Software Update Frozen
After I run Software Update, it'll find an update, but when I go to click on install or any of the other choices I can't. Everything is frozen. However, I can drag the box around. How do I fix this so I can install updates?
-Skifahrer7
I'm reporting a similar problem - software update seems to get stuck. The fix did not work.
I have a macbook pro 13" 2010, has RAMDISK 256GB, OS 10.6.6. Only owned it 3 weeks, ran several cycles of update without a hitch after migrating from a 3-year old MacbookPro running OS 10.5.8. No problems with Update until today, system wanted to upgrade iMovie 9.0.2 and Brother Printer System (argh!).
As soon as I get the update window, says 2 items to install, the "Install now" button is grayed out, and items inside this window are slow to respond: I click on "Show Details" and (seconds later) the list of software items appears, the check-boxes are unchecked and when I try to check the boxes, there is a 30 to 60 second lag in UI response to the checkboxes or dialog elements. I can move the window, there is no spinning beach ball, other apps respond normally. The system monitor says there is plenty of disk and RAM, the most active CPU thread is Software Update occupying 10% to 20% CPU, no hog processes visible. I tried force-quitting SW Update several times, same deal. I also ran Verify & Fix permissions, and Verify Disk (some permissions were odd, but disk verify was clean).
I did notice that the SW Update dialog (Show Details window) said "Update downloaded" in a status update at the bottom of the window. Hey wait, I never even gave the OK to install all, I just looked at the Show Details window. Seems SW Update is getting ahead of me.
I tried the deletion of the files mentioned as a fix, mentioned above in this thread. Still no change in behavior.
However, I eventually just waited out the lag in UI response and finally got to install the items, successfully (no reboot was needed). I'm also running Little Snitch, but never seen it get in the way of SW update before. Hope the SW Update is not going bad on us.
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