Failure to launch Finder on start up

Dear All, When I turned on my Intel Imac today, Finder "failed to launch its windows" which I assume means the desltop icons as none appeared. Then a box came up, flashing on and off , asking if I want the windows restored. But it would not let me click on it. Now Finder won't launch at all, and I have no icons on the desktop. I have restarted, closed down etc to no avail. Can anyone help?

Powerline adapters often don't work, as you discovered, through surge protected extension cables as documented here.
As for your C01 error, this is usually means that the vbox can't talk to the BT Vision servers when starting up. Are you powering off your Vision box? Usually the problem is with the connection between your vbox and home hub (usually the powerline adapters) or your broadband has a problem or there's a problem at BT's end.
I wonder whether your SCART cable is interfering with the powerline adapters, do you have another cable you could try?

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**********************************************copyed from solaris console begin************************************
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**********************************************end************************************

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Please update me on [email protected]
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