Since I upgraded to Lion multiple documents open when I start Pages, Since I upgraded to Lion multiple documents open when I start Pages

I've searched Pages preferences, but haven't found a way to stop former documents from opening when I start pages. Any idea how to stop this?

It's one of the new features of the operating system.
It restore the state of tha apps when you quitted.
There is a preference to disable that in the System Preferences pane Appearence but you must also disable it in the Switch Off dialog which reactivate the feature by default.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) samedi 13 août 2011 20:01:33
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To be the AW6 successor, iWork MUST integrate a TRUE DB, not a list organizer !

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Since upgrading to Lion on start multiple programs open (word, excel, mail, power point) any fixes?

Since upgrading to Lion every time I start my Mac multiple programs open (word, excel, mail, power point) any fixes?

CJLinst wrote:
Yeah, but when it CRASHES and you have to hold the power button, all the apps restart. I have 8GB and it's swap-city.
To make matters worse, it appears there's a bug in Lion Mail. It opens a compose window for every email I sent in the previous session. We're talking dozens and dozens of windows.
Maybe try posting your own question on this as it is unrelated to this post. Never seen it before, so if you require help, then open a new topic.
Cheers

Since upgrading to Lion, applications are opening multiple files, how do I stop that?

When I open pretty much ANY file, the application for that file will open not only the intended file, but also between one and three previously opened files. Not sure how to stop that. Once I've opened the file (and the unintended files), any other files I open for that application open normally with no additionallly opened files. However, if I close the entire application and try opening just one file again, it will recur. I've looked in preferences for the offending applications, to no avail, and also in system preferences. This never happened with previous version of the OS, and only just started after I upgraded first to snow leopard and then to lion. This software behavior is quite annoying, especially with files that have been moved elsewhere, which tends to make the application hang instead of opening the intended file.

It's the Resume feature of Lion:
Managing Mac OS X Lion's application resume feature.
If you shutdown your computer you should get a dialog asking if you want applications to resume on the next startup. Simply uncheck the box to prevent that from occurring. Open General preferences and uncheck the option to Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps. You can also install a third-party utility to control resume features on individual applications: RestoreMeNot or Application State Cleaner.

Multiple DomainSite files no longer open after Lion upgrade

I have at least 6 separate Domain.Sites.2 files that use for domains that I maintain using iWeb. Since I upgraded to Lion last week, I've discovered that no matter which DomainSite file I've tried to open, it continues to open the last site that I worked on before my system upgrade.
Have I lost the ability to use those files?
I'm in big trouble if there's not a fix for this! Big trouble!!
Thanks for any help,
Bob

Here's another solution to your issue:
In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
OT

Can't open appleworks6 documents in pages09 after upgrade to lion

i upgraded to lion a few weeks ago and today tried to access an appleworks 6 .cwk word processing document in pages 09 and it returns an error saying it can not be opened because it is not a word processing document.
i have gone into 'get info' to set pages as the default application to open the document with no luck. i am absolutely sure it is an appleworks 6.2.9 word processing document. my pages application is up to date.
all of our older business contracts and word processing documents are appleworks 6 files. any ideas why pages won't open the document? everything i have read indicates that pages should have no problem opening the file. our spreadsheet files open fine with numbers.
any ideas?
thanks.

The fact that Lion no longer support AppleWorks is publicized since more than six months.
Serious users took time to convert their documents before switching to the new operating system.
If Pages doesn't open the documents I'm quite sure that they aren't AppleWorks 6 WP documents.
This short script will tell you exactly which kind of file you drop on its icon.
--{code}
--[SCRIPT which_kind_of_AWdoc]
Enregistrer ce script en tant qu'application sur le bureau.
Exécuter ce script ou déposer l'icône d'un fichier
sur son icône pour identifier le fichier.
Save the script as Application on the desktop.
Run the script or drag and drop a file icon
on its icon to identify the file.
Yvan KOENIG le 28 octobre 2008
-- ===========
on run (*
lignes exécutées si on double clique sur l'icône du script application
• lines executed if one double click the application script's icon *)
          set _ to choose file
          my main({_})
end run
-- ===========
on open (sel) (*
sel contient une liste d'alias des éléments qu'on a déposés sur l'icône du script (la sélection)
• sel contains a list of aliases of the items dropped on the script's icon (the selection) *)
          my main(sel)
end open
-- =========== Routines
on main(sel)
          try
                    my exploreTraite(item 1 of sel, "")
          on error MsgErr number NroErr
                    if NroErr is not -128 then
                              beep 2
                              tell application (path to frontmost application as string) to display dialog "" & NroErr & " : " & MsgErr with icon 0 buttons {" OK "} giving up after 20
                    end if -- NroErr is…
          end try
end main
-- =========== Routines
on exploreTraite(elem, ptree)
          local elem_, laClasse, flag
          set elem_ to elem as text
          tell application "System Events" to set laClasse to (class of item elem_) as text
          if laClasse is in {"file package", "«class cpkg»"} then (* CAUTION, script returns "file package" but App returns "«class cpkg»" *)
                    error elem_ & return & "is a package !"
--else if laClasse is in {"folder", "«class cfol»"} then (* CAUTION, script returns "folder" but App returns "«class cfol»" *)
--error elem_ & return & "is a folder !"
          else
                    set flag to my testeAWWP(elem)
                    tell application (path to frontmost application as string) to display dialog "The file " & return & elem_ & return & "is " & flag
          end if -- laClasse is
end exploreTraite
-- ===========
on testeAWWP(f)
          local flag, deb280, versionNum, marqueur, xx
          set flag to "not a Claris/AppleWorks document"
          set deb280 to (read f from 1 for 280)
          if (text 5 thru 8 of deb280) is "BOBO" then (* it's an AppleWorks document *)
                    set versionNum to ASCII number of (character 1 of deb280)
                    set flag to {versionNum, 0}
                    if versionNum = 6 then
                              set marqueur to 279 -- cas de la version AW6
                    else if versionNum = 5 then
                              set marqueur to 269 -- cas de la version AW5
                    else if versionNum = 4 then
                              set marqueur to 258 -- cas de la version CW4
                    else if versionNum = 3 then
                              set marqueur to 250 -- cas de la version CW3
                    else if versionNum = 2 then
                              set marqueur to 250 -- cas de la version CW2
                    else if versionNum = 1 then
                              set marqueur to 244 -- cas de la version CW1
                    else
                              set marqueur to 0
                    end if -- character 1 …
                    if marqueur > 0 then
                              set xx to (ASCII number (character marqueur of deb280)) (*
0 = CWGR
1 = CWWP exported
2 = CWSS exported
3 = CWDB exported
4 = CWPT
5 = CWPR
                              if versionNum > 4 then
                                        set flag to "Apple"
                              else
                                        set flag to "Claris"
                              end if
                              set flag to "a " & item (xx + 1) of {"Draw", "Word Processing", "Spreadsheet", "DataBase", "Paint", "Presentation"} & " " & flag & "Works " & versionNum & " file."
                    end if -- marqueur …
          end if -- (text 5 thru 8 …
          return flag
end testeAWWP
-- ===========
--[/SCRIPT]
--{code}
Copy it in the clipboard
Paste in a new window of the application "AppleScript Editor" which is located in :
Applications:Utilities
Click on the button displaying a hammer
menu File > Save
Select the format Application
Click the button Save.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mardi 8 janvier 2011 22:36:41
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'open with' crashes since Mountain Lion upgrade

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help as I'm going out of my mind here, when I use CTRL+click on an image and highlight 'open with' it doesn't load the menu with the relevant applications and just crashes, removing everything from my desktop briefly and then returning. It happens every time without fail, I can CTRL+click documents and be offered Text Edit, Pages etc as normal, it seems to only be images. I would usually use either preview or Photoshop CS4 but I dare say there were 4 or 5 things usually in that menu, I can't remember now.
Anyone got any ideas? I've tried following suggestions from a similar problem on this forum but to no avail.
This has only happened since I upgraded to Mountain Lion and I should also point out I'm suffering from other problems like sluggish wake up and flashing bright white light from the entire screen upon wake up!
Thanks in advance.

That sounds like LaunchServices. These are only cache files but can get corrupted. Launch /Utilities/Terminal and copy & paste this at the command line to rebuild LaunchServices: (be sure to copy the entire line it's a scroll)
Code:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
Then press return. Wait until terminal returns to the command line. Quit Terminal. After that, log out and back in or restart. Let us know
Or, use the free utiltiy OnyX to do the same via gui
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11582/onyx (for 10.8)
But the other issues sound more serious.
EDIT: You could do a re-install of ML. You can unstall "in place" so none of your data or apps are effected. or you could consider running with Display Sleep only. Very little additional power consumed. But probably not on an Air.

Ever since I upgraded my computer to Mountain Lion, iTunes has crashed every time I try to open it.

Ever since I upgraded my computer to Mountain Lion, (I use a 20-inch, early 2008 iMac.) I haven't been able to use iTunes at all. Whenever I try to open the application, it immediately crashes and shuts down. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

I hope these steps help.
1) Make a new user - the steps are in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1199
2) Log into that user, open iTunes, agree, etc. - it will probably work
3) If it does, it tells us that iTunes (the program) is fine but it's encountering something unexpected
4) Go back to your user, and try to open iTunes while holding option and making a new library - like suggested in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589
5) Your iTunes will be empty. This is ok. Your files are not touched by this process.
6) If iTunes doesn't quit when loading an empty library, you could try rebuilding the iTunes Library as Apple documents in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
7) If iTunes does quit, it could be trying to grab something - like photo information to sync to your iPad - and that's where it finds the unexpected data. Maybe try moving the iPod Photo Cache? http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1324 should guide you for how to do that.
If you tell us whether it is library-specific, user-specific, or system-wide (happens in both users), we could maybe give you better advice on what's going on.'
If the new user has the same behavior, maybe remove the SC Info folder - there are not many system-wide files iTunes touches. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389 covers how to remove that invisible folder.
iTunes uses /Applications/iTunes.app, /Users/Shared/SC Info, ~/Music/iTunes/ and ~/Library/Preferences/ and a bunch of other files. I think the most effective way to help you is knowing whether the issue is system-wide or user-specific.
I hope this helps and feel free to reply if this is all confusing.

HT3258 I recently upgraded to Mountain Lion OS 10.8.3. After that, I've had innumerable problems with email & none of the documents in Word are openable - a dialog box pops up saying that no Power PC applications are available, or something to that effect

I will re-enter my question: I recently upgraded to Mountain Lion OS 10.8.3. Since then I've had difficulty accessing my Verizon email. Also, all of my Word documents are no longer openable. I get a dialog box that says Power PC apps are no longer supported. Have any of you experienced this & if so, have you just had to "bite the bullet" & start re-doing your docs in Page?

Office 2004 is not compatible with Lion or Mountain Lion because they don't include the Rosetta software that allowed PPC apps to run on Intel hardware.
Office 2008 was the first version of Office designed to run natively on Intel chips.
Office 2011 is the current version.
You can update to Office 2011, Office 2004 was introduced 9 years ago. You can use other 3rd party softwares, i.e., iWorks, Office Libre, etc., that are capable of handling Office documents.
Or, you can revert back to Snow Leopard.
All in all, this topic has been covered in these forums almost every day since Lion was introduced 2 years ago.
Please search the forums for more info.

I cannot get iWeb to open since upgrading to Lion.

Since upgrading to Lion, I cannot get iWeb to open. The the top title bar comes up but I cannot open or create new pages. Checked this on my mum's iMac and it has the same issue.
Any thoughts in resolving?
MG

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
OT

Since upgrading from Lion to Mountain Lion, when I login 1 of 2 disk images I have set to open on login does not mount.

Since upgrading from Lion to Mountain Lion, when I login 1 of 2 disk images I have set to open on login does not mount. It worked under Lion. Stickies opens just fine. The disk images are sparse disk bundles. Are there any suggested remedies? I have already tried repairing permissions. One interesting thing is that previously in LIon, the disk images were just sparse images, not sparse bundles. I switched to bundles after reading that Time Machine backups of sparse bundles would not copy the entire image, only the changed parts. The sprase images are for sharing of photo and iTUnes libraries among multiple family member on the same computer.

If it is working as expected, what do you need with the old backup?
If you want to be able to go back to where you were prior to an upgrade, isolate that backup and don't use it again. As far as Time Machine can tell, the whole drive changed.
The link I posted contains probably everything that anybody knows about Time Machine and how to manipulate it to work as you would like as opposed to how it was designed to work. There are FAQs to continue a backup as opposed to starting fresh, but I wouldn't recommend it for the reasons above. Pondini probably doesn't, either.
If you are going to do a wholesale upgrade of the OS, I would create a bootable clone using something like Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper. A bootable clone on an external drive can have you back up and running instantly if the upgrade fails in any way. If the upgrade goes fine, store it away in case you find the current system isn't to your liking.

Can't open powerpoint files in keynote since Mountain Lion upgrade

Not having much luck and not sure which forum to post in as this could be a Mountain Lion issue, an iWork issue, but is also an iWork and/or IOS6 issue!
Until last week I had Lion on iMac and IOS5 on iPad. I was able to log on to my work network server (school network, I am a teacher) and open powerpoint, word or excel files in keynote, pages or numbers on my iPad. I then upgraded to IOS6 and now none of the files will open up on my iPad. I get the open in screen when I choose a file to open, then nothing happens.
In the meantime, I upgraded my iMac from Lion to Mountain Lion. Since I was having problems accessing my work files and viewing them on my iPad, I decided to buy Keynote on my iMac in the hope that I could get on with some work on iMac rather than iPad. I logged on to my school server and tried to open a powerpoint file and for some reason it downloads it as a pptx.exe and if I try to open it I get an error message saying "You can't open the application xxx.pptx.exe because Microsoft Windows applications are not supported on OSX". It shouldn't be a .exe file it should just be a powerpoint file! When I open Keynote and look for available files on my iMac, the file I just downloaded is greyed out.
Hmmmmm so I have an iMac, an iPad, two versions of the Keynote app (plus numbers and pages on the ipad) and can't open any of my files from my school network. That seems a lot of money in one pot Apple and something has changed from Lion to Mountain Lion, and from IOS5 to IOS6 which is preventing me from doing my work. IOS5 allowed me to open any ppt, xls, doc, pptx, xlsx, docx file from my school network so why since upgrading to IOS6 can I suddenly not open them??
Now having forked out for Keynote on my iMac, I have the same problem.
I am able to open attachments in emails and I am able to log on to the school VLE and access and open files. So it is just something to do with opening from the normal file system that I can't do.
I posted in the iPad and iWork forum and had no replies. However, Apple iWork team have contacted me after reading my post re the iPad issue of opening files from my network. I've provided info to them and am waiting for a response, but in the meantime I have now discovered there is also an issue on my iMac. Hopefully they will read this too or someone else will perhaps know what is going on.
It is a worry that I can't do any work using my Apple products seeing as I have bought them! I have had to go back to bringing my windows laptop home everyday which I hope is a short term solution. I have loved the fact that I could access everything on my school network from my iPad in the past and not have to drag a laptop around. I am also worried that this means pupils can't access the files too if they are using Macs, iphones, ipads etc and have upgraded to Mountain Lion or IOS6.
Hoping someone can help
Thanks in advance

Thanks for the response but I think you've misunderstood the problem. I can not open any type of PowerPoint file off my server in keynote. This includes .ppt and .pptx files. (Also includes .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx in pages and numbers).
Even if what you said worked it would take forever to go through every file and save them all as ppt 2007. Plus of course, I don't know what files I will need when. There are hundreds of resources I need to access when I'm at home. I need the flexibility to view the files when i need to and on the go. Normally I can download them off my school network on to my iPad in keynote and edit them then I email them back to myself ready to use the next day or to save back to my network. Currently I can not download any Microsoft office file. So I am now forced to have to lug my laptop home everyday, rendering my iPad and iMac useless. I can't pre-empt what I'll need and save it as .ppt as that is completely inflexible and that won't open anyways as this is not an issue with the version of PowerPoint file. This is an issue with how all Microsoft files are downloading from my school network to my iPad and iMac. I want Apple to allow this to work like it used to before the upgrades in operating systems. I wish I hadn't upgraded as it worked perfectly. :(

HT1349 I was having issued opening documents and I called apple help, they suggested that I upgraded to mountain lion and now my Microsoft word, power point and excel do not work. how can I un install and re install the old version. I need my applications

10.8.210.8.2
rocess:         Microsoft PowerPoint [1423]
Path:            /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft PowerPoint.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft PowerPoint
Identifier:      com.microsoft.Powerpoint
Version:         14.1.0 (14.1.0)
Build Info:      Unknown-110310~0
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [118]
User ID:         501
Date/Time:       2013-01-11 23:07:49.777 -0800
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)
Report Version: 10
Interval Since Last Report:          49824 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           21
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   6
Anonymous UUID:                      51BF0AF4-B2A5-3CC6-8AE5-5AE703F2755E
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: @rpath/SmartArt.framework/Versions/14/SmartArt
Referenced from: /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft PowerPoint.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft PowerPoint
Reason: image not found
Binary Images:
   0xd8000 -   0xfd0fe7 +com.microsoft.Powerpoint (14.1.0 - 14.1.0) <DCE73116-D730-34FF-1585-3926521A956F> /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft PowerPoint.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft PowerPoint
0x1297000 - 0x12b0ff7 +com.microsoft.mbukernel_framework (14.1.0 - 14.1.0) <A92FB57F-23C8-3928-54A7-1769839A3790> /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/*/mbukernel.framework/Versions/14/mbukernel
0x12c6000 - 0x2154fef +com.microsoft.officeart (14.1.0 - 14.1.0) <55BCDCBF-4605-0D4C-2D61-9E3989E8F211> /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/*/OfficeArt.framework/Versions/14/OfficeArt
0x2411000 - 0x2b7afff +com.microsoft.office_library (14.1.0 - 14.1.0) <DBC2F3ED-8396-EC63-DF29-7B210F989FA8> /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/*/MicrosoftOffice.framework/Versions/14/MicrosoftOffice
0x2cd4000 - 0x2ef2ff7 +com.microsoft.mcp (14.1.0 - 14.1.0) <98419278-F21E-17DC-B2AD-A0D551ACD1F2> /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/*/MicrosoftComponentPlugin.framework/Versions/14/MicrosoftComponentPlugin
0x2faf000 - 0x3054ffb +com.microsoft.ole (14.1.0 - 14.1.0) <7E409CD5-7F65-4C6B-18DC-04663216C2A8> /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/*/MicrosoftOLE.framework/Versions/14/MicrosoftOLE
0x3075000 - 0x34ecff3 +com.microsoft.chart (14.1.0 - 14.1.0) <7250B005-7CE6-8497-5A06-B257894F5376> /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/*/MicrosoftChartPlugin.framework/Versions/14/MicrosoftChartPlugin
0x8fed7000 - 0x8ff09e57 dyld (210.2.3) <23DBDBB1-1D21-342C-AC2A-0E55F27E6A1F> /usr/lib/dyld
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Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6750M, AMD Radeon HD 6750M, PCIe, 512 MB
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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
I don't know why Apple recommended you to upgrade to Mountain Lion, because it shouldn't solve anything related to your documents.
As I can see, you are not using the latest Office update, so install 14.2.5 update for free > http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads?pid=Mactopia_Office2011&fid=0F4E073F-4FEC -440D-A9BF-1E01EE9E92AD#viewer If you can't install it, install 14.2.3 first

My imac was running snow leopard and was upgraded to Mt. Lion. My Microsoft Office for Mac now will not open. SO since my Office was 2004, I just purchased Office for Mac 2011. Do I delete the icons before loading Office 2011 OR after I load 2011?

Upgraded my Imac to Mt. Lion and now the Microsoft Office icons will not open WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, or ENTOURAGE. I just pruchased on Ebay
OFFICE 2011 since my old version was 2004. DO I REMOVE THE OLD ICONS BEFORE LOADING OFFICE 2011 RO AFTER I LOAD IT???
THANKS, DR PEPPERMINT

Office 2011 will install in a separate folder. But do not install Office 2011 until you remove Office 2004. It comes with its own uninstalled located in the MS Office folder. Only use the uninstaller to get rid of it. Then install Office 2011.
Office 2004 and Other Applications Don't Work in Lion/Mountain Lion
If you have Office 2004 which is a PPC-only suite, it will not work in Lion/Mountain Lion. You need to upgrade to Office 2011 - Mactopia - or you can try the freeware suite, Libre Office, that is functionally similar to Office 2007 for Windows except it works on Lion/Mountain Lion.
You may want to consider as well:
These two suites are similar to Libre Office but not as current or as well-supported:
NeoOffice
Open Office
And, then there is Apple's iWork suite:
Pages - word processing and layout
Keynote - presentation
Numbers - spreadsheet
Each can open and save Office compatible files. They may be purchased separately via the Mac App Store for $19.99 each.
As for other software, any PPC-based software will not run in Lion or Mountain Lion because Rosetta is no longer part of OS X. You will need to upgrade to Intel versions of the software.
(Access to the Mac App Store requires Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or higher and an Apple ID.)

I can no longer (since upgrading to the latest firefox) open up multiple tabs of the same page (something I need to be able to do when emailing and referencing multiple emails while writing one email). The only option it gives me is to 'switch to tab'.

Question
I can no longer (since upgrading to the latest firefox) open up multiple tabs of the same page (something I need to be able to do when emailing and referencing multiple emails while writing one email). The only option it gives me is to 'switch to tab'.

I'll try to make this clear. I USED to be able to left click on a hyper link and the hyper link would open in a NEW tab. Now for some unknown reason the hyper link by default opens in the same tab (window). I have to right click the hyper link in order for it to open in a NEW tab. (Yes, my 'tools'> 'options'> 'tabs' are set to "open new windows in a new tab." (Please no answers telling me to get rid of the Ask toolbar because I don't have one.) Thank you.

HT3775 I recently upgraded my OS to Mountain Lion 10.8.2 and cannot open up .avi files now in Quicktime. I get this error message: The document "ANDREW_McD_MEDIA_VERSION.avi" could not be opened. A required codec isn't available.

I recently upgraded my OS to Mountain Lion 10.8.2 and cannot open up .avi files now in Quicktime. These same files opened up with no problem prior to my upgrade. Additionally, I had upgraded to the Pro version of Quicktime recently, but it appears I've retrograded back to the basic version, unexplainably.
I get this error message: The document “ANDREW_McD_MEDIA_VERSION.avi” could not be opened. A required codec isn't available.

Hi,
I had exactly the same problem & found the answer here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3219982?start=0&tstart=0 . Download a program called Perian, very easy to download worked a treat. I wish all fixes were this easy - Debbie

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