Programs won't launch from Dock or Applications.

has anyone seen this problem; I click on a program in the dock and the black triangle appears showing it is to launch, but the black triangle flashes two or three tims and then disappears. the program never runs. i am having this problem on one of 9 G4 computers running 10.3.9. it only happens with Safari, Peak Express 4 and install files compressed with stuffit.

If you have updated the software then the original icon in the dock may not work.
Try this:
1. Click on the Macintosh HD
2. Click The Applications Button.
3. Find the application you wish to open
4. If the application icon bounces in a different place to normal then Ctrl click on that Icon and choose "keep in dock"
5. Drag the old icon of the dock on to the desktop, It will go up in a cloud of smoke.
HTH.
G3 Imac 400Mhz Mac OS X (10.2.x)

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OS Version: 10.4.11 (Build 8S165)
Report Version: 4
Command: iTunesHelper
Path: /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/MacOS/iTu nesHelper
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Version: 8.0.1 (8.0.1)
Build Version: 2
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Source Version: 8011201
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Thread: 0
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Code[0]: 0x0000000a
Code[1]: 0xa0a3c498
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0x500000 - 0x533fff com.apple.mobiledevice 3.2.2 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/MobileDevice
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15 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x932ab020 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 96
16 com.apple.AppKit 0x93790734 _DPSNextEvent + 384
17 com.apple.AppKit 0x937903f8 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 116
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20 com.apple.AppKit 0x9387d458 NSApplicationMain + 452
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2 com.apple.Foundation 0x92bd9a0c -[NSLock lock] + 28
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Safari won't open from dock after upgrading to leopard

I've upgraded from OS X 10.4.11 Tiger to OS X 10.5.2 Leopard with the upgrade DVD which arrived today and all the available Software Updates (which included a Safari update). No more Software Updates are available - I've checked.
Safari and Mail will now not open from the Dock. Neither will iChat, AddressBook, iDVD (which produces a pop-up saying it "quit unexpectedly" - it didn't appear to start at all), and iCal. Safari and Mail WILL open from my Applications folder thankfully. I haven't checked the other mentioned applications, except iDVD which does the same non-opening with pop-up from Applications too.
I have run permissions verification and permissions repair from Disc Utility on the Mac HD. I have run disc verification from there too and the result said the disc appears OK. Neither solved the Dock problem.
The icons in the Dock don't bounce or anything. They remain still and un-animated. I just get a pop-up message saying "You cannot use the application "Safari.app" with this version of Mac OS X". Which surprises me as it's a native Apple Mac application isn't it? Obviously it says "Mail.app" for mail, "iChat.app" for iChat etc.
I reinserted the Leopard installation DVD and installed all the applications from the Optional Install.mpkg folder, including Safari and Mail. This has made no noticeable difference: they still won't open from the dock. I have just noticed that an additional icon for Safari appears at the far (right hand) end of the dock when I open it from Applications. But it disappears when I close Safari, so no good for opening it.
It could be worse, I can actually open some of the applications from my Applications folder. But this is inconvenient and besides, it is supposed to work from the Dock.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Can anyone help me to solve it please?
I have backed-up (not using time machine - I backed-up before I upgraded). I hope to avoid having to erase and reinstall but I will IF that will solve this problem (and not cause any others
Help please. Thanks.

Hi
Dock icons are simply alias. The ones on your dock may be corrupted, especially since you can open Safari from the applications folder. To remove an icon, right click on it and select "remove from dock", or simply drag it off the dock, where it will disappear in a puff of virtual smoke.
Then, go to the Finder and single-click/hold any item you want on the dock. Drag it there.
Try Safari or the other apps again.
Specific to the Leopard upgrade, important any 3rd party items installed in your system are Leopard compatible, otherwise you'll have operational problems when using them.
One other thought. It is possible the Dock is corrupted, causing the problem. If the above does not resolve the problem, go to the Finder: Your User Account>Library>Preferences folder. There, move the com.apple.dock.plist and com.apple.dock.db files to the desktop, then relaunch the Finder (hold down the option/command/esc keys to reveal the Quit Panel. Select the Finder>relaunch.
Message was edited by: Hawaiian_Starman

TS4412 Aperture 3.4.3 simply won't launch from a fresh install

So, I just purchased Aperture from the App Store, and it won't launch.
I tried the advice here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4412
To no avail. Since the app hasn't launched, there is no preference file to delete.
The only other variables, of course, would be my hardware and OS, but all of that is up to date.
I kind of need the app running... Any idea what's happening?
Cheers,
T
error report:
Process:         Aperture [2283]
Path:            /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture
Identifier:      com.apple.Aperture
Version:         3.4.3 (3.4.3)
Build Info:      Aperture-310022000000000~2
App Item ID:     408981426
App External ID: 12009533
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [164]
User ID:         501
Date/Time:       2013-02-17 16:51:20.493 +0000
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)
Report Version: 10
Interval Since Last Report:          1333842 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           1457
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   9
Anonymous UUID:                      5192CB3D-23A1-7722-957C-80866B6765F2
Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /Library/Frameworks/PluginManager.framework/Versions/B/PluginManager
Referenced from: /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture
Reason: image not found

Do you have Final Cut installed? The crash dump has all the signs of the classic Final Cut /Aperture conflict.
If so the easiest way to fix the situation is to just install the operating system Mountain Lion again. Re-installing the OS will not damage your data files however is it always a good idea to have a full backup in cases lie this.
regards

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