Since installing Lion, no Finder window will open on the desktop. I can see them through "Quick Look" and "View all Windows" in the contextual menu for Finder in the
Since installing Lion, no Finder window will open on the desktop. I can see them through "Quick Look" and "View all Windows" in the contextual menu for Finder in the dock.
Help please!
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Hello,
Sorry you are frustrated. If you have improvements you would like to make, you can file them to the [[Suggestion Box]] and the Firefox logo in the top left with upside down arrow is the Firefox button containing menu items. Try a clean reinstall as instructed below to see if it resolved your issue.
Certain Firefox problems can be solved by performing a ''Clean reinstall''. This means you remove Firefox program files and then reinstall Firefox. Please follow these steps:
'''Note:''' You might want to print these steps or view them in another browser.
#Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
#After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu).
#Delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
#*'''Windows:'''
#**C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
#**C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
#*'''Mac:''' Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
#*'''Linux:''' If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see [[Installing Firefox on Linux]]. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the [http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop Firefox download page], simply remove the folder ''firefox'' in your home directory.
#Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
##Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
##Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.
Please report back to see if this helped you! -
I block pop ups except for allowed sites, but on the allowed sites, the pop up windows don't appear unless I use Exposé, then when I click on the one in Exposé, it just returns to the open Firefox browser.
Hi Tracy,
I don't suspect Malware yet, Id guess Disk corruption or failing Hard Drive with Files not found.
Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair Disk, (not Repair Permissions). Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
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I cannot see much of the page when it automatically opens so zoomed in ...
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Pages '09 won't open Word documents since installing Lion
Since installing Lion I can no longer open Word documents. I get the following window
My intel iMac is just a year old and all software is current, both Lion and Pages. If I transfer the word documents to my 4 year old Macbook running the same Pages and Snow Leopard the files open as they should. Can anyone suggest a solution. I would be very grateful. Thanks.That's what I have done, but then I am a long term Apple user and wised up years ago.
Rodney Boyce wrote:
"You can't open the application Microsoft Word because Power PC applications are no longer supported."
That does sound like you are simply double clicking on the exported .doc file which will open Word.
Try dragging it onto Pages or right mouse clicking > Open with…
I installed Lion on an external Hard Drive so I could still get my work done in Snow Leopard.
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Hi
Ever since installing Loin on my iMac 27 inch, late 2009- 3.06 GHz intel Core 2 Duo, I have numerous 'skitchy' problems that were not previously there.
The most frustrating is upon shutdown, finder gives an error message stating that it can't quit due to processes running. All apps are closed at the root. This never happened before Loin. Any ideas.
Included is as run log from activity monitor at the time of the error message.
Thank you for your help.
1955 Activity Monitor 3.3 4 19.1 MB Intel (64 bit) 39.9 MB
178 Finder 1.3 11 117.0 MB Intel (64 bit) 200.1 MB
244 MagicPrefs 0.7 5 17.5 MB Intel (64 bit) 27.8 MB
77 loginwindow 0.0 3 51.3 MB Intel (64 bit) 21.9 MB
177 SystemUIServer 0.0 4 29.8 MB Intel (64 bit) 62.5 MB
164 distnoted 0.0 4 3.7 MB Intel (64 bit) 25.3 MB
1941 Safari 0.0 7 80.8 MB Intel (64 bit) 181.0 MB
242 Dropbox 0.0 17 34.2 MB Intel 42.7 MB
175 Dock 0.0 3 34.4 MB Intel (64 bit) 33.1 MB
1924 mdworker 0.0 3 4.1 MB Intel (64 bit) 23.0 MB
246 TabletDriver 0.0 2 5.4 MB Intel (64 bit) 29.3 MB
245 Speech Synthesis Server 0.0 2 6.4 MB Intel (64 bit) 14.5 MB
243 ConsumerTouchDriver 0.0 2 7.0 MB Intel (64 bit) 29.3 MB
176 talagent 0.0 2 6.9 MB Intel (64 bit) 30.5 MB
239 cookied 0.0 2 1.9 MB Intel (64 bit) 14.3 MB
172 UserEventAgent 0.0 3 9.1 MB Intel (64 bit) 42.2 MB
423 lsboxd 0.0 2 1.9 MB Intel (64 bit) 22.8 MB
295 AppleSpell.service 0.0 2 12.6 MB Intel (64 bit) 38.5 MB
1946 PubSubAgent 0.0 3 5.1 MB Intel (64 bit) 33.1 MB
1947 xpchelper 0.0 3 4.5 MB Intel (64 bit) 21.6 MB
227 Folder Actions Dispatcher 0.0 2 6.0 MB Intel (64 bit) 22.6 MB
735 MagicPrefsPlugins 0.0 4 15.5 MB Intel (64 bit) 306.2 MB
289 dbfseventsd 0.0 1 180 KB Intel 20 KB
222 PenTabletDriver 0.0 3 9.5 MB Intel (64 bit) 40.2 MB
158 launchd 0.0 2 1.5 MB Intel (64 bit) 38.1 MB
221 AirPort Base Station Agent 0.0 3 1.8 MB Intel (64 bit) 21.3 MB
216 imagent 0.0 4 6.0 MB Intel (64 bit) 15.7 MB
210 com.apple.dock.extra 0.0 2 10.8 MB Intel (64 bit) 31.0 MB
211 warmd_agent 0.0 3 1.8 MB Intel (64 bit) 22.8 MB
1923 mdworker 0.0 4 15.3 MB Intel (64 bit) 30.2 MB
203 fontd 0.0 2 5.7 MB Intel (64 bit) 23.0 MB
200 pboard 0.0 1 928 KB Intel (64 bit) 19.7 MBrkaufmann87 wrote:
Another method of Force Quitting Finder is opening Activity Monitor (Applicaitons - Utilities - Activity Monitor) and Force Quitting it there. I'm not sure this will work but it's worth a try. When you can I'd re-install Lion from the restore partion.
Thanks I will re-install Loion when I get a chance.
Cheers -
New Mac, fresh install of Mountain Lion
When I click to open a .Pdf from a web page,while in Safar, I get a black window
Nothing opens in Preview or in Acrobat
No option to downloadOpen the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type of copy paste the following:
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins
Click Go. If you see this file: AdobePDFViewer.plugin
Drag it to the Trash, empty the Trash.
Quit and relaunch Safari. -
Many years ago synced iCal with Microsoft program. Since installing Lion whenever I try to create an event in iCal it flashes up message "Unable to open Microsoft sync services Power PC applications no longer supported." How do I get rid of message?
Lion no longer supports PowerPC apps. If this is Microsoft Office 2008 (Entourage 2008) then you should disable the syncing services. (I don't have Office 2008 installed anymore so I don't know exactly what it's called anymore.) If you have Microsoft Office 2004 or earlier, then it can't be run on Lion at all since Lion removed Rosetta, which is what allowed a PPC app to run on an Intel based Mac.
Also, I believe Microsoft removed sync services from the current Outlook 2011 (which replaces Entourage) so even upgrading to a newer version of Microsoft Office will not get you back that calendar sync feature. Supposedly Microsoft is working on a new syncing system, but I wouldn't hold my breath. -
Since installing Lion OS I'm having issues with my Wi-Fi connectivity. It sometimes will disconnect with no reasons.
Hi Ray, this has worked for a few...
Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712
10.7 & 10.8…
System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x instructions...
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10.4 instructions...
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If using Wifi/Airport...
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Since installing lion my iMac and powebook can't find my printer
since installing lion my iMac and macbook pro can't find my printer (it is on the supported devices list and I downloaded the latest drivers).
I called canon and they stepped me through reseting my print system and reinstalling the print drivers and libraries but I have tried direct USB and via airport and the computers dont recognise the printer anymore. Just to be sure it was not the printer I tried to print from my iphone and that works...
I have changed the usb cable, changed usb ports and nothing can get the computers to recognise the device. Please help all advice welcome!:-) here's an interesting link http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669#canon
Note: If you've haven't used Software Update recently on your Mac, please run it before connecting a printer or scanner to update your Mac's database on what software is available.
I would also do this after you plug in your printer. Apple might have updates for your printer.
there is Canon Software for lion. try uninstalling everything and starting from 0.
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/printers_multifunction/office_al l_in_one_inkjet_printers/pixma_mx860#DriversAndSoftware
I also read that if your printer shows up in your printer list before the appropriate drivers are installed, it might mess things up, if you plug in your printer and see it after cleaning everything you had done previously off, then try removing it from the printer list (don't just unplug it, delete the profile). And then install the appropriate drivers. -
Does anyone know why pages, numbers, iPhoto, keynote, etc won't open since installing lion?
It's iWork '09 which is the lastest version. iPhoto isn't working either but iMovie is, I'm so baffled and it's really frustrating. I've never had any problems at all with my mac. The crazy thing is, it's almost as though they are open but I can't see them? Is this possible? I thought it could have something to do with the multiple desktops that are available on Lion but I scrolled across and.... nothing.
I really appreciate your help. Thank you.After doing some research I'm afraid that eventually you have to delete and reinstall iWork.
But I suggest, that you prior to such a drastic step check the following:
Have you installed the Lion upgrade to iWork 9.1?
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/25548/apple-iwork
Corrupted fonts also can cause this behavior, so check the fonts by opening font book, click left on user and then in the menu bar on file -> validate
That will show up any problematic font. If there are red warnings, delet the font.
Lupunus -
since installing Lion, yahoo page became extremely slow and sometimes would not open e-mails at all. anyone encountered this problem?
since installing Lion, yahoo page became extremely slow and sometimes would not open e-mails at all. anyone encountered this problem?
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Since installing LTR 5.4, which I've now upgraded to 5.6, I've encountered repeated slowness and malfunctions in operations, especially when using the Compare View function and the Tab key to open and close the right and left side panels. Such problems never arose during two years of using LTR-4 and nothing else has changed on my computer. I have a pretty simple system with only a few plug-ins, which are usually not in operation. I have 12GB of RAM in my Windows 7 PC. I could illustrate these problems with screen shots if you would tell me how to submit screen shots. Otherwise I will try to describe the problems in words.
The problem is clearly cumulative, growing worse as usage time passes. Compare View feature gradually slows down and eventually seems to choke as my work session proceeds. If I Exit LTR and re-enter and start all over, things will work normally for maybe 30 minutes, but then the Compare View feature begins to become very slow to respond. In a recent example with my screen full of thumbnails in Library mode I highlighted two images to compare. LTR started to open the Compare View screen by first having the top row of thumbnails disappear to be replaced by the "SELECT" and "CANDIDATE" words in their spaces (but no images), but Compare View never succeeded in gaining control of the screen. After some seconds the top row of thumbnails reasserted its position and the Compare View windows disappeared. But LTR kept trying to bring them back. Again the top row of thumbnails would go away, Select and candidate would reappear, try again, and give up. This went on for at least 2-3 minutes before I tried to choose File and Exit, but even that did not initially want to respond. It doesn't like to accept other commands when it's trying to open Compare View. Finally it allowed me to exit.
To experiment I created a new catalog of 1100 images. After 30-40 minutes, the Compare View function began to operate very slowly. With left and right side panels visible and two thumbnails highlighted, hitting Compare View can take half a minute before the two mid-size images open in their respective SELECT and CANDIDATE windows. When the side panels are open and two images are in the Select/Candidate spaces, hitting the Tab button to close the side panels produces a very delayed response--25-30 seconds to close them, a few more seconds to enlarge the two images to full size. To reverse the process (i.e., to recall the two side panels), hitting Tab would make the two sides of the screen go black for up to a minute, with no words visible. Eventually the info fields in the panels would open up.
I also created a new user account and imported a folder of 160 images. After half an hour Compare View began mis-placing data. (I have a screen shot to show this.) CANDIDATE appears on the left side of SELECT, whereas it should be on the right. The accompanying camera exposure data appears almost entirely to the left of the mid-screen dividing line. Although the Candidate and Select headings were transposed, the image exposure data was not, but the data for the image on the right was almost entirely to the left of the line dividing the screen in two.
Gurus in The Lightroom Forum have examined Task Manager data showing Processes running and Performance indicators and they see nothing wrong. I could also send screen shots of this data.
At this point, the only way I can process my images is to work 30-40 minutes and then shut down everything, exit, and re-start LTR. This is not normal. I hope you can find the cause, and then the solution. If you would like to see my screen shots, tell me how to submit them.
Ollie
[email protected]Since installing LTR 5.4, which I've now upgraded to 5.6, I've encountered repeated slowness and malfunctions in operations, especially when using the Compare View function and the Tab key to open and close the right and left side panels. Such problems never arose during two years of using LTR-4 and nothing else has changed on my computer. I have a pretty simple system with only a few plug-ins, which are usually not in operation. I have 12GB of RAM in my Windows 7 PC. I could illustrate these problems with screen shots if you would tell me how to submit screen shots. Otherwise I will try to describe the problems in words.
The problem is clearly cumulative, growing worse as usage time passes. Compare View feature gradually slows down and eventually seems to choke as my work session proceeds. If I Exit LTR and re-enter and start all over, things will work normally for maybe 30 minutes, but then the Compare View feature begins to become very slow to respond. In a recent example with my screen full of thumbnails in Library mode I highlighted two images to compare. LTR started to open the Compare View screen by first having the top row of thumbnails disappear to be replaced by the "SELECT" and "CANDIDATE" words in their spaces (but no images), but Compare View never succeeded in gaining control of the screen. After some seconds the top row of thumbnails reasserted its position and the Compare View windows disappeared. But LTR kept trying to bring them back. Again the top row of thumbnails would go away, Select and candidate would reappear, try again, and give up. This went on for at least 2-3 minutes before I tried to choose File and Exit, but even that did not initially want to respond. It doesn't like to accept other commands when it's trying to open Compare View. Finally it allowed me to exit.
To experiment I created a new catalog of 1100 images. After 30-40 minutes, the Compare View function began to operate very slowly. With left and right side panels visible and two thumbnails highlighted, hitting Compare View can take half a minute before the two mid-size images open in their respective SELECT and CANDIDATE windows. When the side panels are open and two images are in the Select/Candidate spaces, hitting the Tab button to close the side panels produces a very delayed response--25-30 seconds to close them, a few more seconds to enlarge the two images to full size. To reverse the process (i.e., to recall the two side panels), hitting Tab would make the two sides of the screen go black for up to a minute, with no words visible. Eventually the info fields in the panels would open up.
I also created a new user account and imported a folder of 160 images. After half an hour Compare View began mis-placing data. (I have a screen shot to show this.) CANDIDATE appears on the left side of SELECT, whereas it should be on the right. The accompanying camera exposure data appears almost entirely to the left of the mid-screen dividing line. Although the Candidate and Select headings were transposed, the image exposure data was not, but the data for the image on the right was almost entirely to the left of the line dividing the screen in two.
Gurus in The Lightroom Forum have examined Task Manager data showing Processes running and Performance indicators and they see nothing wrong. I could also send screen shots of this data.
At this point, the only way I can process my images is to work 30-40 minutes and then shut down everything, exit, and re-start LTR. This is not normal. I hope you can find the cause, and then the solution. If you would like to see my screen shots, tell me how to submit them.
Ollie
[email protected] -
Very erratic behaviour since installing Lion - where do I start
Since installing Lion a few weeks ago on my Macmini I've have a couple of issues which are bugging (no pun intended) the life out of me. I'm almost at the point of doing a complete erase and install of Lion it's that bad. Normally I always do an erase and install when upgrading OSX but the setup of my mini is such that it would take me a long time to rebuild it from scratch. That'll teach me.. I just upgraded Lion on top of Snow Leopeard, whereas on my MBP I did a clean install of Lion and no problems.
Here are the issues on my mini:
1) In the past couple of days I've had a couple of kernal panics "You need to restart your computer..." I've never had this before on any of my Mac's. The only thing that has changed on my system is that I've updated a driver for my WD MyBook drive, which I use as my TM backup. Since upgrading to Lion I switched off time machine and only turned this back on because I thought I'd reached a general steady state with my system and after installing the driver update. I've since disabled TM so fingers crossed no more problems..
2) On serveral occasions, whilst using back to my mac, to screenshare my mini on my MBP, I've had windows and hard drives disappear off screen. If I do a right mouse click on my finder I can view the windows on screen but when I select them they disapear. I have a feeling that mission control is doing something, but I never use this, nor do I have anything set-up, other than the intial configuration. This is *really* doing my head in. I can usually fix it by changing the screen dimensions on my mini through the Display control panel or switching my TV over to the hdmi input so I can view the desktop directly on my TV (as opposed to screensharing).
I'm not really sure if this is a problem with mission control, or back to my mac, or a video input problem (I'm using a mini displayport to dvi and dvi to hdmi cable to connect the mini to my TV).
Any troubleshooting suggestions would be greatly appreciated, particulalry for issue 2.
VPSince I don't do any cloudy stuff, all I can address is the KPs.See
What is a kernel panic,
Technical Note TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics,
Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ,
Resolving Kernel Panics, and
Tutorial: Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics for more details. -
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Try repairing the disk with disk utility, take a look at this link, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1782
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