Can't access menus or the apple menu, INCLUDING start up/shut down
my apple logo menu shows nothing, nor does much of my program menus. The other menus seem to be working, and i know if i can find a pllst that is causing this i could possibly fix the problem, but i cant even restart my computer or manually do it because there is no option. What am i to do?
i wasnt doing anything out of the ordinary. This has just happend. I first noticed it with AIM about 2 weeks ago, but figured it was an AIM bug and that it would be fixed. I then noticed it for safari and more recently for finder, which means i cannot restart or shut down my computer now.
I installed the latest version of flash, but that was after the first incident.
I didnt change any names neither, in fact i cleaned out some old pictures and files from the incomplete folder and temporary internet files etc.
i have 512 mb of memory, i have around 8.22 free now , i am running a few programs as we speak.
Not sure about RAM.
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