Icons on mbp freeze for about 10mins after startup - any clues??

on startup my mbp freezes for about 10 mins, mouse moves but icons will not open - any clues??

reoair the drive
do safe boot
clone the system
create a new user account
delete plist file/s
see if it is Spotlight related

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Hi,
I use SuSE Linux 10.0 on a Thinkpad R51 and I installed the 8.1.1 enu rpm version of adobe reader and I use a dual head xinerama display.
Biggest problem:
Adobe Reader starts up normally and for about 2 secs, it can be used normally. Then, it freezes for about 40 seconds. Nothing is possible in this time. Afterwards, a normal use is possible.
Minor problem:
Everytime I open a PDF document with the Firefox plugin (FF 2.0.0.6), the plugin seems to be loaded and initialised again. This is very time consuming. In AR7, one had to wait for plugin initialisation only when opening the first pdf document.
Is there a plan to fix these issues? Otherwise, I will downgrade to AR 7.0.
Thanks,
Al

Hi Al,
Could you answer the following questions in regards to your problem, for us to better understand the problem scenarios -
Regarding your first problem ---
1. The freeze after launch is happening on "every" launch of the reader, or is it occassional?
2. When the reader window is hung, do you see any sort of progress bar or alert on the screen?
3. If you try to launch the the reader from the terminal, do you see any alert/warnings on the console while the reader is hung?
There is also a small exercise we would like you to do, in order to verify a known issue (you would need 'root' access to do the following) -
* Temporarily rename the folder "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts" (the font folder under /usr/X11R6) to something else (say "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts_dummy").
* Restart acroread a couple of times.
Do you still see the problem of the application getting hung? Please do let us know your observations. Also don't forget to restore the name of the folder "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts" back to its original name.
Regarding your second problem ----
The behaviour is basically due to the browser's handling of external plugins. In Reader 7.0 due to some issues, we sometimes missed indicating to the browser that our work was done, and that is why an instance of the plugin persisted.
This was however corrected and in Reader 8 we now correctly tell the browser when the PDF file is closed. It is at this point that the browser should decide whether to keep the plugin loaded or to close and unload it. And it seems that at present Firefox immediately unloads us after the last document is closed.
Anyway thanks for pointing out the problem. We'll take note of it and try to find a workaround to improve the performance in the future release.
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Salil

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When I start Firefox, about 15 seconds after I start it, my Firefox freezes for about 1 minute. I found out that it is my Hotmail that makes Firefox freeze.
First I thought it was my computer, but I have 2 other girls in my class that use Hotmail and Firefox and their computer also freezes for 1 full minute.
This is very annoying, what can I do to change this?
xxx ellen
p.s. I am from the Netherlands, maybe that has something to do with it?

Try deleting cookies and cache:
1. Tools| Clear recent history
2. Time range to clear: Everything
3. If it isn't already selected, select '''Cookies''' and '''Cache'''
4. '''Clear now'''
'''Check cookie exceptions'''
1. Tools | Options | Privacy Panel
2. Set '''Firefox will: Use custom settings for history.''' '''Insure Accept cookies for sites and accept third-party cookies''' is selected
3. Click '''Exceptions'''. If the misbehaving site is in that list, select it and click '''Remove site'''
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Add-ons can cause problems with not being able to log into certain websites. To see if this is the case with your issue, run [[Safe mode]]. When you get to the safe mode window, select Continue in Safe Mode. If this resolves your problem, see [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] and [[Troubleshooting plugins]]
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Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Try closing all opening applications and power cycle the device. Once this is done test to see if the device becomes responsive.
iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
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