Safari 5.1 completely broken under Lion

After what I thought was a smooth upgrade to Lion on my 27" iMac I now and stuffed
Safari will not load webpages. It just sits there with a small bit of blue in the url bar
It is not an internet problem as Opera works fine from this Mac.
I ahve reset safari and cleared the cache..still no joy.
Any help appreciated
Dave

I would submit that your assertion that no one can use Safari in Lion is a misnomer. I have been using it just fine since my upgrade to Lion last night. I am going to have to figure out how to selectively turn off Resume for Safari, but other then that, I have had no issues with Safari 5.1.
Any sort of discussion group on the Internet is going to be rife with the complainers, luddites, and those who did not read before taking the upgrade. To be certain, there will be those with genuine problems or questions about how to do something. But, to use this data to assume that no one can use Safari is gross hyperbole and a mis-statement of the issue.
Now, to be sure, Apple will have to look at the data coming in from users who have upgraded to Lion or Safari 5.1 on Snow Leopard and if the see some issues there, I am sure they will address them as soon as they can.
To that end, I would encourage any one with real issues to submit that to Apple Support as well as submit their feedback directly to Apple via the established feedback system.

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Hello, since a day or two (22/nov/2013) youtube is not displayed proprely, in fact the whole page is a real mess and its unusable under firefox. I had to use chrome to watch videos today because of that.
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A short time ago, Youtube changed its page navigation model from loading the entire page when you click a link to modifying the contents of the current page (similar to how instant prediction results work in Google search). Since the page will lay out correctly for you on reload, it suggests that something is interfering with the normal operation of the scripts that modify the pages when you navigate between videos.
Note: If you notice this problem primarily when going "back" you could work around a problem with the in-memory cache by making a setting change. This forces Firefox to re-parse the page and may slow down "Back" on all sites by some milliseconds. Here's how:
(1) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste '''sess''' and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click the '''browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers''' preference and change it to 0 (that's a zero).
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If I create a new user account, Safari in that instance renders this website properly. Thus, Internet Plug-in are not the source of this issue.
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Here you go:
Last login: Sat Sep 17 12:10:51 on console
localhost:~ flowney$ kextstat -kl | awk ' !/apple/ { print $6 $7 } '
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch(2.4.2)
com.AmbrosiaSW.AudioSupport(4.0)
com.hzsystems.driver.CDSDAudioCaptureSupport(1.5)
com.pleasantsoftware.driver.showMacsterDriver(1.1.0d1)
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower(1.5.2)
com.kensington.trackballworks.driver(1.0.0)
com.vara.driver.VaraAudio(1.0.1)
localhost:~ flowney$
localhost:~ flowney$ sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|com\.vix|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '
Password:
com.qdea.syncproxhelper
com.google.keystone.daemon
com.flyingmac.farsuite.daemon
com.flipvideo.FlipShareServer.launchd
com.bombich.ccc
com.barebones.bbedit
at.obdev.littlesnitchd
localhost:~ flowney$
localhost:~ flowney$ launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '
com.wacom.wacomtablet
com.hp.help.tocgenerator
com.google.keystone.root.agent
com.flyingmac.farsuite
com.flipvideo.FlipShareAutoRun
at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent
at.obdev.LittleSnitchNetworkMonitor
com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae
com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool
localhost:~ flowney$
localhost:~ flowney$ ls -1A {,/}Library/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Sta}* 2> /dev/null
/Library/Components:
iGlasses3.component
/Library/Extensions:
/Library/Frameworks:
.dat0133.000
.dat014f.000
AEProfiling.framework
AERegistration.framework
Adobe AIR.framework
AudioMixEngine.framework
EWSMac-GC.framework
EWSMac.framework
FxPlug.framework
HPSmartPrint.framework
Jackmp.framework
Jackservermp.framework
MacFUSE.framework
NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
Panda.framework
PluginManager.framework
PrintMeSSL.framework
ProFX.framework
ProMetadataSupport.framework
R.framework
StuffIt.framework
StuffItCore.framework
TSLicense.framework
cisco-vpnclient.framework
iLifeFaceRecognition.framework
iLifeKit.framework
iLifePageLayout.framework
iLifeSQLAccess.framework
iLifeSlideshow.framework
/Library/Input Methods:
/Library/InputManagers:
Menu Extra Enabler
ProfcastGaragebandPlugin
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
.DS_Store
ClickToFlash.webplugin
Disabled Plug-Ins
Flash Player.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin
GarminGpsControl.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
PangeaVR.bundle
Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
WebKitCIPlugIn.plugin
flashplayer.xpt
huludesktop.webplugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins (disabled):
.DS_Store
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
/Library/LaunchAgents:
at.obdev.LittleSnitchNetworkMonitor.plist
at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist
com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist
com.flyingmac.farsuite.plist
com.google.keystone.agent.plist
com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist
com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons:
at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist
com.apple.pcastweb.plist
com.apple.remotepairtool.plist
com.barebones.bbedit.plist
com.bombich.ccc.plist
com.flipvideo.FlipShareServer.launchd.plist
com.flyingmac.farsuite.daemon.plist
com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
com.qdea.syncproxhelper.plist
/Library/PreferencePanes:
Flash Player.prefPane
Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane
Growl.prefPane
MacFUSE.prefPane
Perian.prefPane
PinPoint.prefPane
TrackballWorks.prefPane
WacomTablet.prefPane
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:
com.barebones.bbedit
com.bombich.ccc
com.qdea.syncproxhelper
/Library/QuickLook:
.DS_Store
BetterZipQL.qlgenerator
DICOMQuickLook.qlgenerator
GBQLGenerator.qlgenerator
StuffIt.qlgenerator
iWork.qlgenerator
/Library/QuickTime:
.DS_Store
AC3MovieImport.component
AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
CamTwist.component
ClosedCaptionImporter.component
DesktopVideoOut.component
FCP Uncompressed 422.component
Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component
Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
Flip4Mac WMV Import.component
LiveType.component
Perian.component
QTMpeg4Codec.component
x264Encoder.component
/Library/ScriptingAdditions:
Adobe Unit Types
Numerics.osax
SIMBL.osax
Satimage.osax
XMLLib.osax
/Library/Services:
SymbolicLinker.service
WordService.service
/Library/StartupItems:
HP IO
HP Trap Monitor
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:
.DS_Store
SkypeABDialer.bundle
SkypeABSMS.bundle
Library/Frameworks:
EWSMac-GC.framework
EWSMac.framework
Library/Input Methods:
.localized
Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
.DS_Store
ClickToFlash.webplugin
EvernoteSafariClipperPlugin.webplugin
Move-Media-Player.plugin
WebEx.plugin
Library/LaunchAgents:
.DS_Store
com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
com.apple.MobileMeSyncClientAgent.plist
com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool.plist
com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper
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teleport.prefPane
Library/ScriptingAdditions:
ChaxAddition.osax
Library/Services:
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Audio • Encode to iTunes Format.workflow
Auto Add to iTunes.workflow
Copy File Path.workflow
Create Digital Book from the Selected Files.workflow
Create Digital Book from the Selected Text.workflow
Create Multi-column Article Web App for iPad.workflow
Create Single-Page Web-App with Clipboard Text.workflow
Create Single-Page Web-App with Selected Text.workflow
Create Symlink.workflow
Create and Sync Digital Book.workflow
Create iPad Web App with Selected Photos.workflow
Create iPad Web App with Selected Versions.workflow
Folder • Copy to MobileMe Sites Folder.workflow
GraphicConverter.service
Images • Create iPad Photo Web App.workflow
Move Selected Finder Items to New Folder.workflow
Movie • Apply Color Profile.workflow
Movie • Encode Media.workflow
Movie • Play Selection in Sequence.workflow
Movie • Show Info.workflow
New eMail.workflow
OmniOutliner Professional.service
ToastIt.service
ePub test folder
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"Safari can't find the server" - connection issues under Lion

Hi there,
Since upgrading to Lion, Safari has been displaying this odd and annoying behaviour, where, for some links to some web resources (like maybe 2 clicked links out of 10), it throws up a grey error page telling me it can't find the server (screenshot below):
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In the Safari address bar (is this significant?) there isn't even a URL, but a file path to file:///Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Resources... what does that mean?
Hints from other threads would indicate that this is a Firewall issue, or maybe there's another third-party app causing problem, rather than a problem with Safari under Lion specifically.
But I'm really bugged and irrittate by this. Anyone had a similar experience? Anyone with any ideas? How might I go about finding out what's causing this and fixing it?
Best wishes,

It's most likely a problem with corrupted files in the Safari Cache or corrupted cookies.
Go to Safari menu bar
Click on Safari
Click "Empty Cache"
Restart Safari
If the problem persists...
Go to Safari -> Preferences
Go to privacy
Click "Remove All Website Data"
Restart Safari
Cheers - Lupunus

Safari 5.1 under Lion. Homepage not displayed when starting

I use safari 5.1 under Lion. In preferences i put a homepage, but when I start Safari it never display this one but always the last url when I closed.

Thanks a lot Barry and Carolyn also.
It is the good solution.
I was searching in Safari preference and it is in system preference .
François

2011 MBP with 8GB of RAM, generally slow under Lion, possibly thrashing

I have a 17" 2011 MBP with 8GB of RAM and the fastest CPU available at the time. It came with Snow Leopard, and it was really fast with basically everything I threw at it.
Since the upgrade to Lion, it has a general tendency to get really unresponsive. My workload hasn't fundamentally changed. Rather than just hope it's bugs in Lion that will get fixed, I'd like to see if anyone can advise me on things I might investigate, either to fix things myself, or to be more intelligent about identifying bugs I can report.
One thing I notice is that Time Machine backups will bring the system to its knees. Everything will be going along just fine, and then TM will kick on, and all my apps will stop responding. Once TM has finished, things will slowly come back to normal. There's a lot of disk activity, which I have assumed was swapping. Another thing that causes trouble is that mds (and a whole bunch of mdsworkers) will frequently kick on, and will slow down the system.
CPU load is always quite low, but free memory is always very low. (However, in some OS's Free Memory is misleading, because a lot of disk blocks are cached in RAM, so it's not really "used" either..)
What I can't really distinguish for sure is if the system is slow because of swapping/thrashing (which is what I assume) or if it's slowed down for some other reason related to disk activity.
Here are the apps I typically run:
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pig. The longer you are using it the more memory it
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As for Time Machine, you may want to set your Parallels
HD image not to get backed up by Time Machine. May
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issues reported with Time Machine and Lion. I don't
use it myself and opt for the cloning methodology and
seperate data backup strategy. Also, in Spotlight
preferences under the Privacy Tab, I have added
my Windows VM folders, for same reason. Unless you really
need to find something on the windows VM volumes when you
don't have the Windows VM active, it just eats up alot
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For solving airport issues check this article:
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For Bluetooth devices, try removing them, and have them rediscovered if you
can.
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Java with Business Objects not Working under Lion 10.7.5

I had been successfully running Business Objects under Lion 10.7.5 and Safari 6 until this week. The recent changes in Java under Apple have bitten me. I installed Java SE7 Update 9 today, but it doesn't fix the problem. I receive the error report that follows (in blue)   I've tried to get this to work under Safari and Firefox, but receive the same error in both environments. Any suggestions?
Error Report....
Java Plug-in 10.9.2.05
Using JRE version 1.7.0_09-b05 Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
User home directory = /Users/TennisonBay
c:   clear console window
f:   finalize objects on finalization queue
g:   garbage collect
h:   display this help message
l:   dump classloader list
m:   print memory usage
o:   trigger logging
q:   hide console
r:   reload policy configuration
s:   dump system and deployment properties
t:   dump thread list
v:   dump thread stack
x:   clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
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I have found my own solution, if only temporary, until another Java update clobbers me…
I followed the Java instructions to delete Java 7 at http://java.com/en/download/help/mac_uninstall_java.xml
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When trying to open bingo on a Will Hill gambling site in Safari 5.1.7 OS X Lion keep getting this error message.
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Have reset Safari and Reset the Cache and still the same Error message.
An error has occurred.
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If you use FileVault 2, then before running the Installer you must launch Disk Utility and select the icon of the FileVault startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name.) It will be nested below another icon with the same name. Click the Unlock button in the toolbar and enter your login password when prompted. Then quit Disk Utility to be returned to the main screen.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode.
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Helvetica Neue Bold doesn't render spaces in Photoshop CS4 under Lion

PS CS4 seems to work great (albeit slightly slower) under Lion. However, I have noticed one glitch that is slightly annoying.
The Helvetica Neue font on the system renders normally except for the Bold variant, which doesn't seem to render any spaces. Even opening an existing PSD that uses Helvetica Neue will render the font the same way. In fact, there's a flash where it's normal but then all the spaces suddenly disappear.
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Yes, I'm aware there are always issues - to Adobe's credit, there weren't a whole lot this time around.
I think I was surprised that you acted, in a one-line (also flippant) response, that we were crazy for upgrading our OS "untested". There are lots of other apps that I use in my daily workflow that had already been upgraded to work with Lion, and I'm not about to partition my computer so I can run Adobe's products which, as I was under the impression (perhaps mistakenly), they had already internally tested to ensure compatibility.
Perhaps you're over-estimating my urgency. It's one variant of one font, the only issue I've found running CS4 on Lion. It's not a "big roadblock," and my OS + PS is completely functional otherwise. That said, it is a bug with only Adobe products so I felt it was appropriate for me to report here, in the Adobe forums. Coincidentally, I've also reported it at Photoshop.com's Photoshop support forum, where hopefully it may also be seen. Yes, it might take days or weeks... but that's the nature of a bug and fix.
So basically, I'll wait for the fix. Thanks anyway.

Unable to use GarageBand under Lion: File not found.

I used Migration Assistant to copy all files, folders, applications, and settings to my new computer. The new computer can't open earlier GB projects I created NOR can I start new projects. Even Apple's own GB Demo Songs refuse to open. My old computer is an iMac Intel Core Duo running Snow Leopard. My new computer is an iMac Quad Core i7 running Lion (10.7.2). The message I receive when attempting to open old projects and demo songs, or create new projects, is the same: "The file couldn't be opened."
I reinstalled iLife and downloaded and installed all updates, but it still wouldn't work. I then re-installed all Apple Jam packs (though some wouldn't install completely in the much-newer environment) and I continue to get the same message, "The file couldn't be opened." My assumption is I need to delete one or more plist files but I don't have a clue where to begin.
I searched the knowledge base and forums but could find nothing about this, but I find it hard to believe somebody else hasn't had the same trouble. I'm hoping it's an easy fix! Thanks for any and all suggestions.

Hi, me too I have a similar problem. I have a macbook air mid-2011, Lion 10.7.2. I have been using GarageBand for a while now, even under Lion. And since this weekend, I can't open any of my files, nor can I create a new project. It says "Files cannot be opened". I do have the permission to read and write, so I don't know what's wrong. I did a test as a Guest and tried to open GarageBand, and yes I can do it. Still I don't know how I could create or open a Garageband project under my username. I have also tried to find my files with Time Machine but still GarageBand cannot open my old files. Any clues? Anyone?

Spotlight completely broken even after troubleshooting

Ok , i must say i HATE Spotlight. I always have, mainly because it never has worked fast enough for me, and has been problematic since day one.
Having said that I am still forced to use it to find things on my system but now it's completely broken. When I type in the Spotlight window, it hangs even after the first letter, like it usually does, but now it has added a new trick in that it refuses to find anything at all.
Fine. I'll force OSX to rebuild the database.
Go into terminal, type in the appropriate command that 100 billion posts in discussion say to do, and I get nothing. It does nothing. No rebuild. Nothing. I check Activity monitor to see if it's working. Nothing. This is also after I've trashed the prefs and Spotlight refuses to even build a new prefs file.
So, I go to System prefs, open the Spotlight tab, and try to drag my volume to the privacy window to get it to dump the dbase. The volume never shows up. Try adding it using the button. Nothing.
I trashed the Finder prefs too, and at least that fixed the problem with Finder locking up every time I did a Get Info on a file, but didn't help Spotlight at all.
One other minor good thing is, once I trashed the Spotlight prefs, at least now my system will reboot in under 5 minutes time, since I'm sure that Spotlight was the cause of that problem as well.
Dear Apple. Spotlight *****. In the meantime can someone offer other suggestions BESIDES reinstalling Tiger. Thanks.

Bryan,
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ONe of the simplest, quickest things any computer user needs to do is find a file, any file, fast, and then get on with whatever it was they needed the file for. Apple seems to think we find the process so fascinating that we could spend the whole day doing it.
Try Easyfind instead of Spotlight. It's far from ideal but as things stand with the Mac OS, it's the only way to find your files.
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12" PowerBook G4, G4 450 DP tower Mac OS X (10.3.9) on the Powerbook, and 10.4.2 on the G4 450

Driver for HP Officejet 4400 K410 under Lion

Need help on how to set my nnew printer HP Officejet 4400 K410 to work fine under Lion OS 10.7. Can anyone help me?

I have the same problem.
Apple not yet has drivers for hp officejet 4400 and, after various questions to call center, they get me the same ananswer: "wait"...
I think that it is incredible: we have a new computer with the most upgrate system, we have a new printer and both are completely strangers...
What can we do? trash one of these and buy another?

IWeb 3.0.4 problem under Lion X: Why are my movies unable to play after publishing web-site?

No problems with the above running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Under Lion, I can place movies during the edit phase, set up quicktime to autoplay, and test it and it plays. After publishing the site, the movies do not play. Sometimes a note saying that "a plugin is not available" appears in the movie window. Could this be a Quicktime problem? The movies were placed in iWeb using iTunes from the Media Display and are .m4v files edited in iMovie. The web-site works on iMacs running 10.6.8, and on PC's. Any ideas? Thanks!

Thanks QTKirk. Tried the web site under firefox 5.0 and the movies played! Not sure about the DivX extension for Safari. There is something called 3ivx on my machine that has something to do with Mpeg. Could you give me the steps to remove this from Safari, assuming that it is the extension you were talking about? How would I see what extensions are in Safari? I'm labeling your response with the correct answer to my problem because either way --- I can always use firefox if I can't get Safari straightened out. Many thanks!

Why does it take so much longer for applications to launch under lion as compared to snow leopard

I have two iMacs one which cannot run Lion and one which does.
Launching applicaitons under Lion takes a measurable amount of time longer to launch under Lion than they do under Snow Leopard.
The Lion machine is newer, faster and larger than the Snow Leopard machine - 4 cores vs 2, however, every time I launch an application, such as Safari or Text Exit as two examples, the Lion machine just cranks and cranks (you can listen to the disk drive).
Text edit is particularly rediculous. If I try to open a text file, either for the first time or one which has been opened by text edit before, I am greeted with the sound of the disk drive and the spinning beach ball.
All hardware diagnostic tests pass with flying colors. Or so it appears as no errors or abnormalities are reported.
This effect has been in place since the lion machine arrived (which was "factory installed" with Snow Leopard and then upgraded over the net to Lion).

That is not normal, but what is going on is hard to say without some testing. It could be cache-related, if you've gotten some corruption in some important caches. Try getting a copy of OnyX and clearing caches. (Note that cache clearing should be considered a troubleshooting step only... don't use such utilities for routine maintenance.)
You could also have a dying hard drive. That would not necessarily show up on hardware tests. Sometimes drive failures show up in advance in hardware tests or SMART status checks, and sometimes they don't. That could explain the excessive hard drive thrashing. If this is the problem, there may not be any reasonable solution until the drive finally goes kaput, or decides to change to a detectable imminent failure.
There could also be any number of other problems, such as low RAM, hard drive directory corruption, incompatible third-party software, etc. Try some of the techniques in the Mac OS X Speed FAQ.

Safari can't connect after latest Lion update

Just updated my software and now safari can't connect to websites. It connects for a bit then after awhile it will no longer connect. Firefox and Chrome are connecting fine so this is a safari only issue with the latest update.
Safari Version 5.1.5 (7534.55.3)
Quiting safari and restarting works for a little while then eventually 'can't connect to server' eventually appears. I'm going back to firefox until this is resolved.

Linc Davis
Currently Being Moderated Re: Safari can't connect after latest Lion update
Apr 2, 2012 5:35 AM (in response to rtorca)
Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins and log in as Guest. For instructions, launch the System Preferences application, select Help from the menu bar, and enter “Set up a guest account” (without the quotes) in the search box.
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem(s)?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault in Mac OS X 10.7 or later, then you can’t enable the Guest account. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem(s)?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of steps 1 and 2.
Hi I have the same sort of problems I carried out the two tests and the problem appears to only be in my profile not in guest profile. Is there a cure?

Safari 5.1 completely broken under Lion

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