Power outage during software update.

Exactly that, power went out during a software update. Now when I start my computer I get the gray screen of death, with the apple that changes to the circle with the slash through it. I repaired the disk of my HD with the install disk disk utility, and the permissions. I still get the gray screen on start up though.

Losing power while updating a program or the OS is not good but one would expect a notebook to survive since it has an independent power source. Back in the old days before I owned an uninterruptible power supply my only recourse was to reinstall the OS and start the updates all over again.

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  • Power died during software update

    Hello all,
    Last night before I went to bed, I hit the Update Software button and went to sleep. I had forgotten to plug the charger in before I went to sleep so I'm guessing the power died before it finished downloading and installing everything.
    I just turned my computer on and opened iTunes to sync my ipod, but an error came back saying "iTunes is corrupted, reinstall." I tried, but another message came back saying "Installastion Unsuccessful." I tried rerunning the Software Update, which still has 5 of the 8 things listed that it was supposed to install last night, one thing being iTunes another being OSX 10.6.8 Update. When I tried installing that again, it said there was an installation error. I've also trying verifying and repairing permissions and all that jazz.
    I just want to be able to use iTunes, and update everything regularly.
    I don't how to fix this, and since this community has always helped everytime I need help, why turn here again.
    Please help. Peace

    Before doing anything said in the forum.  Backup your Itunes folder under Music - make sure all your music,movies are intact in that folder before backup.  This should be found under your user name (PLACES ->your username->Music->Itunes). 
    After doing this try to uninstall Itune by dragging the icon into Trash.  Then download Itunes from apple site and install.  Also check your version of OS to make sure whether the last night update went thru correctly.  Otherwise try the update one more time.  Hope you know how to check the version number of OS and check for updates.
    regards

  • My new ipad froze during software update thru itunes. The normal reset tructions do not work and itunes on my pc no longer recognizes my ipad. how do i get past this issue?

    My new IPAD froze during software update thru itunes on my winows PC. The normal reset instructions holding the home and power buttons do not work. Itunes no longer recognizes my IPAD. What can i do?

    See here -
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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    http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/itunes/
    iPad not showing up on a Mac
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591

  • HT202157 My Apple TV blocked during software update. What should I do?

    My Apple TV blocked during software update. What should I do?

    You can't do much else besides pull the plug. If it causes further problems you should be able to restore as below:
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  • Keep awake during software updates?

    hello.
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    Use ARD to send the Unix command *systemsetup -help*
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  • My iPad Mini iOS7 is showing only Apple Logo which happened during software update. I tried to restore using iTunes but it asking me to response from iPad. But my ipad only shows apple logo. How can i response? How to solve this problem?

    My iPad Mini iOS7 is showing only Apple Logo which happened during software update. I tried to restore using iTunes but it asking me to response from iPad. But my ipad only shows apple logo. How can i response? How to solve this problem?

    FORCE IPAD INTO RECOVERY MODE
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    3. Plug USB cable into computer's USB port
    4. Hold Home button down and plug the other end of cable into docking port.
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  • Error message during software updates

    I am constantly receiveing the following error message during software updates. This time it happened with an HP printer update, but it has happened with iTunes and Safari as well. Does anyone know what I need to do?
    The system extension “/System/Library/Extensions/GeneIOUSBCFSubclass.kext” was installed improperly and cannot be used. Please try reinstalling it, or contact the product’s vendor for an update
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    Try using Help > Updates from one of your CS6 applications.
    When you return home, you might try uninstalling CS6 and reinstalling it again. It sounds like some stuff may have become corrupted.

  • Power outage during incremental.  Time Machine "lost" Time Capsule

    I had a power outage during an incremental backup and got a "delayed" message. "No big deal" I though since I figured it'd backup once the power came back on. it did and an hour later I noticed i still had "delayed." I forced a backup with "back up now" and nothing happened. Opening the preferences showed the backup had "failed" and a backup disk was not associated with Time Machine. I selected the TC and all was well.
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    Any thoughts? (If the above is unclear, say so and I'll edit it )

  • Ipad stuck at apple during software update

    my iPad is stuck at apple logo during software update … what to do i have important date stored in it

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    3. Plug USB cable into computer's USB port
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    DO NOT RELEASE BUTTON until you see picture of iTunes and plug
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    ON COMPUTER
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    2. You must follow step 1 to step 4 VERY CLOSELY.
    3. Repeat the process if necessary.

  • Bandwidth usage details in SCCM 2007 during software update deployment

    Hi All,
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    use performance monitor / performance counter perhaps
    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/473bf861-6d81-4a3b-b603-2dfdbfa80c62/is-there-a-perfmon-counter-for-network-utilization?forum=perfmon
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  • My iphone froze during software update. now my itunes does not recognize it, nor would it reset it. I only see pic of usb cable asking me to connect to itunes. i removed and reinstalled itunes already.

    my iphone 4s froze during software update. I have removed and reinstalled itunes, but still will not recognize it nor reset it. In the screen I can only see a pic of the usb cable indicating me to conect with itunes. have done it several times but still does not  solve my issue. I cannot use the device at all. any suggestions?

    Unable to Update or Restore
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

  • LOST MY CONTACT DURING SOFTWARE UPDATE

    I LOST MY CONTACTS DURING SOFTWARE UPDATE A WEEK AGO , TRIED TO RESTORE FROM MY LAST BACK UP HELD ON MAY 16, BUT FAILED , AM EVEN SURE I'V SELECTED ALL DATA BACKUP FOR ANY OF MY PREVIOUS BACKUP , TRIED TO RESTORE FROM ANY BUT FAILED , TRIED THE GMAIL CONTACTS ALSO FAILED , WONDERING WHERE MY CONTACTS I'VE SAVED FOR MORE THEN 10 YEARS ARE GONE ....AM TOTTALY DISSAPOINTED SINCE AM A BLACKBERRY USER SINCE 5 YEARS ,  ALWAYS SUPPORTED  BLACKBERRY AGAINST IPHONE USERS , ALL MY FREINDS ARE NO MORE USING BLACKBERRY AND SWITCHED TO IPHONE OR SAMSUNG , AM HAVING AN EMPTY BBM LIST NOW , BUT  STILL SUPPORTING AND EVEN BOUGHT THE Z10 FIRST WEEK OF RELEASE , I WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT A TECHNICAL PROBLEM HAPPENED DURING THE SOFTWARE UPDATE , BUT CANT UNDERSTAND THE USELESS BACK UP I'VE ALWAYS DOING ! AND THE WORSE IS THAT LAST SOFTWARE UPDATE TURNED THE Z10 TO A WORSE MOBILE.

    Hum, it is worrying...
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    Gmail,
    your previous backups.
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    if all your contacts are on Gmail: copy them manually on your device,
    they are a priori all in your backups: wait that Link won't be in Beta anymore, and then restore.
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    You make backups and don't register your contacts on SIM, is it possible ? Personally, I rarely register contacts on SIM. If there is a malware, it can be charged from the SIM to the Phone, this is why.

  • Power outage during 5.0.1 download possible to do clean reinstall?

    power outage during 5.0.1 install. Now No iTunes purchased tv shows or movies will sync to touch. Error that video format not supported. They all synced and played fine before the new iOS. I have reset & restored with no success. Anyway to reinstall 5.0.1?

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    Debbie

  • Freezing up during software update

    I just installed loin on one of my hard drives on my early 2008 Mac Pro. During software update the OS either crashes or freezes up.

    I was eventually able to correct the problem. It first started because the phone's battery got completely discharged - thought the USB cable would keep it powered but that wasn't the case.
    Anyway, tried to reboot the phone by removing and reinstalling the battery and the phone would not turn on, so this is how I understood what happened. Disconnected it from the USB cable and got the following message:
    Your BlackBerry® Device Software is updated and you can safely disconnect your device.
    Warnings were encountered during the loading process:
    Application data could not be restored to the device.  The backup data file has been saved to "file name".  You can use the Desktop Software Backup/Restore tool to restore this information.
    Recharged the phone, did the restore and the phone is back to life !
    Cheers,
    Giorgio

  • Throttle CPU utilization during software updates

    Are there any settings to throttle CPU Utilization during software update installation on client computers?  I am deploying updates to test systems currently and noticed that the CPU utilization was being pegged at 100% during the install.  After
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    Also note that ultimately, it is the Windows Update Agent that is installing the update(s) so it's not really within ConfigMgr's scope of control and would happen no matter what method you chose to use to update these systems with Windows Updates which
    leads me to believe these systems have perf issues to begin with. Are they VMs?
    Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com

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