Getting Mysterious Wheel Spin (Hang) with FCP, and iChat after updates

Question

I have been running Adobe final cut Studio Pro (FCP) and Adobe CS2 for a while without a hitch. Over the past 3 days I updated to the latest updates (6.0.3) FCP. No problems. BTW on all the updates, I downloaded the update then installed it. I then downloaded and installed the 10.5.2 update. All seemed OK. I then installed Adobe CS3 Web Standard upgrade. Discovered I was missing a serial number so I stopped the installation. All still seemed OK. This morning I decided to start over with Adobe CS3, so I took all the CS3 programs in the application folder, moved them to the trash and then emptied the trash. Almost immediately after I started getting very strange actions with the FCP suite. I would start soundtrack PRO, and export an xml file to FCP, FCP would present the splash screen and then hang.Cann't kill it nothing. I had to reboot the system. Then I would sometimes get the same problem just starting sound track PRO. Still puzzled, I started iChat. the first time it worked, but then the second time it hungs (wheel spin) trying to start up. Each time I have to reboot the system to clear it out. I thought maybe it was the Adobe CS3 programs I deleted. I ran the install and it won't re-install the applications because it reports the programs are installed, but in fact they are deleted. I am about to wipe the disk and start over, but that means loosing a couple of days reloading everything.
don't have a clue what to do. Anyone have any thoughts ideas???
thanks
carl

Answer 1

ahh... you're running off a MacBook, mine is a MacBook Pro
Model Name: MacBook.........................Model Name: MacBook Pro 17"
Model Identifier: MacBook1,1...............Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,2
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo...........Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz.......................Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1.....................Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2...................Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB...................................L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB ....................................Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz...........................Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB11.0061.B03....Boot ROM Version: MBP12.0061.B03
SMC Version: 1.4f12...........................SMC Version: 1.5f10
Intel GMA 950:....................................ATI Radeon X1600:
Chipset Model: GMA 950.................. .Chipset Model: ATY,RadeonX1600
Type: Display......................................Type: Display
Bus: Built-In........................................Bus: PCIe - PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of shared............VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)........................Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
FWIW, and I'm sure you know this, but the MacBook is not an officially supported platform for the Final Cut Studio apps:
+Final Cut Studio is not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors+
That said, lots of people use FCP on a MacBook without any issues ... yours seem to specific to your machine rather than a widespread problem. Are you able to replicate any of these problems on any other machine?