Safari suddenly "incompatible with system" ?!?
We recently had to get our G4 Titanium laptop repaired -- the power socket was damaged. While in the shop, the repairmen said they had to reinstall the system -- Mac OS 10.2. But now Safari won't open -- it says it's incompatible with the system. I re-downloaded Safari 1.0, and it still says it's incompatible, and won't open. Help! I much prefer Safari to Explorer now, and don't understand what the problem is. When they reinstalled the system, they put the old system in s "previous systems" folder. Is that fouling things up? Thanks in advance for any help.
Have you tried clearing the System Cache and System Preferences on your computer? If the shop re-installed your operating system it's likely they "archived" you OS when they re-installed the system in order to preserve any software that was on your computer. It's possible that you have scrambled preferences files or system cache files which are "confusing" the operating system and preventing Safari from operating properly. Once you delete the files, "restart" your computer and the operating system will rebuild the system cache and preferences files afresh. Also, clear the Safari cache and preferences files, there may be two sets or a set that's not connecting to your current copy of Safari which may be causing the program to not run properly. If you're looking for specific instructions on how to do this, check the Apple Knowledge base. You should be able to find the detailed instructions along with do's and don'ts guidance. Hope this helps...
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