Energy Saver pref pane won't open - says I need a new version
"You cannot open Energy Saver preferences pane on this computer. Contact the developer of this software for a newer version."
Any idea why I'm getting this?
This trouble started a long time ago and I was advised to use a program called Pacifist to extract the Energy Saver pane from the original install disc and reinstall it. I did that, and now I'm getting this message. Before I did that the Energy Saver pane was totally gone.
How can I fix this.
Thanks in advance,
jim
I fixed it!
Energy Saver was gone from System Preferences window. I found the folder system/library/preferencepanes and double clicked the Energy Saver that was in there and it gave me the same "cannot install" error message as the one I extracted to the desktop. I tried to drag it to a folder on my desktop, which worked, except the file never left the 'preferencepanes' folder. Finally I put it in the trash, which asked me for my admin password and removed it from the 'preferencepanes' folder. Then I double clicked the Energy Saver on my desktop and it installed and worked flawlessly!
The really odd thing is the Energy Saver is still missing from that 'preferencepanes' folder... but it's working fine so I don't really care.
Thanks to all
Message was edited by: FeatherM
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