No more xp icone at startup disk system preference

Hi all,
I have Windows XP installed in Bootcamp on my Mac pro. Now when I want to choose to start in Windows at System Preference Start Up Disk, the Windows XP icon is not there anymore!
Someone have an idea?
Thanks.

Thank you Tug!
Actually the issue is Tuxera ntfs. I just unistalled it and It's O.K. now.

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How do I get more space on my startup disk?

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1. See Lion's Storage Display.
2. You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
3. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
4. Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
5. See Where did my Disk Space go?.
6. See The Storage Display.
You must Empty the Trash in order to recover the space they occupied on the hard drive.
You should consider replacing the drive with a larger one. Check out OWC for drives, tutorials, and toolkits.
Try using OmniDiskSweeper 1.8 or GrandPerspective to search your drive for large files and where they are located.

HT1338 My Macbook Pro 13" says that I have no more memory in my startup disk. I've tried clearing files and folders and deleting applications but it still says that I have low memory. How do I fix it?

My MacBook Pro 13" says that I have no more memory in my startup disk. I have tried deleting applications, files, folders, and it still says I have low memory. What is taking up all that space?

First -- do the target disk backup. Somehow get a backup.
You might try booting to Single user mode: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1492 and removing the files in the command line. When you put files in the trash, the space is still used up until the trash is emptied.
using rm command removes it totally. Just be very careful because you remove the wrong file, and you have to relad the system

How do i make more space on my startup disk

how do i make more space on my startup disk

Check the information contained in this thread: How do I make more space on my startup disk?
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I got my first macbook air about a year ago. awhile ago i started getting these notifications saying "your startup disk is almost full" or "your startup disk is full". i was wondering how to get more space on my startup disk, if that is possible?

i got my first macbook air about a year ago. awhile ago i started getting these notifications saying "your startup disk is almost full" or "your startup disk is full". i was wondering how to get more space on my startup disk, if that is possible?

Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
1. See Lion's Storage Display.
2. You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
3. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
4. Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
5. See Where did my Disk Space go?.
6. See The Storage Display.
You must Empty the Trash in order to recover the space they occupied on the hard drive.
You should consider replacing the drive with a larger one. Check out OWC for drives, tutorials, and toolkits.

Networks icon no longer in system preferences

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Go to your Finder "Go" menu hold the option key to choose "Library"/Then go to Caches and delete com.apple.preferencepanes
Then still in Library go to Preferences folder and delete com.apple.systempreferences.plist
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Lost icon for Startup Disk in System Preferences panel

Last week i noticed that the icon for my Startup Disk doesn't display correctly in the System Preferences panel.
I've uploaded a screenshot of my System Preferences here:
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You'll see the messed up icon between Speech and Universal Access.
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Cheers,
Pablo
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You're most welcome. Glad to help!
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The other day the Windows XP icon that I usually select in the Startup Disk Pane wasn't there. It's back now after a reboot, but the reboot was also a problem. I just got a grey screen at first, then I restarted again holding down the Option key. After a long time, the Mac OS and Windows volumes appeared, but when I clicked on either one, nothing happened. I restarted again the the Leopard installation DVD inserted. With the Option key held down again, I got the Mac OS, Windows, and Leopard DVD showing up. I now was able to select the Leopard volume and it booted fine. This whole scenario has happened a couple of time now. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

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Also, system file checker for Windows:
from cmd.exe sfc /scannow
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Start Up Disk Icon No Longer In System Preferences?

Having searched through the forum, I think this may be a first. My wife has an iMac, bought just before the new models came out. I have installed Snow Leopard and everything works fine. We set up BootCamp so she can play Aeon but after about 6 weeks we noticed that the Icon in System Preferences (under System) called Startup Disk has vanished. This means that in order to restart in Windows she has to reboot and use the Options key to access Windows. While it is not that much of a problem, I can not figure out where the Icon went.
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Go to your Finder "Go" menu hold the option key to choose "Library"/Then go to Caches and delete com.apple.preferencepanes
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*Holding down the x key.
*Trashing preferences ASLM, Finder, Mac OS, & System
*Holding down keys: Apple, Option, Shift & Delete
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*Unplugged the machine, bought a new battery, installed it & plugged in and restarted. Nothing changed.
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*Then I went into Control Panels/Startup Disk, switched to 10.2.8, and whether I click on Restart or just highlight 10.2.8 and try to Restart from the drop down menu the machine freezes.
It freezes on regular startup without extensions Off, and any attempt to Restart.
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Hi, David -
Welcome to Apple's Discussions.
From the specs you've given - G3 Blue Mac
Is your machine a G3 B&W (Blue & White) 'tower' model? - or is it an iMac?
If it is an iMac, which specific model? - what is the CPU (machine) speed?
Be sure you have updated the firmware for your model -
Article #86117 - Firmware Updates
Some machines need that firmware update before the X key will force a boot to OSX. If your machine needs a firmware update, it will need to be installed while it is booted to OS 9 from the internal hard drive. Running the firmware installer is safe - if your machine does not need it (such as it has already been done), the installer will so state and refuse to run further.
The Startup Disk control panel that comes with OS 9.1 and earlier is not capable of recognizing OSX as a valid OS. The solution is to either update the OS to OS 9.2.1 or later (which can be done via download updater), or update just the control panel. You can download a replacement control panel from this page -
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It may help to throw away the file named Startup Disk Preferences (System Folder >> Preferences >> Startup Disk Preferences) after replacing that control panel.
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I also tried Disk First Aid several times. At first I received the message that everything appears to be normal. Then on another attempt I received "Test interrupted because another program is using the disk."
That would indicate you are running Disk First Aid from the hard drive while booted to the hard drive. In order for DFA to do some diagnostics or testing and to do any repairs the machine can not be booted to the hard drive being examined, nor DFA run from it.
The solution for that is to boot to (in this case) an OS 9 Install CD (the most recent one you have valid for that machine - a retail OS 9.1 Install CD is perfect) -and then run DFA from the CD - it can be found in the Utilities folder on any OS 9 install CD.
It freezes on regular startup without extensions Off, and any attempt to Restart.
At what point does it freeze?
- before extensions start to load?
- in the middle of extensions and control panels loading?
- after extensions and control panels have loaded, but before the desktop has fully loaded?
- or some other point?

How to make more space on my startup disk

I keep getting messages that I don't have enought space on my startup disk, I was wondering if I can download
a program so see how I can clean it up, or see which files are using most of my disk to delete them or
to put them in an external hard drive!

see here: http://guides.macrumors.com/Freeing_Up_Hard_Disk_Space. Also, you can download omnidiscsweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidisksweeper/. You can also download disk doctor from the app store.

What files can i delete to make more room on my startup disk

what files can i delete to make more room on my startup disk

Maybe some help here
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3680
Also delete your cookies and other web data, as it can build up and you don't really need that stuff.
Try going to to Go in the finder menu, Go to Folder, Type in ~/Library/ click Go and look around and see what you don't need and highlight and delete the junk.

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My email crashed and my ICloud icon disappeared by my system and reverted to mobile me which of course is no longer available. Any ideas on what to do?

You'll actually need to order a snow leopard DVD first. Then you can download mountain lion via the app store. Confirm you meet the requirements: http://www.apple.com/osx/specs
If you dont, you might be able to get lion instead. That's an order over the phone, to get a redemption code.
And make sure you're actually contacting apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
You'll also want to confirm your 3rd party apps are compatible before an OS upgrade. Of course, you'll also want to backup your data.
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Lock icon opens automatically on System Preferences Network window

The settings lock icon often is unlocked when I open the System Preferences > Network window.
I can click the lock icon and it locks without being prompted for a password.
This generally occurs right after logon.
How do I fix this problem?
Thanks.

1. Delete this file: "/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist" and reboot the computer.
2. Yes, or rename a current location to "Automatic"
3. No. You can't.
4. See #1

I seem to have lost my account and sound icons cant locate them nor add an account i need help ..1 more thing i still have my system preference app but nothing? any help?

guys im really trying to edit my audio settings and i would like to create a user account for my girlfriend ..
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I have a late 2007 17" MBP, so I am familiar with your model. I might also add that my original Fujitsu hard drive started to go south right after my Applecare expired, so if you still have the original drive, it could possibly be on its way out. To get a more comprehensive check of the physical health of your hard drive, you might want to download and run SMART Utility:
http://www.volitans-software.com/smart_utility.php
You can download the demo and run it several times for free.
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You might try a Safe Boot:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1455
Safe Boot disables quite a few things, one of which is start up items. If things seem OK in Safe Mode, you could probably go ahead and add a new account for troubleshooting. If the new account has no problems, then you have something wrong in your usual user account.
You can also look at what safe Mode disables to get a clue as to what might be causing your problems.
Good luck!

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