Apps on dock but won't launch. Bounce but that's it

apps are on dock but mail, Safari, etc. do not launch

Hey Stan,
That does not seem good, lets see if we can get the apps to work again. I will also for warn you that this may take some time to get it back up an running again because we will be isolating the issue. Take a look at the article below to start you with testing out those apps in another user to see if they will launch. Also try opening the apps in the Application folder on your Mac instead of your dock. Let me know what you find out.
Mac OS X: How to troubleshoot a software issue
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201516
Take care,
-Norm G.

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