Computer Hangs or Freezes on Shut Down or Restart
I have a B&W running OSX Server 10.3.9 and for some reason it will not shut down. It logs out and goes to the Blue Screen with the spinning logo thing but nothing happens. The Computer just sits there and doesn't shut down.
I checked the Ram, The Battery, The Hard Drives and everything seems ok. What should I be looking for???
Any help would be great.
I'll take a stab at it. When I had duplicate fonts on my computer, very strange things happened...
1. Start the application "FontBook" and see if you have any duplicate fonts (bulleted ones). If so do an Edit>Resolve Duplicates for each one.
If you found resolved duplicates, do a restart.
2. Check FontBook again. Are the fonts still resolved? If so, and the computer is running ok, you're done (hopefully). If the fonts are duplicated again, go to User>Library>Preferences and trash the com.apple.FontBook.plist file.
3. Reaccomplish item "1" above and restart.
Hope this helps,
Bob
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Are you getting kernel panics?
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HELP!!!
Here are the specs of my machine:
2011 13.3" MacBook Pro
4 GB Ram/320 GB HD
For the past several months my MacBook Pro refuses to shut down or restart without holding down the power button. Whenever I choose to restart or shut down the computer, it will hang on a grey screen. I have even tried letting it hang for an hour, and it still won't shut down. I notice that once in a while it will retart or shut down correctly if I had not used opened iTunes since turning it on. However, even manually closing iTunes before shutting down or restarting does not solve the problem. It seems as though it only shuts down if iTunes was not used since restarting the computer. Is this a registry error? Do I need to reinstall iTunes? I noticed this problem began happening after I uninstalled Kaspersky Virus Scanner, could that be the problem as well? Also, I cannot guarantee that the problem is only associated with iTunes. I just noticed that one of the few times it shut down or restarted correctly, iTunes coincidentally had not been used. Also, this problem started happening while I was still using Lion and has continued despite upgrading to Mountain Lion.
Also, whenever I update my iPod through iTunes, it won't eject properly, and a transparent icon of the iPod displays on the screen even after I have removed it from the USB port. Furthermore, the iPod will only be recognized by iTunes and will only be updated the first time I plug it in. After removing it and plugging it back in, it won't recognize or update the device unless I shut down and restart the computer. I have the latest addition of iTunes. I also have two iPods, one 80 GB Classic, and one 8 GB Nano, and I have the same problem with both.
I have AppleCare. Should I take my macbook to the genius bar?
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<a href=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411 or http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
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When I try to open iPhoto I get a window dialog that says...
Your photo library is either in use by another application or has become unreadable
Shut down and restart your computer, and then open iPhoto again. If the problem persists, try rebuilding your photo library. To do this, quit iPhoto, and then reopen it while keeping the Option and Command keys pressed. You can also try restoring your photo library from a backup.
I have tried the reopen it while keeping the Option and Command keyes pressed.
No change.
I dee nothing but a blank page,
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Also hace back ups of all images on cd's. dvds and jump drives.
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Hello soggy001
Welcome to http://supportforums.blackberry.com
Make restarted the z30?
If your problem evidences the persistence
Apply a hard reset keep the power button for 30 seconds.
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I recommend you make a reload of the BlackBerry OS Link
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You must have the latest version of the BlackBerry Link installed.
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VIA | gutijose14
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Z10/My-BB-Z10-is-not-recieving-txt-msgs/m-p/266997...
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