Leopard slows down and freezes - please help

I'm running Leopard on a Macbook and I have had startup problems and slowdowns in general a couple of days now.
When I start up the machine I get the apple logo, the spinning circle and then the blue screen for about 2-3 minutes before I get my Leopard wallpaper. It then takes another 3-4 minutes before the dock and icons load up and usually a couple of minutes before I can actually access the desktop.
The whole startup usually took me less than 2 minutes total and is now as you can see a much longer process.
Once in Leopard applications take much longer to load than usual and often freeze or stop responding. I get the colored spinning disc a lot and it seems like Leopard is using a lot of time loading up even simple apps like iCal and Mail.
I'm not sure but it seems like Finder is the problem. I have tried restarting Finder a couple of times and this always gives me the gray screen telling me to restart Leopard by holding the power button.
I have no idea why this has happened, I haven't installed any big apps or used up a lot of the HD space. I still have approx 85GB on my HD so that shouldn't be the problem.
I have of course tried the basic troubleshooting such as restarting and verifying/repairing disk permissions in Disk Utility so I don't know what else to do.
Any suggestions, tips, or ideas are truly appreciated. I really want my old Mac back, the waiting is driving me nuts.
Thanks
Dave
Message was edited by: davelovesmac

Kenichi Watanabe wrote:
Did Verify report any errors? Did you try starting up from the Leopard installation disk and running Disk Utility from the Installer's Utilities menu, then running Repair Disk?
Verify didn't report any errors so that didn't really help.
I have just popped in my Leopard disk but there doesn't seem to be a menu for "utilities". My options are "Install Mac OS X", "Optional installs" (which doesn't have a Repair Disk option", and "Instructions".
Did your MacBook come with Leopard, or did you install the upgrade over your Tiger system?
The machine came with Tiger so I bought Leopard seperately, formatted the HD and did a clean install. But this was back when Leopard came out and I haven't had any problems with the OS until now.

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12 com.apple.AppKit 0x93342350 -[NSApplication sendEvent:] + 5023
13 com.apple.logic.pro 0x004cced7 0x1000 + 5029591
14 com.apple.AppKit 0x9326cdfe -[NSApplication run] + 547
15 com.apple.prokit 0x95987958 NSProApplicationMain + 324
16 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00003bf2 0x1000 + 11250
17 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00003b19 0x1000 + 11033
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009cd7 machmsgtrap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082d2b3 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9083e188 CFRunLoopRun + 60
3 com.apple.DVCPROHDMuxer 0x193ee0fb AVS::DestroyAVCDeviceController(AVS::AVCDeviceController*) + 297
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009cd7 machmsgtrap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082d2b3 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082cace CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9146941e HALRunLoop::OwnThread(void*) + 158
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91469239 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9001a1cc select + 12
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00622e80 0x1000 + 6430336
2 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00622f47 0x1000 + 6430535
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00622e80 0x1000 + 6430336
2 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00622f47 0x1000 + 6430535
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 6:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90047dd7 semaphoretimedwait_signaltrap + 7
1 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9147665c CAGuard::WaitFor(unsigned long long) + 212
2 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9147657e CAGuard::WaitUntil(unsigned long long) + 66
3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91474efa HP_IOThread::WorkLoop() + 690
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91474c43 HPIOThread::ThreadEntry(HPIOThread*) + 17
5 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91469239 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 7:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90037b57 machwaituntil + 7
1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90ce6319 Delay + 118
2 ...opellerheads.rewire.library 0x235fc7e8 RWPUnregisterDeviceImp + 21574
3 ...opellerheads.rewire.library 0x23617a5c RWPUnregisterDeviceImp + 132794
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 8:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90047dd7 semaphoretimedwait_signaltrap + 7
1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90ce1da9 TSWaitOnSemaphoreCommon + 163
2 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90ce8d91 TimerThread + 87
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 9:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002493f semaphorewaittrap + 7
1 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00111218 0x1000 + 1114648
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 10:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002493f semaphorewaittrap + 7
1 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00111140 0x1000 + 1114432
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 11:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002493f semaphorewaittrap + 7
1 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00111068 0x1000 + 1114216
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 12:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002493f semaphorewaittrap + 7
1 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00110f90 0x1000 + 1114000
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 13:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002493f semaphorewaittrap + 7
1 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00110eb8 0x1000 + 1113784
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 14:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002493f semaphorewaittrap + 7
1 com.apple.logic.pro 0x00110de0 0x1000 + 1113568
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 15:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002493f semaphorewaittrap + 7
1 com.apple.logic.pro 0x0011132a 0x1000 + 1114922
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x00000000 ecx: 0x00000000 edx: 0x00000000
edi: 0x00000000 esi: 0x00000001 ebp: 0xbffff678 esp: 0xbffff660
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010246 eip: 0x0041d863 cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037

Mac OS 10.8.4 slows down and freezes

Hi,
I am running Mac OS X Mountain Lion with the newest updates. Since 4 Weeks I am receiving error messages like this one:
WindowServer[112]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Chrome" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
I used EtreCheck and see some failures.
Could anybody help me, how to fix the following failures to speed-up my Mac OS again. ;-) I uninstalled Bluestacks AppPlayer and don't find the following plists.
Many thanks...
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
          NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
Startup Items:
          CiscoVPN - Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.4 (12E55) - Uptime: 0 days 13:14:24
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk1 : (320,07 GB)
                    disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
                    Daten (disk1s2) /Volumes/Daten: 319,73 GB (177,91 GB free)
          OCZ-VERTEX2 disk0 : (120,03 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 119,17 GB (10,7 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
          Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
                    Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Logitech USB Receiver
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch          (3876)
          com.Logitech.Control          Center.HID
          com.Logitech.Unifying.HID          Driver
          com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower          (1.5.1)
          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv          (4.2.14)
          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB          (4.2.14)
          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt          (4.2.14)
          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp          (4.2.14)
          com.aladdin.kext.aksfridge          (1.0.2)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
          [failed] com.apple.findmymac.plist
          [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
          [failed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
          [failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
          [loaded] com.aladdin.aksusbd.plist
          [loaded] com.aladdin.hasplmd.plist
          [loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist
          [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist
          [loaded] com.fernlightning.fseventer.plist
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.motorola-mobility.mmcfgd.plist
          [loaded] com.noatime.plist
          [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist
          [loaded] com.xrite.device.xrdd.plist
          [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
          [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.lexmark.hbnlistener.plist
          [loaded] com.lexmark.hostinfoupdater.plist
          [loaded] com.lexmark.hostregister.plist
          [loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist
          [loaded] com.motorola.MDMUpdater.plist
          [loaded] com.motorola.motohelper.plist
          [loaded] com.motorola.motohelperUpdater.plist
          [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist
          [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist
          [loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist
          [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist
          [loaded] org.tigris.scplugin.launch.plist
          [loaded] syncmateStarter.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
          [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.930da3ce175de4e82bd3cdf1dd8571f74bd3b6a7236bc94bfc00f6e9.plist
          [failed] com.adobe.ARM.d37ca23e327752d2c6d2e119ab9285b7c5245f7a6573b7f9bda35cce.plist
          [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[redacted]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
          [failed] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.LogRotator.plist
          [loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.Service.plist
          [failed] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UninstallAgent.plist
          [failed] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UpdaterAgent.plist
          [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.sebastian.plist
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist
          [loaded] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist
          [not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist
User Login Items:
          uHD-Agent
          gfxCardStatus
          GrowlHelperApp
          TotalFinder
          Adium
          TransmitMenu
          Skype
          Xmarks for Safari
          Dropbox
          Google Drive
          Android File Transfer Agent
          Airmail
          TotalFinder
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          PenTablet
          Flash Player
          Flip4Mac WMV
          FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)
          Growl
          Java
          Logitech Control Center
          Secrets
          SwitchResX
          TeXDistPrefPane
          Xmarks for Safari
Internet Plug-ins:
          AdobePDFViewer.plugin
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
          googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
          o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          WacomNetscape.plugin
          WacomSafari.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
          BlueStacks Install Detector.plugin
          Picasa.plugin
          SheepSystemsNPAPIPlugin.plugin
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes by CPU:
              22%          WindowServer
               8%          Skype
               7%          coreaudiod
               6%          Google Chrome
               6%          Finder
               4%          Little Snitch Network Monitor
               3%          activitymonitord
               2%          Activity Monitor
               2%          Dropbox
               2%          EtreCheck
Top Processes by Memory:
          418 MB             firefox
          319 MB             Google Chrome
          287 MB             Airmail
          205 MB             WindowServer
          180 MB             Finder
          147 MB             Skype
          123 MB             Microsoft Excel
          115 MB             Adium
          98 MB              Espresso
          90 MB              Dock
Virtual Memory Statistics
          204 MB             Free RAM
          3.39 GB            Active RAM
          3.05 GB            Inactive RAM
          1.36 GB            Wired RAM
          19.29 GB           Page-ins
          903 MB             Page-outs

Your system is so heavily modified that, instead of trying to remove the modifications piecemeal, you should erase your boot volume, reinstall OS X, and then go through the initial setup process, importing only your user data and settings from backup — not applications or other files.
Back up all data to at least two different storage devices, if you haven't already done so. The backups can be made with Time Machine or with a mirroring tool such as Carbon Copy Cloner. Preferably both. You must be certain that you can restore everything to the state it's in now.
Note that if you're running in safe mode, you can't connect to a Time Capsule or other network volume. You'll have to back up to a locally-attached hard drive.
Boot into Recovery, launch Disk Utility, and erase the startup volume with the default options. This operation will destroy all data on the volume, so you had be better be sure of your backups.
Quit Disk Utility and install OS X. If you upgraded from an older version of OS X, you'll need the Apple ID and password that you used to purchase the upgrade from the App Store, so make a note of those before you begin.
When you reboot, you'll be prompted to go through the initial setup process. That’s when you transfer the data from one of your backups. For a walkthrough, see here.
Transfer only "Users" and "Settings" – not "Applications" or "Other files." Don't transfer the Guest account, if it was enabled on the old system.
After that, run Software Update.
If you still have the problem, take the machine to an Apple Store or other authorized service provider for hardware testing.
If the problem is resolved after the clean installation, reinstall your third-party software selectively. I can only suggest general guidelines. Self-contained applications that install into the Applications folder by drag-and-drop or download from the App Store are usually safe. Anything that comes packaged as an installer or that prompts for an administrator password is suspect, and you must test thoroughly after reinstalling each such item to make sure you haven't restored the problem.
Before installing any software, ask yourself the question, "Am I sure I know how to uninstall it without having to start this process all over again?" If the answer is "no," stop.
Never install any third-party software unless you know how to uninstall it.

My browser takes minutes to open then when the tab is fully loaded it will start saying "Connecting" and slow down or freeze.

When I open my browser, it takes 3-5 minutes to fully open. When I get to a website, randomly the tab will say 'Connecting' and slow down and take 10-15 minutes to function or freeze completely. This almost always happens on sites that require Flash Player use. I have uninstalled and reinstalled my Flash several times. I've added memory, as someone suggested it was a memory issue. It's so frustrating, please help!

A possible cause is security software (firewall) that blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.
Remove all rules for Firefox from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process.
See:
* [[Server not found]]
* [[Firewalls]]

I have an older IMac 5. I installed snow Leopard on. Now my DVD drive is not working. Discs go in but it dosn't boot up or show in finder. Then disc won't eject unless i shut down and restart. HELP !

I have an older IMac 5. I installed snow Leopard on. Now my DVD drive is not working. Discs go in but it dosn't boot up or show in finder. Then disc won't eject unless i shut down and restart. HELP !

Snow Leopard cannot run on a PPC G5 Mac as it requires an Intel processor. Please confirm what Mac you have.

Fire fox crashes and freezes if i use it too much (kind of a good thing). For example if i use stumble fire fox will start to slow down then freeze completely. Does anyone have a solution or should i just switch to chrome?

Fire fox crashes and freezes if i use it too much (kind of a good thing). For example if i use stumble fire fox will start to slow down then freeze completely. I am using windows XP pro and a pretty decent computer. All software is up to date and i do no have a virus. I have even tried to disable my add-ons and plug-ins but it did not make a difference. Does anyone have a solution or should i just switch to chrome?

Please provide a crash id -> https://developer.mozilla.org/en/How_to_get_a_stacktrace_for_a_bug_report
Do the issues still occur if you start Firefox in Safe Mode? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode

My iMac 8.1 was slowing down and had permissions problems. I backed everything up, and then re-installed. Now all I get is a black screen. Power+D gives me a hardware error message: HDD-1336. Help!

My iMac 8.1 (10.6.8 ) was slowing down and had recurrent permissions problems, mostly with Java. I backed everything up, and then re-installed from time machine. Now all I get is a black screen which says I need to reboot. Power+D gives me a hardware error message: 4 MOT/1/40000003: HDD-1336 or HDD-1327. When I reboot from the OSX CD and start disc utilities everything checks out OK. When I reload 10.5.2 from the OSX CD everything seems to work OK and no more permissions problems. But then I loose all my email and safari stuff. Anyone have any ideas short of going back to my old PC?

DonM. wrote:
Hi
Thanks for the help. No point in fooling around with it any more. Will I be able to use it as a monitor if I get a mimi mac?
Cheers. Don
No unfortunatley it's too old, you are referring to Target Display Mode which became avialble in 2009, your 2008 needs to have the HD replaced. I'd still do that if everything else is OK or you can simply buy a new MM and display or even a new iMac or an Apple refurbished iMac to save money.

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