Disabling Mavericks Update Pop-Up???

Our company uses Deep Freeze on Mac machines running 10.6.8, and we will continue to use 10.6.8 (atleast one more year) for various reasons.
All of our computers have the Apple Software update checker set to "Never" check for updates, yet we are still seeing a pop-up window (seems totally random) asking our employees if they want to "Update to Mavericks".
Is there any way to disable this pop-up window?

Firefox has several different warnings... What does the pop-up say?
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Disable Incessant Update Pop-up?

I updated the last time and ever since Netflix has never been the same. It works great on all my other devices. (360/PC/Wii/PS3/Mac/Macbook even iPhone 4's)
I learned my lesson and sure enough this time HDMI to DVI connector users (like myself) are reporting flickering issues which would render the device unwatchable to me. I do NOT want to update and I do NOT want that **** reminder popping up ever few minutes when I'm listening to music or when I'm browsing for something to watch.
Oh and does anyone know of a way I could revert to the original shipped OS so I can get Netflix to work reliably again?
Thanks.

Apparently there is no way to revert to the good version.
Apparently there is no way to disable the annoying pop-up.

Latest Mavericks update disables drag and drop

Ever since the latest Mavericks update came out, I've not been able to use drag and drop out of Chrome and now out of Image Capture. I've trashed the plist file for Finder with no results. Does anyone have a fix?
I have to say, I want Mountain Lion stability back. Please.

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This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you boot, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

Issues with multiple things since Mavericks update

I installed the Mavericks update and since, I have been having multiple problems with different things on my MacBook Pro 13"
1. Printer issues: I have an HP officejet 6500 wireless printer (Officejet 6500 E709n Series), and now it's having major issues with printing, yet was working perfect prior to update. It will either cut out pages when printing PDF documents, or printing so slow that it has to take a break in between printing each document (an issue that all never occurred until update), to print documents back to back, it will stop after one document as though I have no other documents in queue to print, and pauses for an extremely long time (nearly a full minute, no exaggeration here, literally almost a full 60 seconds), something it's never done before this update. My Apps update even did an update to the HP software that is inside the Mac already to use printing (in other words, the mac doesn't need to have the HP software manually installed for it to work, it automatically sees the printer because it is connected to my wireless network just as my Macbook Pro which is also connected wirelessly to my network).
2. Internet issues: am now unable to click on certain links in safari that I was able to use prior to the update, yet they will open fine inside of firefox with no issues, yet I cannot always switch between two different browsers to perform task online (literally have to start all over inside firefox while in the middle of something in safari). Also lots of websites no longer work correctly and I have to constantly clear history and cookies to attempt to use certain sites, at times it will help, other times it wont work period, yet the same exact site will work perfect in firefox (which I do not use, only on my system for use on certain sites for school because in safari prior to the update, I would have issues with only the class site and some links not working at all, no spinning wheel, no errors, just nothing, no response of any kind, basically worse than what it was before the update). Another issue, hit Ctrl+a to select inside Safari and it highlights, but then when you click out of the highlight, it comes back on it's own several times without you hitting anything, just click inside the screen on a blank space (no links, etc) with touchpad.
3. System issues: My system is way slower than what it was prior to the update, click on things and it wont respond at all, then minutes later will eventually respond or pops up the spinning color wheel, which it either never responds or takes an extremely long time to respond. And no matter how much I restart, it doesn't help anything. Even just to sit doing nothing, no clicking or usage on the system, and the color wheel pops up.
4. Mail issues: Mail is now popping up completely blank messages that I have sent out, the person receives it with no issues, yet I cannot look at the message I sent neither in the inbox or the sent items when I need to look at them again, an issue not present prior to update. Also I an now having issues when receiving mail, sometimes it will check for mail and sometimes I have to manually click to make it check the server for mail, an issue not present prior to update as well.
As of now, since I have had the chance to used the system since the update, these are the issues I have had, yet haven't had the chance to check other things, so there may be other issues that are occurring that I'm not aware of at the moment. I knew it would be a mistake to do this "free" update and did so anyway and now having one issue after the next with each application I open to use.
Mac general info:
Mac is one year old, purchased brand new, no shareware programs of any kind installed.
Use for school and basic web surfing use.
Do not install any programs onto system that I'm unsure are safe (basically programs for/from school/school websites only, or from the Mac Apps store only), not even programs like Skype, nor any windows based programs of any kind.
Lots of free memory avail because I save everything onto external hard drives (purchased brand new as well, only 4months old) in case system crash occurs, only things on the system is Itunes music or pics from photo stream that sync to the system when Iphone connected.
Mac system info:
- Processor 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
- Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
- Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 1024 MB
- Software OS X 10.9
- Number of Processors:          1
- Total Number of Cores:          2
- L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
- L3 Cache:          3 MB

For those needing help fixing their system and putting it back to Lion or Mountain Lion, this is what I have done to eliminate all my issues in about an hour (depending on your internet connection).
Amazing thing, I just restored my computer back to Mountain Lion, and she's working perfect again, as I knew she would. E-mail popping into mailbox instantly as it should and did before the update, printer working fast as it was before update, no more freezing or glitches of any kind thankfully and finally. Here is the link that is through the Apple site to direct you on how to put your system back and get rid of Maverick's, that is assuming that is what you would like to do and also includes link for those wanting to try fixing the issue if that is your preference (most of this info is for those with mountain lion and some with the previousverisoin of OS X lion).
If you want to keep Maverick's here is a good post on the apple discussion board to help you out:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6161
If you just want to totally get rid of it and put back what you had before, this is the short version of how to do so:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3353
NOTE: This particular link has a lot of info on what to do for different situations, it is a bit lengthy, yet still very helpful.
OS X Mountain Lion: Reinstall OS X (direct from Apple support site, not someone else):
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10763?viewlocale=en_US
OS X: About OS X Recovery (also from apple support directly and includes some instructions just the same as previous links above):
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
Just in case you aren't sure what it will all look like as you are doing things, this is a link to show you a few pics of what you will see as you as you are going through the process, it can be helpful for those who aren't sure what they are doing or how to do things at all:
http://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/
This is a way to download the Mountain Lion disk info from the server
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1433
I hope this helps someone, it was amazing for me and my system is working perfect again like it was, battery life is way better went from like 3 hours to like 5 (not on full charge by the way, after it sat for a while doing the online update which took a while so that's saying something alone, huge improvement). I plan to wait a while before attempting to reinstall Maverick's, long enough for them to fix the bugs.

IPhoto won't install update and won't allow me to access my photos since I installed the Maverick update

Since I installed the new Maverick update, iPhoto crashes on my Macbook Pro at the final stages of install and I am not able to acces my photos because a widow pop up telling me that iPhoto is being updated but it is not updating. What do I do now?

what version of iPhoto do you have? Have you gone to the App store and downloaded and installed the 9.5 update?
LN

Safari / App Store crashing after mavericks update

Weird stuff after Mavericks update. Internet connection is fine, Chrome works perfect.
Safari attempts to open webpage, but shows 6-9 white boxes surrounded by green border in the upper left hand corner of the page. The webpage will show up, then safari crashes. If I disable Javascript, then smaller boxes show up, but safari is usable.
App Store will also open, but shows nothing.
Disk Utility has a bunch of Open Error 1 and Open Error 5
Any suggestions?

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you boot, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

My draft emails are gone after Maverick update... is there a way to bring them back?

After the Maverick update all the draft emails are gone in mail... is there a way to have them back?

If your main account is gmail follow the instructions below:
Quit Mail.app.
Log into Gmail in your favorite web browser.
Click on the gear menu and select Settings.
Click on the Labels tab.
Under System Labels, next to Drafts, click on show if unread and uncheck the Show in IMAP box. Now disable Store draft messages on the server.
Launch Mail.app.
Select Mail → Preferences…
Click on the Accounts button in the toolbar.
Click once on the account name and then click the Mailbox Behaviors tab.
Uncheck the Store draft messages on the server box.
Close the window and opt to save your changes when prompted.
Follow the steps above and your draft messages should "magically" reappear in your draft folder on Mail. Here is the full link:
http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/108742/mail-keeps-setting-save-drafts-o n-the-server-checked

"Disk not ejected properly" message after Maverick update

Hi there,
After uprgrading to Maverick OS, i keep getting the message "Disk Not Ejected Properly" after booting my iMac. If i close the message, ejects the external disk, which dissapeears from Finder. After few seconds message pops-up again, with my disk appearing in Finder but unable to access it.
Nothing seems to solve it. Restart, shut down, change of USB port ...
This only happened after first time of booting Maverick update ...
Any idea what i should do ? Is this a bug ?
Regards,
Simion

This is happening to me but not after reboot it just happens randomly for no reason. I have tried repairing permissions nothing showed regarding usb, verified the HD came back ok, verified the external having the issues no problems found.
Mine is a 2TB seagate desktop external usb2 connection and powered.
This for me doesn't happen under either 10.8.5 or 10.7.5 which I have on two other external HD's for testing purposes.
It only started since installing Mavericks via clean install
It can happen for me after boot up and after the desktop has been showing for any amount of time and then it just happens again and again out of the blue without any warning of any kind.
Hopefully a fix comes along soon as it is quite annoying

ITunes won't launch since maverick update on late 2010 macbook air

have tried downloading and reinstalling itunes on my late 2010 macbook air, but since maverick update itunes will not lauch and has to be force quit in order to close, this happens instantly on launch??

My machine was running quite slow too, especially boot time. Repairing permissions and zapping PRAM seemed to help out a lot. Further, if you want, you can disable hibernation and delete sleep image. I realize that most that run a Mac don't expect to do any tweaking, and hopefully Apple will come out with a SP soon that 'fixes' some of the issues that many are having. I don't think having 2GB of memory is the main issue, as many with 8GB of RAM are having the same issue. I did a lot of tweaking and Lion is working as well as Snow Leopard was on my MBA 11" with 2GB of RAM. You can also successfully run monoligual on your MBA, get rid of language packs you don't need and save 1.5GB.

How to disable specific updates?

Hi, I have an old iMac - 2007 - the oldest kid on the block that can support Mavericks... I am very happy about that, and actually thepeformance on my old dude improved tremendously after upgrading to mavericks... Love it.
I have one minor issue though. I can't upgrade iMovie on it because my video card is not supported. But I can't find a way to disable the update either... It keeps poping up and asking me to upgrade iMovie. Is there a way to disable this just for iMovie? I love the autoupgrades... don't want to disable it completely though.
thanks,
Marcelo.

Some folks report that if you mouse over the text of the update description and right click, you are given the option to choose to ignore the update. Others report that doesn't work for them.

My trackpad worked fine before mavericks update.

My trackpad worked fine before mavericks update. Now two finger scrolling doesnt work. I have read numerous things related to this and there has not been a single fix, besides returning it to the apple store. If it worked fine prior to the update, logic dictates the update has messed up drivers. Logic dictates this when it works perfectly under mac 10.7 and not 10.9. Logic dictates it is Mavericks when everyone is complaining about it being Mavericks. Whenever I am in a app that is separate from the finder/desktop it doesn't work (Chrome, Safari, itunes, appstore, etc). To scroll all I can do is use the arrow keys or three finger dragging to highlight down the page. I have read a number of fixes, but none are fixes. A fix entails an update that fixes the driver related issue. Not to remove the battery from the mobo (I have tried this, it doesn't work). Certainly not to go to the Apple store, when it isn't a problem with hardware, but with software. btw, I bought this at Microcenter, not the apple store. This is a Late 2011 15in macbook with 4gb of ram and a 5400rpm 500gb hdd, which is pretty ****** for $2300 (2000 plus 300 extended warranty), I didn't buy this, it was a gift for graduation. Anyways people have told me it was the standard of the time, it was the standard back in 2008/2009. I had a 15in MSI with 4gb of ram and a 1tb 7200rpm drive, and was about $1200. I wish I had not sold it, as it wasn't defective. It had vista though, which was truly apalling, more so than Mavericks. Please fix this apple via software update, if I have to exchange this I am going to be forced to pay about 400 in difference for todays comparable laptop. Not acceptable, when I just bought a tv for someone on Christmas, as I don't have the means. Please get back to me and the rest of your customers asap. btw, this is my first support request ever of you guys. This was an issue with 10.9.1, not 10.9....

This is a bug and it's caused when you swipe between pages with two fingers.
How to fix:
Quit Chrome.
Open System Prefences.
Choose View > Trackpad, or click Trackpad.
Click the More Gestures tab.
Disable "Swipe between pages".
Restart Chrome.
Additional Information
If you own an Apple Magic Mouse, I would also disable the same gesture within the Mouse preferences pane.

Disable automatic updates for QuickTime 7.3 on Vista

Is there any way to disable automatic updates in order to do a corporate deployment?
I've tried playing around with the preference files but no matter what I do it keeps coming up with the update checkbox checked.
From looking at the posts on this forum it looks like Apple doesn't really care about the free version of QuickTime and that's pretty sad because a lot of people use that to evaluate and then go on to purchase Pro, but I guess you don't pop up on Apple's radar until you pay up. Kind of like MS!

The easy solution, then, is either a) to boycott anything that uses QuickTime (as I do, because the player is so annoying) or b) you could uninstall the Apple Software Update program in the Control Panel in case it's doing the update nonsense and ignoring the preference inside QuickTime not to update.

Disable PackageKit Update Applet

Dear all,
I have installed the latest version of oracle linux. The server is accessed by hundrends of students that do their lab exercises. However, I have a problem with the PackageKit Update Applet. Although I can go the System->Preferences->StartUp applications and disable it for my account, I do not know how to do it for all my users. The problem is that the Authentication dialog asking for the root password to update is continuously popping up while the user is logged in with the gnome environment. Is there a way to disable this feature for all accounts or to work around this issue?
Thank you,
Nikos

Apparently PackageKit itself is a system activated daemon called packagekitd, which is managed by gpk-update-icon.
I seems you can disable it globally by setting System|Preferences|Software Updates to "never".
Another approach, which I have not tried though, might be following:
Disable the PackageKit update applet, using the Startup Applications.
This will create a file named "gpk-update-icon.desktop" containing "X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false".
Copy your "~/.config/autostart/gpk-update-icon.desktop" to the home directory of other users.
Or as a very last resort, to remove PackageKit from the system: sudo yum remove PackageKit.
Edited by: Dude on Dec 9, 2011 9:22 AM
Edited by: Dude on Jul 12, 2012 12:46 PM
Setting System|Preferences|Software only affects the current user logged in and does not disable auto-update system-wide. More info at: How to disable yum auto-update in OL6

Work around for scanner on epson wp 4530 all in one device after Maverick update

Epson technical staff helped me find the solution to find the scnning function from my 4530 all in one device. Using "image cpature" command in "spotlight", find scanner in "shared" apps, then use the scanner function from there.
Before Maverick update, the scanner button light up in the 4530 device and I can scan from the window with the device. Now I have to work around to get the job done. Apple or Epson need to develop a new driver to recover this funtion.
KL

There's no need to use Spotlight for Image Capture.
Launch Image Capture located in your Applications folder.
Connect the scanner to your Mac whether Wi-Fi or USB.
Click the very small black box bottom left side of the Image Capture window.
You'll see this pop up menu: Connecting this (device) opens:
You can select a default app to scan (Image Capture) and select a folder from the Import To pop up menu on the right to save scanned files to.
If you need help with the Image Capture software, click Help from the Image Capture menu bar.
Mac Basics: Using a scanner

I've updated my Macbook Pro and my iMac with Maverick, updating the various apps. On my Macbook, everything functions perfectly. On my iMac, I get the Your System has Run out of Application Memory, and it's based our Mail, the only app not updated. Ideas?

Maverick and Your System message
I've updated my Macbook Pro and my iMac with Maverick, updating the various apps (Pages, Aperture, iPhoto, Numbers & iMovie, too) in the process.
On my Macbook, everything functions perfectly. On my iMac, I get the Your System has Run out of Application Memory message. But it's not Calendar, it's Mail that not only won't open, but when it does now, it takes the entire system out with it.
I open Safari, and it works. I open Firefox, and it works and Safari still works. I open Calendar and it works, Safari and Firefox continue to work. I open Reminders, and everything still works.
I open Aperture, and it opens Finder instead, showing the 3.5 update that was installed two days ago (and Aperture has functioned), but doesn't seem to update the app; after about 20 seconds the update disappears and I can now open Aperture and it shows I'm now opening the updated Aperture, which it didn't show before.
I click on Mail, and the cursor spins for ten minutes. The mail window finally opens, but the cursor spins and does not connect to upload new mail, and I finally Force Quit Mail. Since the Maverick update, even though Mail was not updated (and maybe because Mail was not updated), I have been able to receive emails twice, and then the program crashed.
Besides the Aperture app, Pages didn't fully update on the iMac, and I had to remove the old Pages icon from the dock after the new program loaded up from Applications.
Any ideas?

Maverick and Your System message
I've updated my Macbook Pro and my iMac with Maverick, updating the various apps (Pages, Aperture, iPhoto, Numbers & iMovie, too) in the process.
On my Macbook, everything functions perfectly. On my iMac, I get the Your System has Run out of Application Memory message. But it's not Calendar, it's Mail that not only won't open, but when it does now, it takes the entire system out with it.
I open Safari, and it works. I open Firefox, and it works and Safari still works. I open Calendar and it works, Safari and Firefox continue to work. I open Reminders, and everything still works.
I open Aperture, and it opens Finder instead, showing the 3.5 update that was installed two days ago (and Aperture has functioned), but doesn't seem to update the app; after about 20 seconds the update disappears and I can now open Aperture and it shows I'm now opening the updated Aperture, which it didn't show before.
I click on Mail, and the cursor spins for ten minutes. The mail window finally opens, but the cursor spins and does not connect to upload new mail, and I finally Force Quit Mail. Since the Maverick update, even though Mail was not updated (and maybe because Mail was not updated), I have been able to receive emails twice, and then the program crashed.
Besides the Aperture app, Pages didn't fully update on the iMac, and I had to remove the old Pages icon from the dock after the new program loaded up from Applications.
Any ideas?

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