My mac just keeps loading after updating software

macbook pro keeps loading after i updated the software

The infite wheel is almsot always a reinstall of the OS.
What happened when you started up in safe mode??
If you are able to log into safe mode, then immediately attempt to restart the computer... it may not work.
If not i rec. an archive and reinstall fo 10.6
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH6606

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Ever since I've gotten my laptop back, I have reformated it about 5 times. This is not normal for ANY laptop and other windows laptops don't have this problem at all. I'm very disappointed in Apple and don't really feel like going back to the Apple store for another hard drive. Does anyone have the same problem or is it just me?
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Did you try simply running disk repair from the startup DVD?
It may also be that there is hardware besides your HDD that is causing the kernel panic. Next time you start up, hold down the "d" key and see what it tells you.
Some people recommend a program called Rember to test RAM specifically. You can download it from versiontracker here:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/52452
Two HDDs in a row should not fail. If it has to go back to Apple again, demand that they call it a lemon and that they give you a completely new machine.

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After updated software on mac mini with os x 10.7.5 and restart the mouse pointer after about 30 sec. converted to the rainbow wheel and I can't control the computer. The rainbow wheel was runnig 8 hrs and I turn off mac mini by power button, then I turn on mac mini with key Shift and p/w, checked HD. My HD has
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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software — potentially for the worse. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions — they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac.
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Below are instructions to enter some UNIX shell commands. The commands are harmless, but they must be entered exactly as given in order to work. If you have doubts about the safety of the procedure suggested here, search this site for other discussions in which it’s been followed without any report of ill effects.
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☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
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Repeat with this line:
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It's hard to tell what's wrong with your Apple ID. Maybe the country you have registered is different from what your friend have registered. Apps are available differently in different areas. That's what I see.

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For some reason, mac mail will not load previous emails. It is only one account, when I click on that mailbox, it just keeps "Loading" and never retreives emails. The acounts are fine. It was fine 5 minutes ago, now it is not. This has happened once in the past and it was never resolved. I recreated the account, and lost all the emails.
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Why? It's not your fault. It's because how Apple Mail stores mail, it simply is not robust enough.
A robust program assumes that it may crash at any moment while writing to any of its files, and that there will be undiscovered, rarely occurring bugs that will have similar effect. The damage it does needs to be detected later and then repaired automatically or degraded gracefully so only one mail is lost, and not all of them.
Evidently, Apple fails to do so or didn't do a thorough job.
For mail this is really urgent, because a mail program does many things simultaneously which increases the chance that things go wrong once in a while, and on top email comes from the wild world outside and can contain many types of junk that need to be contained. Mail server delivery data muck, deliberate attempts to hack your mailbox by mail, phishing attempts, html newsletters made by Neanderthalers or marketeers, other buggy mail programs, poorly made phising mails, regular spam, you name it.
So there are a lot of possible 'runaway cars' that may dent another in the parking lot, but this should never cause an entire parking lot building to tilt so all the cars roll to one side of the floor and while still there, can't open the doors anymore.
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My mac become more slower after update to Mountainlion

My mac become more slower after update to Mountainlion
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https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
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Step 1
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