Security 2008-006 now FINDER is in a tight loop

Desktop in finder flashes on and off.....nothing stays put. Keeps "flickering" - icons appear, then disappear. Can't access anything including Force Quit. Fine before 2008-006 update which indicated that it was not complete, as could not update everything. NO problems before that.
Original install of Tiger....from laptop computer(ibook), not as old, with DVD (multiuser, legit), which this one does not have (imac doesn't handle DVDs), Treated the newer laptop as target computer & did update from DVD mounted on laptop. Worked just fine, as it did with other G4 computer.
TODAY...
other old computer update on G4...just fine via laptop as target computer. Corrected internet/password id problem, ok with the rest of 2008-006 security update.
But, the recycling finder problem on Imac....tried using laptop with OS X tiger install dvd. Finder still in loop, can't access. Took external drive & loaded with OS X Tiger install. Same thing....no recognition of disk.
Restarted with "c" key down in both cases....did nothing.
Not sure that getting a pristine Tiger OS disk will help. Any comments? No guru here, but better than the average user....many years as mainframe programmer. Learned to accept being dumb!
Genius said NOT to restore from backup.....is that the only recourse?? And, not sure if that would work, since finder, altho it recognizes external disk, won't let it be accessed. Show up on desktop, but clicking on them doesn't work.

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
"Repair Disk Permissions" from Disk Utility may help you.
Also, you can create a new user account and see if the problem appears there.
Mihalis.

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After observe by 15 minutes that the progress bar did not advance, I made restart. Now attempt to install the update manualy and the installer says "You cannot install Security Update 2008-006 (Intel) on this volume. This volume does not meet the requirements for this update." And the preferences of applied Software Update don't list the 2008-006.
Please help me. Thanks a lot.
RE:Király
Log in to an admin account and then try going to /Library/Receipts/boms and moving this file to the Desktop:
com.apple.pkg.update.security.2008.006.bom
Then try running Software Update again.
RE: Kijote
No, I don't have luck. The last receipt that I have its com.apple.pkg.update.security.2008.005.bom.
Thank you!

Can you download the 10.5.5 combo, and reinstall it?

Can someone tell me if Apple has resolved Security Update 2008-006 Issue?

Hi, I'm running Tiger (10.4.11) on a PowerBook G4. I just upgraded to iTunes 9. Unfortunately, I cannot access the iTunes store unless I upgrade Safari from my current version (3.1.2) to a newer version (4.0.3 or better). I just downloaded the installer for 4.0.4 and I can't install that until I install the latest security update (currently, 2009-005).
Now, I have been reluctant to install security updates ever since 2008-006 proved to be a disaster. You might recall the issue people had with the update screwing up their network settings (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1712387&start=0&tstart=0). When I had this issue the only way that I could solve this was to do a clean install of my OS. I do not want to have to go through this again. Can someone tell me if Apple has resolved this issue? If they haven't, could someone tell me where I can get the previous version of iTunes so I can install that?
I refuse to install another security update until I know that this problem has been solved.
Thank you.

In my humble opinion: yes, they have fixed the problem. As I posted here (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2292768&tstart=30), I had also declined all the updates since 2008-007 (and the following Quicktime update as well) caused a piece of software that I rely on to stop working. I recently did do the install of 2009-005, Quicktime, and all the other updates, and the result was a system that works perfectly. And quite frankly, I was amazed.
Between network settings, Finder crashing, and several other misbehaviors, a couple of the updates right around January 2009 did indeed cause heartburn for a number of people, as documented here- and more than a few of us quit accepting the updates as a result. I'm very happy that whatever the underlying causes for that misbehavior might have been, those problems appear to have been resolved since then...
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Security Update 2008-006 Broke My iMac

After installing the most recent security update (2008-006) my computer is absolutely crawling to the point where it is unusable. I'm also seeing the Network Settings changed message when I get to the system preferences after waiting 10 min between mouse clicks and watching the dreaded beachball spin away. I have booted from an external drive and reinstalled the update, repaired permissions, run apple jack, disk warrior and drive genius with no improvement. How can Apple release something that would absolutely destroy my computer? Is archive and install my only option? Will Apple release a fix for this? I s it worth the wait for the next security update. I really would rather not reinstall my system. Suggestions? Help please?

How can Apple release something that would absolutely destroy my computer?
They can't, and didn't.
Is archive and install my only option?
Might be, or if you simply restored the backup you made prior to installing the update. Though an archive and install may not totally overwrite the security issues. It suggests you have some data files that are corrupted as a result of using Applejack in the past. Such utilities should never be used without a backup.
Will Apple release a fix for this?
Speculation on this board is strictly prohibited. Please read the Terms of Use on the right. Your question requires speculation.
Is it worth the wait for the next security update.
No. Because if one issue happens directly following a security update, chances are it will continue happening until you find the software that doesn't work well with security updates, or the damaged preference or cache file that's doing the problem.
You can sort of backtrack but you should do the following if you have no backup.
1. Clone backup your machine twice*:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
2. Erase and install your operating system using the retail installer, or installer that came with your Mac (whichever is newer).
3. Run the combo update that brought you where you were before.
4. Repair permissions.
5. Run the security update.
6. Repair permissions again.
7. Restore your user data to the appropriate folders as outlined in my backup FAQ before once you have verified none of the built-in software is causing an issue. If there is an issue with the built-in software, it says that perhaps your router is not properly configured to understand Apple's security updates and needs an updated firmware or replacement with one that is known to work with the system.
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.
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Something happened after install security update 2008-006(PPC)

Hi there,
I have just installed the security update 2008-006(ppc) for my old powerbook, G4 1.5Mhz. Now every time when i go to network in the system preferences, i immediately got this message "Your network setting have been changed by another application" No matter how many "OK" i clicked, this message will kept appeared. I tried to restart my powerbook, but the powerbook responded that the system preferences have cancelled the restart. Can only force quit the system preferences. I can still connect to the network, just that if i go to any new places with new network setting, i will not be able to change the network setup in my powerbook.
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Is there a way to back out Security Update 2008-006???!!?

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Thank you BDAqua! Your solution worked and was much more helpful than Apple's phone support wipe and reinstall instructions.
I've got to rant for a minute here...
This is the kind of crap I've gotten used to from Microsoft (having worked in IT for over 21 years), but even THEY can back out a patch (99% of the time) without requiring you to reinstall the OS!!
I expect more from Apple, especially since OSX is based on Linux. Haven't any of you Code Monkeys heard of patch and patch -R???! I mean what the fur??? Hey Apple OSX developers GET A CLUE and put the patch facilities back or enable/post instructions for us use them to remove bad patches if needed!! It would avoid making your loyal customers so angry they could scream!!
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So, after BDAqua's kind help, and 1.5 hrs work, my MackBook is now stable and may AirPort card is working. After that little tryst I bailed on Tiger completely and upgraded to Leopard.
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Hi !
I use NIS since 2001 and never had any serious trouble with this software.
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Cheers,
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