Some software(iphoto,imovie) can only be opened by safe boot.

I buy a mac book air (MD231),i upgrade the os to os x mountain lion 10.8.1,but i find that some softwares can not be opened, such as iphoto,imovie,chrome for mac,but others are normal,I try many methods to solve,but all be failed.
Then use "safe boot" to start my mac,i find all the softwares can be opened successfully,so i am worried about this.
who can help me to solve the issue?
thanks!

Louis_luo wrote:
i already used the method yesterday,but it's not valid.
What does "not valid" mean?
It didn't fix the problem or you couldn't boot into the Recovery HD?
If you just purchased this Mac, Call AppleCare. You should have 90 days of free support. If it is new Mac without any third-party software, then there is something wrong with it. Use the free support you have.

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