System Preferences Frozen!! Can't Change my Wallpaper!!

Everytime I try to change my wallpaper or my screen saver, I can't click a single thing before the rainbow ball comes up and doesn't let me do anythhing else inside System Preferences. I have to force wuit every time and this only happens when i try to change my wallpaper or screen saver. My iMac runs OS X Version 10.7.4 and is the newest model out there. Apple has not made a newer iMac than the one I have. HELP!

DOwnload and install the OS X Lion client combo. It is safe to do and will hopefully fill in the gaps. If you can I would drag the Sys Prefs app to the Trash so that the install replaces it with a new one.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1524

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In system preferences I can not change my wallpaper; it just freezes

I need help; today I went to change my wallpaper and the system preferences froze; I did everything from repair disk to safe boot and still it is frozen; have the new Mountain Lion system. also in my preference folder there is no list for desktop or system preferences; what is going on?

First follow the instructions in this support article:
System Preferences stops responding after viewing Desktop & Screen Saver pane
If there's no change, continue as below.
In the Finder, hold down the option key and select
Go ▹ Library
from the menu bar. From the Library folder, delete the following item, if it exists:
Caches/com.apple.systempreferences
and move the following item to the Desktop:
Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist
Launch System Preferences and test. If you still have the issue, put the item on the Desktop back where it came from and post again. Otherwise, delete the item.

Can't change a wallpaper

I can't change a wallpaper on my MacBook. Whatever I do it remains the same. I've already cleaned all the cashe, installed the 10.7.4 Combo Update, tryed onyx osx, but nothing worked for me. What could be the problem and how to resolve it?

That command can't cause a white screen, all it does is restore your desktop's default settings as it was shipped. Thus, some other software is interefering with your system.
1. Are you using any alternative finder program like Path Finder, for example?
2. Does doing a control-click on the desktop bring up a menu?
3. If the answer to 1 is 'No' and 2 is 'Yes', post the list of apps shown here:
 > System Preferences > Users & Groups | Login Items

HT1338 I'm trying to follow HP's instructions to add a driver for HP Color Laserjet CP 1215 which is connected to my Time Capsule. However, in System Preferences I can't "add" the printer to the print queue because I don't have a driver and you have to se

I’m trying to follow HP’s instructions to add a driver for HP Color Laserjet CP 1215 which is connected to my Time Capsule. However, in System Preferences I can’t “add” the printer to the print queue because I don’t have a driver and you have to select a driver before the add button becomes active. Therefore, the Mountain Lion software update doesn’t add driver software for the CP 1215 driver because I was unable to add the printer to the print queue.

This printer doesn't seem to be supported in ML:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01664444&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en &product=412187#N2043
You could try the 1515 driver or use the Generic PostScript Printer PPD when adding the printer.
Hope this helps.

I just did something on my mac and now the date, time and battery percentage are in arabic and it says lebanon (arabic) in the language and text preference, how can i change it back to english? ps: i'm hopeless.

i just did something on my mac and now the date, time and battery percentage are in arabic and it says lebanon (arabic) in the language and text preference, how can i change it back to english?
ps: i'm hopeless.

So what you want is for it to say Lebanon (English)? If so, see if this helps:
http://m10lmac.blogspot.com/2012/05/fixing-custom-english-region-settings.html

Still have MobileMe icon (not iCloud) on my System Preferences,how can I install iCloud on Macbook pro?

Still have MobileMe icon (not iCloud) on my System Preferences, how can I install iCloud on Macbook pro when directions say to click on iCloud icon in System Pref. ?

Read the system requirements for iCloud. It is not compatible with Snow Leopard which your system profile confirms you have.

HT1338 I dont have icloud as an icon in my system preferences, how can I find it or add it?

I dont have icloud as an icon in my system preferences, how can I find it or add it?

What operation system are you running?

HT204053 I have installed the latest version of Apple but still can't see ICloud in System Preferences- how can I fix this?

I have installed the latest version of Apple but still can't see ICloud in System Preferences- how can I fix this?

Lion is required to see the iCloud Preference Pane: this is an upgrade, not an update, and has to be paid for. If you want to install Lion, go to the Mac App Store and purchase and download it there ($29.99).
First check that your Mac meets the requirements for Lion:
Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory
OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
7GB of available space

I have updated my mac book pro and am trying to get icloud and the new lion version. The lion version will not download and my biggest problem is finding icloud on my system preference. Can anyone help me?

I have updated my mac book pro and am trying to get icloud and the new lion version. The lion version will not download and my biggest problem is finding icloud on my system preference. Can anyone help me?

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
Connecting your MacBook Pro and your MacBook Air will be the fastest way, but you have to spend money on cables and adapters (also, your MacBook Pro doesn't support Thunderbolt).
As you have a Time Capsule, one thing you can do is to start your MacBook Pro and make a Time Machine backup. Then, turn on your MacBook Air and set it up. Setup Assistant will ask you to restore a backup, so select the option to restore the backup from the Time Capsule and be patient. This can take a lot of time if you have to migrate a lot of files

Hi, my name is Chenet i have a Macbook 0sx lion 10.7.5 i don't remember my password for the system preferences i can't even go online, can somebody help me with that please

Hi, my name is Chenet i have a Macbook 0sx lion 10.7.5 i don't remember my password for the system preferences i can't even go online, can somebody help me with that please

Hi 'baltwo'
Thank you for your link, I already had been on this particular website this afternoon. they only discuss problems in the application and nothing about how the MS Office application installation does disturb Mac OS.
Or have I missed a special comment there?
In any case many thanks, trioloGo

System preferences freezes; can't access to make changes.

I have two identities on my MacBook Air. In the main identity, System Preferences is frozen so I can't access it to make any changes. I want to migrate my files to the other identity and delete the original one, as everything works fine in the second identity. I don't know what is causing the issue, so I don't want to move anything that will cause the same problem. Anyone have thoughts on this?

Does it freeze as soon as you launch it, or only when you select a preference pane? If the latter, which one?

HT2490 I can't change my system preferences because I did the wrong thing in creating the admin profile, so whenever i tried to change the system preferences, I can't do it. How do I resolve it?

I cannot change my system preferences because I did the wrong thing in creating the admin profile. So, whenever I wanna change the preferences again, it says to me that you cannot do this. How do I resolve this?

Do you have an account that is a type of Administrator? If not, try this tip to restore an Administrator account.

Strange behavior in System Preferences when trying to change backgrounds

Running 10.5.1 on my MacBook Pro without a hitch until today. Installed Aperture 1.5 and updated it to 1.5.6 last night and it too works fine.
However, today when I went to change my background image in System Preferences I encountered some strange voodoo. I originally under the Desktop applet in System Preferences I had the default images and folders supplied with the operating system, and one images folder I maintain under my Documents folder for my personal backgrounds.
Now I am no longer able to view my personal backgrounds folder in the System Preferences Desktop applet to select one of my images as a background. Instead I have, literally, two occurrences of the Aperture Projects folder listed under the default operating system background image options.
Initially I found I cannot discard either instance of the Aperture folder, nor can I re-add my personal images folder (states the folder is already in the list as an option). Naturally I figured something might be amiss with permissions. So I rebooted and ran the Disk Utility which checked my drive to find no pertinent errors. No change in symptom.
Next I renamed my personal images folder. This produced a change in symptom.
Now I only observed one occurrence of the Aperture Projects Folder in the System Preferences applet. However, when I went to add my newly renamed personal images folder the second occurrence of the Aperture Projects folder appeared and would not let me access anything therein.
Could certainly be a problem specific to Aperture, but thought it worth posting here in case anybody else wants to try to troubleshoot or has the same voodoo. Plus, the problem did not occur in 10.4.X running Aperture - so I think it is pretty specific to 10.5.1.
Not a show stopper, but certainly weird. Hopefully not indicative of any additional problems lurking under the covers.
TIA for any input or responses.

Confirmed bug in Aperture on 10.5.1 - adding an iphoto library solves the issue in case anybody hits this post and suffers the same malady.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5847357&#5847357

System Preferences Sporadically and Unilaterally Change

I find that my system preferences sometimes change unilaterally.
I have seen isolated posts on the discussion boards about specific preference settings being lost, but I think there is a general problem somewhere. Perhaps with corrupted preference files?
1) Most commonly, I find icons missing from the menu bar (usually bluetooth status, clock, or the flag that represents keyboard input menu, but sometimes my airport status icon disappears too). It is not that they all disappear all the time -- normally I will be working just fine and a few days later will notice that something is missing. I open system preferences, change the preference back to what I want, and all is fine for a while (maybe a couple of days, maybe 2 weeks). With the bluetooth status icon, in particular, I usually find that the preference is correctly set in System Preferences>Bluetooth; which means I have to uncheck it, click OK, then go back into System Preferences>Bluetooth and recheck it and click OK before it reappears in my menu bar. This has been a problem since 10.4.1.
2) I also have been noticing, lately, that my PowerBook does not always "remember" Wi-Fi networks to which I have previously (and quite recently) connected. For example, it does not remember my hidden home network, and it has on recent occasions "forgotten" the hidden network in my office. I can always easily rejoin the networks by entering the network name and network password, but Airport used to remember even hidden networks and would log on to them automatically as long as I had correctly logged in in the past. Accordingly, I suspect this is some sort of system preference or keychain problem. I think it pre-dates my recent upgrade to 10.4.4, but I am not 100% sure. It is a bit frustrating, though, because now that Tiger stores wi-fi network passwords in the System keychain -- which apparently has a different password from the normal administrator password, and which password is so secret that even I am not allowed to have it -- I have no way to go into the keychain to view passwords that I have forgotten (unfortunately, forgetting passwords is an increasingly frequent occurrence as passwords grow more complex and more numerous and as I advance in age).
Any ideas would be welcome.
DXB Law

Problem disappeared with an OS upgrade.

My start up screen comes up blank and I can't access anything but system preferences. Can I reset my laptop. It's a MacBook air

Help my start up screen is a blank screen and the only thing I can access is systems preferences. How can I reset my laptop

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, or by corruption of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled on some models, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain iMacs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Test while in safe mode. Same problem? After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

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