in Quicken 2006, something corrupted Safari completely and it won't launch at all - double click merely shows the icon in the Dock for a second before it quits. I did all the usual stuff: deleted the cache, cookies, etc. Finally trashed the app but now I can't figure out how to reinstall it alone...
G5 1.8x2, G4 450x2, PB 12-inch, iBook 300, iMac SE Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Non-Apple applications won't launch

On Intel iMac, recently many non-Apple applications won't launch, including Photoshop, Indesign, Quicken, Filemaker, Techtool Pro. On the other hand, Mail, Safari, iPhoto, iTunes, Pixadex, Ultralingua all launch just fine. The non-launchers quickly present the window with Ignore, Report..., Relaunch; and using Relaunch just brings the window up again.
I've tried Disk Utility, both from the drive and from the OSX install disk; Time Machine back to just before the problem started; removed .plist file from Preferences: all to no avail.
While this problem started one week ago, we have had a new iPhone 3G since July 12 (since I see a few discussions with the same error codes related to iPhone).
Below are the error reports for Photoshop and Filemaker, and some system info.
What can I do to fix this? Thanks!
Model: iMac7,1, BootROM IM71.007A.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 1 GB
Graphics: kHW_ATIr600M76Item, ATI,RadeonHD2600, spdisplayspciedevice, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
PHOTOSHOP
Process: Adobe Photoshop CS2 [272]
Path: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS2/Adobe Photoshop CS2.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop CS2
Identifier: com.adobe.Photoshop
Version: 9.0.2 (9.0.2x312 [20060822.902x312 02:00:00 cutoff]9.0.2x311) (9.0.2)
Code Type: PPC (Translated)
Parent Process: launchd [147]
Date/Time: 2008-08-09 14:26:42.705 -1000
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.4 (9E17)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGILL)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 ??? 0x801a308a 0 + 2149200010
1 translate 0xb80ecd11 gettimeofday_wrapper + 37593
Thread 1:
0 ??? 0x800bc4a6 0 + 2148254886
1 ??? 0x800c3c9c 0 + 2148285596
2 translate 0xb818b6ea CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 202886
3 ??? 0x800ed6f5 0 + 2148456181
4 ??? 0x800ed5b2 0 + 2148455858
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0xb813cfcc ecx: 0xb7fffa6c edx: 0x801a308a
edi: 0xb81d8794 esi: 0x00000004 ebp: 0xb7fffa98 esp: 0xb7fffa6c
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00000246 eip: 0x801a308a cs: 0x00000007
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
cr2: 0x9230b958
Binary Images:
0xb8000000 - 0xb81d7fe7 translate ??? (???) /usr/libexec/oah/translate
Translated Code Information:
NO CRASH REPORT
FILEMAKER
Process: FileMaker [517]
Path: /Applications/FileMaker Pro 7/FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMaker
Identifier: com.filemaker.pro7
Version: FileMaker Pro version 7.0v1a (7.0.1)
Code Type: PPC (Translated)
Parent Process: launchd [147]
Date/Time: 2008-08-09 14:30:10.117 -1000
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.4 (9E17)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXCBADINSTRUCTION (SIGILL)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 translate 0xb80a20a7 0xb8000000 + 663719
1 translate 0xb80bdb8b 0xb8000000 + 777099
2 translate 0xb80b7007 0xb8000000 + 749575
3 translate 0xb80d49c0 0xb8000000 + 870848
4 translate 0xb813ce79 spinlockwrapper + 1981
Thread 1:
0 ??? 0x800bc4a6 0 + 2148254886
1 ??? 0x800c3c9c 0 + 2148285596
2 translate 0xb818b6ea CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 202886
3 ??? 0x800ed6f5 0 + 2148456181
4 ??? 0x800ed5b2 0 + 2148455858
Thread 2:
0 translate 0xb815282c spinlockwrapper + 90480
1 translate 0xb816f427 CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 87491
2 translate 0xb80bdb8b 0xb8000000 + 777099
3 translate 0xb80b7007 0xb8000000 + 749575
4 translate 0xb80d49c0 0xb8000000 + 870848
5 translate 0xb813d75f spinlockwrapper + 4259
Thread 3:
0 translate 0xb815282c spinlockwrapper + 90480
1 translate 0xb816e6a1 CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 84029
2 translate 0xb80bdb8b 0xb8000000 + 777099
3 translate 0xb80b7007 0xb8000000 + 749575
4 translate 0xb80d49c0 0xb8000000 + 870848
5 translate 0xb813d75f spinlockwrapper + 4259
Thread 4:
0 translate 0xb815282c spinlockwrapper + 90480
1 translate 0xb816e6a1 CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 84029
2 translate 0xb80bdb8b 0xb8000000 + 777099
3 translate 0xb80b7007 0xb8000000 + 749575
4 translate 0xb80d49c0 0xb8000000 + 870848
5 translate 0xb813d75f spinlockwrapper + 4259
Thread 5:
0 translate 0xb815282c spinlockwrapper + 90480
1 translate 0xb816e6a1 CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 84029
2 translate 0xb80bdb8b 0xb8000000 + 777099
3 translate 0xb80b7007 0xb8000000 + 749575
4 translate 0xb80d49c0 0xb8000000 + 870848
5 translate 0xb813d75f spinlockwrapper + 4259
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0xb80a2028 ecx: 0xb7fff95c edx: 0x800fb082
edi: 0x00000002 esi: 0xb81d8c18 ebp: 0xb7fff9c8 esp: 0xb7fff990
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010282 eip: 0xb80a20a7 cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
cr2: 0x800fb000
Binary Images:
0xb8000000 - 0xb81d7fe7 translate ??? (???) /usr/libexec/oah/translate
Translated Code Information:
Rosetta Version: 21.03
Args: /Applications/FileMaker Pro 7/FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMaker -psn0176171
Exception: EXCBADINSTRUCTION (0x0002)
Thread 0: (0xb019cdb8, 0xb815282c)
0x957fe8c0: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : _pthread_condwait + 1260
0x0274a478: No symbol
0x02891fc8: No symbol
0x0274b4d0: No symbol
0x0274ac04: No symbol
0x9584ce8c: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : _pthreadbody + 40
0x02737618: No symbol
PPC Thread State
srr0: 0x00000000 srr1: 0x00000000 vrsave: 0x00000000
cr: 0xXXXXXXXX xer: 0x20000000 lr: 0x957fe910 ctr: 0x957bb490
r00: 0xffffffdb r01: 0xf0182c80 r02: 0xa09c6924 r03: 0x00004903
r04: 0x00004a03 r05: 0x00000000 r06: 0x00000000 r07: 0x00000000
r08: 0x00b34000 r09: 0x00000001 r10: 0xbfffec50 r11: 0xa09cb9ec
r12: 0x957bb490 r13: 0x00b341d8 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0xa0a00d44
r16: 0x00b34000 r17: 0x957c0e1c r18: 0xbfffec70 r19: 0x00000020
r20: 0x957c0e6c r21: 0x00000000 r22: 0xbfffec70 r23: 0x00000000
r24: 0x00000000 r25: 0x00000000 r26: 0x00000000 r27: 0xa09ce3e8
r28: 0x00c382fc r29: 0xa09c6924 r30: 0x00c38328 r31: 0x957fe3e8
Thread 1: (0xb009adc8, 0xb815282c)
0x00000000: /Applications/FileMaker Pro 7/FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMaker : + 0
0x9585e7c0: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : _sleep + 76
0x0274c2b4: No symbol
0x0274b4d0: No symbol
0x0274ac04: No symbol
0x9584ce8c: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : _pthreadbody + 40
0xbfffed30: No symbol
PPC Thread State
srr0: 0x00000000 srr1: 0x00000000 vrsave: 0x00000000
cr: 0xXXXXXXXX xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x958473f0 ctr: 0x957bb5b0
r00: 0xffffffa6 r01: 0xf0080ca0 r02: 0x00000000 r03: 0x00000062
r04: 0x0948111b r05: 0x00000000 r06: 0x00000000 r07: 0x00000000
r08: 0x80000000 r09: 0x00000000 r10: 0x00000000 r11: 0xa09cb62c
r12: 0x957bb5b0 r13: 0x957c0f80 r14: 0xbfffece0 r15: 0xa0cdb6bc
r16: 0x957c193c r17: 0xa0ccb6bc r18: 0xa0cdb6bc r19: 0x00c30240
r20: 0xa0cc6174 r21: 0x00c2ae40 r22: 0xbfffede0 r23: 0x00000003
r24: 0x00000003 r25: 0xa09d72b8 r26: 0xf0080d50 r27: 0xa09d72b8
r28: 0x00000062 r29: 0x0948111b r30: 0x00000000 r31: 0x958472b8
Thread 2: (0xb011bdb8, 0xb815282c)
0x957fe8c0: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : _pthread_condwait + 1260
0x0274a478: No symbol
0x0275ab14: No symbol
0x0274b4d0: No symbol
0x0274ac04: No symbol
0x9584ce8c: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : _pthreadbody + 40
0xbfffebd0: No symbol
PPC Thread State
srr0: 0x00000000 srr1: 0x00000000 vrsave: 0x00000000
cr: 0xXXXXXXXX xer: 0x20000000 lr: 0x957fe910 ctr: 0x957bb490
r00: 0xffffffdb r01: 0xf0101c70 r02: 0xa09c6924 r03: 0x00004703
r04: 0x00004803 r05: 0x00000028 r06: 0x00000030 r07: 0x00004603
r08: 0x00000000 r09: 0x00000001 r10: 0xffffff8f r11: 0xa09cb9ec
r12: 0x957bb490 r13: 0x014fa810 r14: 0xbfffeb90 r15: 0x00000000
r16: 0x00000000 r17: 0xbfffebe0 r18: 0xbfffebc0 r19: 0x00000000
r20: 0x02784324 r21: 0x02c59248 r22: 0xbfffebc0 r23: 0x00000000
r24: 0x00000000 r25: 0x00000000 r26: 0x00000000 r27: 0xa09ce3e8
r28: 0x00c3841c r29: 0xa09c6924 r30: 0x00c38448 r31: 0x957fe3e8
Thread 3: Crashed (0xb7fff5ec, 0x800bc4a6)
0x957c3520: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : szonecalloc + 232
0x922d8e78: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libRIP.A.dylib : ripcInitialize + 28
0x922d9064: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libRIP.A.dylib : _CGWindowContextDelegateCreate + 36
0x947d90dc: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics : _CGWindowContextCreate + 200
0x915a09a0: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : WindowData::GetCGContext() + 88
0x915a0474: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : WindowData::PrepareForVisibility() + 128
0x9159fb70: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : __ShowHideWindows + 276
0x9159fa4c: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : _ShowHide + 36
0x9159f9b0: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : MBarDraw() + 76
0x9158b2f0: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : ShowBar(unsigned char, unsigned char) + 356
0x915abcd0: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : _SetMenuBarObscured + 220
0x000d3994: /Applications/FileMaker Pro 7/FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMaker : ShowClarisScreen(unsigned char*) + 48
0x0012acc8: /Applications/FileMaker Pro 7/FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMaker : CFMProApp::InitApplication() + 1084
0x0037e870: /Applications/FileMaker Pro 7/FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMaker : CMacApp::Main() + 64
0x00128194: /Applications/FileMaker Pro 7/FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMaker : _main + 28
0x00001f48: /Applications/FileMaker Pro 7/FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMaker : __start + 460
0x00001d78: /Applications/FileMaker Pro 7/FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMaker : start + 48
0x00000000: /Applications/FileMaker Pro 7/FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMaker : + 0
PPC Thread State
srr0: 0x00000000 srr1: 0x00000000 vrsave: 0x00000000
cr: 0xXXXXXXXX xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x922d7810 ctr: 0x922d903f
r00: 0x00000000 r01: 0xbfffe870 r02: 0xa03977e4 r03: 0xa039436c
r04: 0x00000000 r05: 0x00000010 r06: 0x00000005 r07: 0x00000000
r08: 0x00000005 r09: 0x00002e24 r10: 0x00cfc080 r11: 0xa09cb6d4
r12: 0x922d9040 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000001 r15: 0xbfffeb40
r16: 0xbfffec1c r17: 0xfffffff5 r18: 0x00000000 r19: 0x00000000
r20: 0xbfffeb40 r21: 0x00000001 r22: 0x00000000 r23: 0x00c2b8d0
r24: 0xa039436c r25: 0x00000a41 r26: 0xa0879024 r27: 0xa03977e4
r28: 0x00000000 r29: 0x00c5ad30 r30: 0x00c62fc0 r31: 0x922d77e4
Thread 4: (0xb021ddb8, 0xb815282c)
0x957fe8c0: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : _pthread_condwait + 1260
0x0274a478: No symbol
0x027c106c: No symbol
0x0274b4d0: No symbol
0x0274ac04: No symbol
0x9584ce8c: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : _pthreadbody + 40
0x00000000: /Applications/FileMaker Pro 7/FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMaker : + 0
PPC Thread State
srr0: 0x00000000 srr1: 0x00000000 vrsave: 0x00000000
cr: 0xXXXXXXXX xer: 0x20000000 lr: 0x957fe910 ctr: 0x957bb490
r00: 0xffffffdb r01: 0xf0203c20 r02: 0xa09c6924 r03: 0x00004b03
r04: 0x00004c03 r05: 0x00000000 r06: 0x00000000 r07: 0x00000000
r08: 0x1614a600 r09: 0x00000001 r10: 0x00000800 r11: 0xa09cb9ec
r12: 0x957bb490 r13: 0x9584cbac r14: 0xbfffee30 r15: 0x00000002
r16: 0x9584cc3c r17: 0x957bc5b0 r18: 0xbfffebd0 r19: 0x00000000
r20: 0x957bc66c r21: 0xbfffeb80 r22: 0xbfffebf0 r23: 0x00000000
r24: 0x00000000 r25: 0x00000000 r26: 0x00000000 r27: 0xa09ce3e8
r28: 0x00c531cc r29: 0xa09c6924 r30: 0x00c531f8 r31: 0x957fe3e8

No idea what caused it, but your PPC emulator is definitely hosed and doing a clean installation would probably be less time consuming than figuring out what the problem is.
This is also all very old software that was never meant to run in Leopard at all, so you should consider the possibility that some of it will simply never work.

I had a icon on dock that i clicked and showed all applications. i accidentally removed from dock how do i get it back??

i had a icon on dock that i clicked and showed all applications. i accidentally removed from dock how do i get it back??

Click the Finder icon in the Dock to launch it.
Open the Application folder and find the Launchpad application.
Drag it to the Dock.

Applications won't show in dock?

My applications won't show in dock when I'm using them, for example, I'm using imovie and vuze now and they will not appear in dock unlike in Lion. Is this something apple has introduced in mountain lion? They open when I select them from spotlight but they won't show up in dock.
Is there a fix for this?

I had a similar issue and I went to System Preferences > Dock, and I unchecked each check box that appears at the bottom. Then I restarted. Then I check the boxes that I had previously checked. This worked for me, I hope it will for you, too.

CC cloud desktop manager won't launch from win 8.1. It won't let me uninstall it either. Deadlock

I installed CC cloud desktop manager and it won't launch from win 8.1. It won't let me uninstall it either. I'm in a deadlock and can't get to my subscription. How do I remove it from my PC and re-install it ?

App doesn't open | Progress wheel spins continually
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/creative-cloud-app-doesnt-open.html

My camera application won't launch on my iPhone 4. what's wrong?

my camera application won't launch on my iPhone 4. what's wrong?

try restarting the iphone
if you dont know how you do that
http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonetroubleshooting/qt/reset_iphone.htm

Applications won't launch when a file from Finder or Dock is opened

With Snow Leopard i'm experiencing the following problem:
After a while of operating, if an application isn't launched and i open a file of that app from the Finder or the Dock, the app's blue indicator blinks for a very long time and when it's finally open the app freezes. only option is to force quit the app.
But i can in fact open the file, if i open the app first and then select the file with the open dialog.
This happenes with every application: +Archive Utility.app, TextEdit.app, Preview.app+ and non-Apple apps.
When i reboot, the problem is gone for about an hour.
Any solutions?

Rebuilding the launch services database sounds like a good thing to try - except on Snow, the directory LaunchServices.framework doesn't exist in the place that that link points to.
Its now in /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS ervices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister according to [Tuaw|http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/11/terminal-tips-rebuild-your-launch-services -database-to-clean-up>
I've just rebuilt - I'll post in a few hours if it worked.....
Andy

Safari won't open from dock after upgrading to leopard

I've upgraded from OS X 10.4.11 Tiger to OS X 10.5.2 Leopard with the upgrade DVD which arrived today and all the available Software Updates (which included a Safari update). No more Software Updates are available - I've checked.
Safari and Mail will now not open from the Dock. Neither will iChat, AddressBook, iDVD (which produces a pop-up saying it "quit unexpectedly" - it didn't appear to start at all), and iCal. Safari and Mail WILL open from my Applications folder thankfully. I haven't checked the other mentioned applications, except iDVD which does the same non-opening with pop-up from Applications too.
I have run permissions verification and permissions repair from Disc Utility on the Mac HD. I have run disc verification from there too and the result said the disc appears OK. Neither solved the Dock problem.
The icons in the Dock don't bounce or anything. They remain still and un-animated. I just get a pop-up message saying "You cannot use the application "Safari.app" with this version of Mac OS X". Which surprises me as it's a native Apple Mac application isn't it? Obviously it says "Mail.app" for mail, "iChat.app" for iChat etc.
I reinserted the Leopard installation DVD and installed all the applications from the Optional Install.mpkg folder, including Safari and Mail. This has made no noticeable difference: they still won't open from the dock. I have just noticed that an additional icon for Safari appears at the far (right hand) end of the dock when I open it from Applications. But it disappears when I close Safari, so no good for opening it.
It could be worse, I can actually open some of the applications from my Applications folder. But this is inconvenient and besides, it is supposed to work from the Dock.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Can anyone help me to solve it please?
I have backed-up (not using time machine - I backed-up before I upgraded). I hope to avoid having to erase and reinstall but I will IF that will solve this problem (and not cause any others
Help please. Thanks.

Hi
Dock icons are simply alias. The ones on your dock may be corrupted, especially since you can open Safari from the applications folder. To remove an icon, right click on it and select "remove from dock", or simply drag it off the dock, where it will disappear in a puff of virtual smoke.
Then, go to the Finder and single-click/hold any item you want on the dock. Drag it there.
Try Safari or the other apps again.
Specific to the Leopard upgrade, important any 3rd party items installed in your system are Leopard compatible, otherwise you'll have operational problems when using them.
One other thought. It is possible the Dock is corrupted, causing the problem. If the above does not resolve the problem, go to the Finder: Your User Account>Library>Preferences folder. There, move the com.apple.dock.plist and com.apple.dock.db files to the desktop, then relaunch the Finder (hold down the option/command/esc keys to reveal the Quit Panel. Select the Finder>relaunch.
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TS4412 Aperture 3.4.3 simply won't launch from a fresh install

So, I just purchased Aperture from the App Store, and it won't launch.
I tried the advice here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4412
To no avail. Since the app hasn't launched, there is no preference file to delete.
The only other variables, of course, would be my hardware and OS, but all of that is up to date.
I kind of need the app running... Any idea what's happening?
Cheers,
T
error report:
Process:         Aperture [2283]
Path:            /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture
Identifier:      com.apple.Aperture
Version:         3.4.3 (3.4.3)
Build Info:      Aperture-310022000000000~2
App Item ID:     408981426
App External ID: 12009533
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [164]
User ID:         501
Date/Time:       2013-02-17 16:51:20.493 +0000
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)
Report Version: 10
Interval Since Last Report:          1333842 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           1457
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   9
Anonymous UUID:                      5192CB3D-23A1-7722-957C-80866B6765F2
Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /Library/Frameworks/PluginManager.framework/Versions/B/PluginManager
Referenced from: /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture
Reason: image not found

Do you have Final Cut installed? The crash dump has all the signs of the classic Final Cut /Aperture conflict.
If so the easiest way to fix the situation is to just install the operating system Mountain Lion again. Re-installing the OS will not damage your data files however is it always a good idea to have a full backup in cases lie this.
regards

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I've added to the manifest:
Permissions: all-permissions
Codebase: *
Trusted-Library: true
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There are a laundry list of "known issues" in the release notes and they don't make sense.
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KNOWN ISSUE
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KNOWN ISSUE
Area: Deployment/Plugin
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The Caller-Allowable-Codebase attribute will cause the applet to fail to load by throwing ajava.lang.NullPointerException.
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