Crossed-out signs over two application icons

I have an Intel iMac running OS X 10.6.8. Two applications, iTunes and iPhoto, have white crossed-out signs over them. Does anyone have any idea why this is? I've restarted the computer and done a software-update and they're still crossed-out, although both are working just fine.

Hi Jaun,
Are you running in an admin account?
In Finder do a Get Info on those 2 Apps & see if they're Locked or what rights it says you have.

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Firefox 4 versions and later do not run on a PowerPC Mac.<br />
Firefox 4 and later require at least OS X 10.5 and an Intel Mac.
* http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/8.0/system-requirements/
For an unofficial Firefox 8 compatible version (TenFourFox) that runs on PowerPC Macs with OS X 10.4.11 or OS X 10.5.8 you can look at:
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* http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/PluginsNoLongerSupported
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* http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

I downloaded version 5.01 and it shows up with a crossout sign over the firefox icon but still asks if I want to replace my older version.

I am running an old version of firefox. I downloaded the new version and when it appeared on my desktop to move it to my applications folder there was a circle with a diagonal line through it over the icon. It asks if I want to replace the older version with the newer version, but I hesitate to do that because I am afraid that firefox won't work at all then.

*Firefox 4 versions and later do not run on a PowerPC Mac.
*Firefox 4 and later require at least OS X 10.5 and an Intel Mac.
* http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/5.0/system-requirements/
For an unofficial Firefox 4 compatible version (TenFourFox) that runs on PowerPC Macs with OS X 10.4.11 or OS X 10.5.8 you can look at:
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* http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/
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Can anyone help out in merging two applications with different workspaces in APEX 3.2 ?
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Hello Satya,
>> I am Satya …
Please take one more step to help us and update your forum handle to something friendlier than user123… Thanks.
>> Can anyone help out in merging two applications with different workspaces in APEX 3.2 ?
This is not a trivial task.
You didn’t mentioned if both workspaces sharing the same APEX instance, or they are on two different instances (machines). I believe the latter is a pre-condition to a success.
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You should also make sure that the exported page ID doesn’t exist on the target application, otherwise it will be replaced by the new imported page. Also, if the imported page include references to shared components that are not defined on the second application, it might also pose a problem.
As I said, this is not trivial. The benefits are mostly depend on the amount and complexity of the pages you want to merge. If they are not many, and simple, you should consider just re-creating them on the target application. If they are very complex, the merge might fail anyway.
Regards,
Arie.
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http://www.firefox.com/all-older.html
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Crossed-out signs over two application icons

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