Right Side of Menu Bar

When i restart I am unable to use the items on the right side of the menu bar-sound, spotlight etc.
I have a spinning ball which eventually goes away. Is there a way to fix this?

If you installed Mackeeper, it could have seriously corrupted stuff, and this tip explains how to remove it:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3036
Is your data backed up? Other issues can only be fixed with risking your data.

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Also, is there anyway to keep this from happening?
When the monitor is attached, I have it set up so the menu bar goes on the monitor, as well as the Dock.
The Dock resizes perfectly when I disconnect the external monitor. It's just the menu bar that's screwy.
I'm running an up-to-date version of OS X 10.5.2.

This is how Apple's marketing materials describe the process of hooking up an external monitor to a MacBook Pro:
"Connect an Apple Cinema Display to expand your desktop and lose nothing in translation."
--http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/features.html
This is false advertising. You lose your clock, WiFi menu, Time Machine menu, Spotlight and more in the translation.
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Right side of menu bar freezes after using AirPlay Mirroring

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I can't click on anything, the time and battery status won't move, the only thing I can click on on the right side is the Notifications tab thing and also DropBox. The left side is working fine, I can click on everything and it responds.
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Right side of Menu Bar disappears Coming out of a Sleep

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Whenever my computer comes out of a sleep, the right side of the menu bar (clock, spotlight, airport, etc.) completely disappears.
I know exactly what's causing it: A week ago I just started using my MacBook with the lid closed. It happens when I unhook the MacBook from all the peripherals (display, power, keyboard) and then plug it back in to the peripherals. Now, if I open it after I unplug it from the peripherals, then plug it back in to them, the menubar will come back. It's only if it remains closed and I re-plug in the peripherals that this happens.
It's quite an annoying bug because the only way I've found to resolve it is to restart.
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I found a workaround. Switch the display to a resolution smaller than the previous screen then switch it back.
Example, I have a 15.4 mbp and the resolution is 1400x900 (i think). When I hook up to my dell monitor 1680x1050 my menu bar disappeared. So I switched it to 1360x768 and all my items were back. When I switched it to 1680x1050 right after, the items remained.
The aspect ratios of the two screens are the same. I have a 1280x1024 which this has happened on - I still have to see if it works on that.
Just glad I don't have to reboot to fix this one.

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Hello,
'''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.
''(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)''
* On Windows you can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* On Mac you can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the '''option''' key while starting Firefox.
* On Linux you can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by quitting Firefox and then going to your Terminal and running: firefox -safe-mode (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)
* Or open the Help menu and click on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item while Firefox is running.
[[Image:FirefoxSafeMode|width=520]]
''Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"''
[[Image:Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win]]
'''''If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] article for that.
''To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
''When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help other users who have the same problem.''
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Right part of menu bar and menu bar clock freezes.

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On the Apple site I saw this procedure to remove icons from the right end of the menu bar : To rearrange the menu bar icons on the right end of the menu bar, hold down the Command key while dragging the icons. To remove them, hold down the Command key and drag them out of the menu bar.
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I have also been experiencing the same problems. Mac user since 1991. I own various machines but this particular problem lies with a MacBook Pro 2008 using 10.5.4
The laptop has two users. One is fine while one is not. A new user was created but upon logging in for the first time the right hand side of the menu bar blinked off and on just like the existing user. No hard drives have been connected. All files backed up via drag and drop wirelessly.
Since this development I have been unable to get to my iDisk; it might be related or coincidental. Last night I re-entered my .mac/MobileMe account details whereupon I was presented with a message saying the machine had not synced before. Not true. It had been syncing automatically since the day of purchase March 2008. I wonder if there is a connection between somewhere deep down in the Library, updated versions for 10.5.4 and MobileMe. Somewhere along the line a combination of events triggered the tool bar to start blinking...
It's strange how one user is fine (seldom used and DOES NOT have a MobileMe account) while the main one, me, is not fine (used heavily throughout the day and DOES have an active MobileMe account).
At this point, I don't intend to re-install and start all over again (I've done this so many times with other machines over the years that I was hoping those days had finally gone based upon Apple's brilliant recent advancements).
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Menu bar freeze

right side of menu bar freezes, found a solution in the past using activity monitor...but problem returns.
hoping for long term solution.
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Make a list of all the third-party applications that load an icon in the menu bar. Go through the list and eliminate all of them as suspects.

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Every 15 seconds or so, all of the items on the right side of menu bar - including the clock, but excluding the Notification Center icon - disappear and rebuild themselves. This started yesterday when I upgraded to OS X 10.8.2. I've removed all of the third party apps from the menu bar and it is still happening.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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disable the spotlght icon. the service will still run in the background. you're just hidng the icon.
Hide the Spotlight Menu Icon in OS X
To reemphasize, this does not disable Spotlight or mds, it only hides the icon from the menubar.
Launch the Terminal from /Applications/Utilities/ and type the following command string exactly:
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NOT a bug. New interface.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
Send a "gripe" to Apple.
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