My Macbook with 10.6.8 is having trouble with certain applications- Word will not open, and text edit or pdf will not print.
My Macbook (13 inch 2008) running OS 10.6.8 is having trouble with some applications. Word will not even open. I cannot print from text edit or Preview or Adobe. Excel sometimes opens but very slow. What could be wrong? I have repaired permissions, used an antivirus program, deleted some old MS fonts, and still no change. I have 1 G RAM and there seems to be plenty available and I have 50 G of hard drive space empty.
Well, first 1gb of Ram is not plenty. It's the absolute bare minimum just to run OS X 10.6.8. The MS Office applications are ram hogs also. I would recommend three things.
1. Get more ram.
2. Reinstall and update your MS Office applications.
3. Reinstall Snow Leopard.
If you're not familiar with Activity Monitor you might have a look at this link and you'll be able to judge your ram situation a little better.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5149
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I had a repair done on my MacBook Pro and had to have a new hard drive installed. The Apple Auth Repair Shop then updated the OS from 10.6.8 to 10.7.5. Now my iPhoto v 9.2.3 will not open and it sounds like it will not work with this OS. Can you please advise?
You may need many other updates to retain compatibility with Lion. I suggest you reinstall Snow Leopard. Unfortunately, you will need to erase the drive first. Be sure to backup your data if you haven't done so already.
Clean Install of Snow Leopard
Be sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will erase
the drive and everything on it.
1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
with your computer. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
After the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Release the key when you see
a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
2. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue
button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Set the number of
partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options button
and select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended
(Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed
with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
Assistant. After you finish Setup Assistant will complete the installation after which
you will be running a fresh install of OS X. You can now begin the update process
by opening Software Update and installing all recommended updates to bring your
installation current.
Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1. -
I have a new MacBook Pro and I'm having trouble with some of the Help sections. I want to rearrange the order of my photo's within an Event. I have followed the directions but it will not let me do it, what am I missing? Thanks for any tips.
Are you talking about iPhoto? If you are please post this in the iPhoto forum, thanks!
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Open the Get Info window for the old drive. Click the Lock icon on the bottom of that window and type in your password. In the permissions area click the Plus sign ( + ) and Add your Username to it and set it to Read & Write. Close that window. you should now have full access to all the files.
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I am having trouble with hdmi from MacBook to TV
Having trouble with the sounds when I connect hdmi from MacBook to TV
This is the iPad forum. Do you have a question about iPad? If not, I'll ask that your post be reassigned.
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im having trouble with my magsafe L adapter, i just bought my macbook pro around october-november 2011. just wondering if their still gonna replace it though i lost my receipt already. can i buy just the wire, i mean the "L" not the whole charger?
Punch the computer's serial number here and check your coverage:
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I'm having trouble with my macbook pro, I have only had it for three months, when I plugged a camera sd card into the sd slot it isn't appearing anywhere on the computer and i can not access my photographs. can somebody please help me?
Shootist007 wrote:
Clifton I must disagree with you on the above statement. It is my opinion and experience that you should never connect the camera directly to any computer, Mac Windows Whatever.
It is always best to Remove the memory card from the camera and put it in a card reader, whether an external reader or one built into the computer, to copy images from the card.
Hi Shootist. I would be interested in hearing some reasoning on this. I almost always use a USB cable to connect my camera to the MBP for transferring pictures, and have moved about 30,000 this way over the last 6 years since my photography went digital. Recently, on the rare occassions when I have only a few to transfer and I was too lazy to go for the cable, I have used the card reader; about half those times I have difficulty getting the MBP to recognise the card. I find I have to press the card very hard into the slot for it to be recognised.
My rationale is quite possibly wrong, but I feel that the USB connectors are more robust and hard-wearing than the flimsy connectors on an SD card. Also, I haven't measured it, but I think the data transfer is faster with the cable. (I just came across this test, which reports noticeably faster transfer for cable than built-in card reader, but the computer was a PC)
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I have a MacBook Pro...I am having issues with being able to highlight text from different programs. It works intermittenantly and then sometimes not at all. Went to where bought it today and tested one of their MacBook Pro's and it was working fine. Any suggestions?
I have a MacBook Pro...I am having issues with being able to highlight text from different programs. It works intermittenantly and then sometimes not at all. Went to where bought it today and tested one of their MacBook Pro's and it was working fine. Any suggestions?
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I am having trouble with iMessages. I cannot connect iMessage from my iPhone to my macbook air. This happened after I changed my apple id and keychain password last night.
Hi geraldinefromjersey city,
I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with Messages. If you are having issues linking your Messages accounts between your iPhone and MacBook Air, you may find the information and troubleshooting steps outlined in the following articles helpful:
iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage - Apple Support
Connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac using Continuity - Apple Support
Regards,
- Brenden -
my ichat won't accept my password. I know the Password is correct, it works on my macbook. Both systems are OS X 10.7.1, but the computer I am having trouble with is a newly purchase MacMini
In the Finder use the Go Menu > Go to FOlder and type in ~/Library/keychains
Click the login.keychain once to Highlight and then from the Finder's File Menu do a Get Info (CMD and I Keys together)
In the Info Panel go to the Bottom and see if you Own the File
(Open the Padlock and then the cogwheel icon and your shortname should be there greyed Out about making you the Owner).
In the list above that you should be listed with Read and Write permissions.
If you don't have Read and Write permissions you will not store any new password.
10:48 PM Sunday; September 25, 2011
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I am having trouble with the "numbers" app on my MacBook Air. I go to print my document and that works just fine. I cannot however return to the document after printing. What do I have to do?
RR,
Not to worry, you're not the first to expect Print to finish by returning you to the edit mode. The thing is that Printing is so hit and miss with this version of the app, you will probably want to stay in the Print window for more than one attempt.
Jerry -
I have a macbook and was having trouble with safari so I removed it and am trying to re-download but it says snow leopard and lion are too big. which version of safari can i download?
Which operating system are you running? Not sure, click the apple on the left of the menu bar, the click about this mac. It will say version 10.6.x or 10.7.x.
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Is anyone having trouble with internet on the new macbook air and an old modem?
Is anyone having trouble with internet on the new macbook air using an old modem?
I live in NYC and have an old modem/router and keep getting kicked off the internet. I have time warner as my internet provider.Hello there adell723,
I suggest taking a look at this article we have named Troubleshooting Wi-Fi issues in OS X Lion and Mac OS X v10.6 found here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628?viewlocale=en_US.
Symptom: The network connection drops unexpectedly
Your Mac may not not stay connected to your Wi-Fi network reliably.
Your Mac may stop accessing the Internet during use.
Solution
Use these steps if your computer disconnects from its Wi-Fi network unexpectedly.
Check your range to the Wi-Fi router and reduce the effect of interference.If your computer is too far from your Wi-Fi router or your environment has too much Wi-Fi interference, then your computer may not detect the Wi-Fi network properly. The easiest way to check for range limits with your Wi-Fi network is to move your computer or your Wi-Fi router closer together and make sure that there are no obstructions (such as walls, cabinets, and so forth) between the router and your computer.See Potential sources of wireless interference for more information about interference and solutions.
Try connecting to a different Wi-Fi network. If your computer works fine when connected to a different Wi-Fi network, then the issue may be related to your network router or ISP. In that case, contact the manufacturer of your router or your ISP.
If you have Mac OS X 10.8.4 Mountain Lion installed then I would recommend using Wireless Diagnostics tool which is on your computer already.
Here is the article for it and how to use it to assist with wifi connectivity issues.
About Wireless Diagnostics
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5606
Cheers,
Sterling -
Greetings, I'm having trouble with my iMouse continually disconnecting from my MacBook Pro in Mavericks. The batteries are solid. I just eliminated the bluetooth for my headphone. I have used the mac to cast on my TV. I use bluetooth. ANy ideas?
Hi clemenbw,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
In your situation, I would recommend reading over the attached article to help you troubleshoot your Magic Mouse Bluetooth connectivity issues.
Troubleshooting wireless mouse and keyboard issues
Have a great day,
Joe -
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