System preferences have icons that can't be removed?

My system preferences are showing some generic icons that not only can't be removed, but also don't work. Some of them have replaced the "real" Icons for example "Security". How do I solve this problem? See attached screen shot.

Look in the following two directories:
~/Library/PreferencePanes (~ is your home directory)
/Library/PreferencePanes
See if there's anything in there looking like com.apple.security (or whatever that name is on the first line of your preference icons). Or for that matter anytuing with the name "security" in it.
All the stuff above the section marked Other should be coming from /System/Library/PreferencePanes. For exmaple in here you would see Security.prefPane which is the one for Security.

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Upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion or Mountain Lion
You can upgrade to Mountain Lion from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mountain Lion can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $19.99.
If you sign into the App Store and try to purchase Mountain Lion but the App Store says your computer is not compatible then you may still be able to upgrade to Lion per the following information.
A. Upgrading to Mountain Lion or Mavericks
To upgrade to Mountain Lion or Mavericks you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase and download Mountain Lion or Mavericks (Free) from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
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     OS X Mavericks- System Requirements
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         1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) — Model Identifier 7,1 or later
         2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) —
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         3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 2,1 or later
         5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         7. Xserve (Early 2009) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
         See App Compatibility Table — RoaringApps.
B. Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
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       1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
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       2. 2GB of memory
       3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
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System Preferences status icons not showing in the Menubar.

After upgradind to Mavericks some System Preferences status icons stopped being shown in the Menubar.
Anyone experiencing the same?Can someone help with a tip for restoring the Menubar as it was in ML?

Open System Prefs...
Some but not all will have an option to show in the menu bar.
For third party apps, check in the app prefs and see if it has 'show in menu bar'.

RMAN-05556: not all datafiles have backups that can be recovered to SCN

Oracle 11.2.0.2 SE-One
Oracle Linux 5.6 x86-64
Weekly refresh of a test db from prod, using rman DUPLICATE DATABASE, failed with “RMAN-05556: not all datafiles have backups that can be recovered to SCN”
Background Summary:
Weekly inc 0 backup of production starts on Sunday at 0100, normally completes around 1050. Includes backups of archivelogs
Another backup of just archivelogs runs on Sunday at 1200, normally completes NLT 1201.
On the test server, the refresh job starts on Sunday at 1325. In the past this script used a set until time \"to_date('`date +%Y-%m-%d` 11:55:00','YYYY-MM-DD hh24:mi:ss')\"; -- hard-coded for ‘today at 11:55’.
For a variety of reasons I decided to replace this semi-hard coding of the UNTIL with a value determined by querying the rman catalog, getting the completion time of the inc 0 backup. This tested out just fine in my vbox lab, even when I deliberately drove some updates and log switches during the period the backup was running. But the first time to go live I got the above reported error.
Details:
The key part of the inc 0 backup is this (run from a shell script)
export BACKUP_LOC=/u01/backup/dbprod
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman target=/ catalog rman/***@rmcat<<EOF
configure backup optimization on;
configure default device type to disk;
configure retention policy to recovery window of 2 days;
crosscheck backup;
crosscheck archivelog all;
delete noprompt force obsolete;
delete noprompt force expired backup;
delete noprompt force expired archivelog all;
configure controlfile autobackup on;
configure controlfile autobackup format for device type disk to '$BACKUP_LOC/%d_%F_ctl.backup';
CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT   '$BACKUP_LOC/%U.rman' MAXPIECESIZE 4096 M;
sql "alter system archive log current";
show all;
backup as compressed backupset archivelog all delete all input format "$BACKUP_LOC/%U.alog";
backup as compressed backupset incremental level 0 database tag tag_dbprod;
sql "alter system archive log current";
backup as compressed backupset archivelog all delete all input format "$BACKUP_LOC/%U.alog";
list recoverable backup;
EOF
The archivelog-only backup (runs at noon) looks like this:
export BACKUP_LOC=/u01/backup/dbprod
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman target=/ catalog rman/***@rmcat<<EOF
configure backup optimization on;
configure default device type to disk;
configure retention policy to recovery window of 2 days;
crosscheck backup;
crosscheck archivelog all;
delete noprompt force obsolete;
delete noprompt force expired backup;
delete noprompt force expired archivelog all;
configure controlfile autobackup on;
configure controlfile autobackup format for device type disk to '$BACKUP_LOC/%d_%F_ctl.backup';
CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT   '$BACKUP_LOC/%U.rman' MAXPIECESIZE 4096 M;
sql "alter system archive log current";
show all;
backup as compressed backupset archivelog all delete all input format "$BACKUP_LOC/%U.alog";
list recoverable backup;
EOF
And the original refresh looked like this:
>> a step to ftp the backups from the prod server to the test server, and some other housekeeping <<, then
cd /backup/dbtest
echo "connect catalog rman/***@rmcat" > /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "connect target sys/*******@dbprod" >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "connect auxiliary /"             >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "run {"                           >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "set until time \"to_date('`date +%Y-%m-%d` 11:55:00','YYYY-MM-DD hh24:mi:ss')\";" >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "duplicate target database to DBTEST;" >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "}" >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
So, my mod to the refresh was
bkup_point=`sqlplus -s rman/***@rmcat <<EOF1
set echo off verify off feedback off head off pages 0 trimsp on
select to_char(max(completion_time),'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss')
from rc_backup_set_details
where db_name='DBPROD'
and backup_type='D'
and incremental_level=0
exit
EOF1`
cd /backup/dbtest
echo "connect catalog rman/***@rmcat"     > /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "connect target sys/*******@dbprod"    >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "connect auxiliary /"                >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "run {"                              >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "set until time \"to_date('${bkup_point}','YYYY-MM-DD hh24:mi:ss')\";" >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "duplicate target database to DBTEST;" >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
echo "}"                                  >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
Now the fun begins.
First, an echo in the refresh script confirmed the ‘bkup_point’:
=======================================================
We will restore to 2013-08-25 10:41:38
=======================================================
Internally, rman reset the ‘until’ as follows:
executing command: SET until clause
Starting Duplicate Db at 25-Aug-2013 15:35:44
allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: SID=162 device type=DISK
contents of Memory Script:
   set until scn 45633141350;
Examining the result of LIST BACKUP (the last step of all of my rman scripts) the full backup shows this:
BS Key Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
5506664 Full 61.89M     DISK        00:00:03     25-Aug-2013 02:11:32
        BP Key: 5506678   Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20130825T021129
Piece Name: /u01/backup/dbprod/DBPROD_c-3960114099-20130825-00_ctl.backup
SPFILE Included: Modification time: 24-Aug-2013 22:33:08
SPFILE db_unique_name: DBPROD
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 45628880455   Ckp time: 25-Aug-2013 02:11:29
BS Key Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
5507388 Incr 0 206.03G    DISK        08:30:00     25-Aug-2013 10:41:30
List of Datafiles in backup set 5507388
File LV Type Ckp SCN    Ckp Time             Name
1    0 Incr 45628880495 25-Aug-2013 02:11:38 +SMALL/dbprod/datafile/system.258.713574775
>>>>>>>>> snip lengthy list <<<<<<<<<
74   0 Incr 45628880495 25-Aug-2013 02:11:38 +SMALL/dbprod/event_i2.dbf
Backup Set Copy #1 of backup set 5507388
Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time      Compressed Tag
DISK        08:30:00     25-Aug-2013 10:41:36 YES        TAG_DBPROD
    List of Backup Pieces for backup set 5507388 Copy #1
    BP Key Pc# Status      Piece Name
    5507391 1   AVAILABLE   /u01/backup/dbprod/eeoi55iq_1_1.rman
    >>>>>>>>>>>>> snip lengthy list <<<<<<<<<<<
    5507442 52 AVAILABLE   /u01/backup/dbprod/eeoi55iq_52_1.rman
Notice the slight difference in time between what is reported in the LIST BACKUP and what was reported by my query to the catalog.
Continuing with the backup list, the second archivelog backup in the script generated six backupsets. The fifth set showed:
BS Key Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
5507687 650.19M DISK        00:02:18     25-Aug-2013 10:54:53
        BP Key: 5507694   Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20130825T104156
Piece Name: /u01/backup/dbprod/ekoi643j_1_1.alog
List of Archived Logs in backup set 5507687
Thrd Seq     Low SCN    Low Time             Next SCN   Next Time
1    1338518 45632944587 25-Aug-2013 05:58:18 45632947563 25-Aug-2013 05:58:20
    >>>>>>>>>>>>> snip lengthy list <<<<<<<<<<<
1    1338572 45633135750 25-Aug-2013 10:08:21 45633140240 25-Aug-2013 10:08:24
1    1338573 45633140240 25-Aug-2013 10:08:24 45633141350 25-Aug-2013 10:30:06
1    1338574 45633141350 25-Aug-2013 10:30:06 45633141705 25-Aug-2013 10:41:51
1    1338575 45633141705 25-Aug-2013 10:41:51 45633141725 25-Aug-2013 10:41:55
Notice the availability of the archivelogs including the referenced scn.
Investigation of the ftp portion of the refresh script confirmed that all backup pieces were copied from the prod server.
So what am I overlooking? Having reverted back to the original script to get the refresh completed,

HemantKChitale wrote:
So, technically, you only need the database and archivelogs backed up by the database script and not the noon run of the archivelog backup.
backup as compressed backupset archivelog all delete all input format "$BACKUP_LOC/%U.alog";
backup as compressed backupset incremental level 0 database tag tag_dbprod;
sql "alter system archive log current";
backup as compressed backupset archivelog all delete all input format "$BACKUP_LOC/%U.alog";
Yet, why does backupset 5 of the noon archivelog backup show archivelogs from 10:30 to 10:40 if they had been deleted by the database backup script which has a delete input ? It is as if the database backup script did NOT delete the archivelogs and the noon run was the one to backup the archivelogs (again ?)
No, that is from the morning full backup. Note the 'Completion Time" of 25-Aug-2013 10:54:53
However, the error message seems to point to a datafile. Why would reverting the recovery point to 11:55 make a difference, I wonder.
As do I.
Also puzzling to me are the times associated with the completion of the backups. I don't recall ever having to scrutinize a backup listing this closely so I'm sure it's just a matter of filling in some gaps in my understanding, but I noticed this. The backup report (list backup;) shows this for the inc 0 backup:
BS Key Type LV Size
Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
5507388 Incr 0 206.03G
DISK
08:30:00
25-Aug-2013 10:41:30   ------- NOTE THE COMPLETION TIME ----
List of Datafiles in backup set 5507388
File LV Type Ckp SCN
Ckp Time
Name
1
0 Incr 45628880495 25-Aug-2013 02:11:38 +SMALL/dbprod/datafile/system.258.713574775
------ SNIP ------
74   0 Incr 45628880495 25-Aug-2013 02:11:38 +SMALL/dbprod/event_i2.dbf
Backup Set Copy #1 of backup set 5507388
Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
Compressed Tag
DISK
08:30:00
25-Aug-2013 10:41:36 YES
TAG_DBPROD   ------- NOTE THE COMPLETION TIME ----
List of Backup Pieces for backup set 5507388 Copy #1
BP Key Pc# Status
Piece Name
5507391 1   AVAILABLE   /u01/backup/dbprod/eeoi55iq_1_1.rman
------ SNIP ------
5507442 52 AVAILABLE   /u01/backup/dbprod/eeoi55iq_52_1.rman
Then the autobackup of the control file immediatly following:
BS Key Type LV Size
Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
5507523 Full
61.89M
DISK
00:00:03
25-Aug-2013 10:41:47   ------- NOTE THE COMPLETION TIME ----
BP Key: 5507587   Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20130825T104144
Piece Name: /u01/backup/dbprod/DBPROD_c-3960114099-20130825-01_ctl.backup
SPFILE Included: Modification time: 25-Aug-2013 05:57:15
SPFILE db_unique_name: DBPROD
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 45633141671   Ckp time: 25-Aug-2013 10:41:44
Then the archivelog backup immediately following (remember, this created a total of 5 backupset, I'm showing number 4)
BS Key Size
Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
5507687 650.19M
DISK
00:02:18
25-Aug-2013 10:54:53   ------- NOTE THE COMPLETION TIME ----
BP Key: 5507694   Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20130825T104156
Piece Name: /u01/backup/dbprod/ekoi643j_1_1.alog
List of Archived Logs in backup set 5507687
Thrd Seq
Low SCN
Low Time
Next SCN   Next Time
1
1338518 45632944587 25-Aug-2013 05:58:18 45632947563 25-Aug-2013 05:58:20
------ SNIP ------
1
1338572 45633135750 25-Aug-2013 10:08:21 45633140240 25-Aug-2013 10:08:24
1
1338573 45633140240 25-Aug-2013 10:08:24 45633141350 25-Aug-2013 10:30:06
1
1338574 45633141350 25-Aug-2013 10:30:06 45633141705 25-Aug-2013 10:41:51
1
1338575 45633141705 25-Aug-2013 10:41:51 45633141725 25-Aug-2013 10:41:55
and the controlfile autobackup immediately following:
BS Key Type LV Size
Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
5507984 Full
61.89M
DISK
00:00:03
25-Aug-2013 10:55:07   ------- NOTE THE COMPLETION TIME ----
BP Key: 5508043   Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20130825T105504
Piece Name: /u01/backup/dbprod/DBPROD_c-3960114099-20130825-02_ctl.backup
SPFILE Included: Modification time: 25-Aug-2013 05:57:15
SPFILE db_unique_name: DBPROD
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 45633142131   Ckp time: 25-Aug-2013 10:55:04
and yet, querying the rman catalog
SQL> select to_char(max(completion_time),'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss')
2 from rc_backup_set_details
3 where db_name='DBPROD'
4 and backup_type='D'
5 and incremental_level=0
6 ;
TO_CHAR(MAX(COMPLET
2013-08-25 10:41:38
SQL>
which doesn't match (to the second) the completion time of either the full backup or the associated controlfile autobackp.
Hemant K Chitale
I hope this posts in a readable, understandable manner. I really struggeled with the 'enhanced editor', which I normally use. When I pasted in blocks from the rman report, it kept trying to make some sort of table structure out of it .... guess I'll have to follow that up with a question in the Community forum ....

System preferences lightswitch icon

Hi All - I seemed to have lost the system preferences lightswitch icon in my dock. I think I accidently dragged it out and poof...it was gone! How do I get it back OR how do I get to all my system preferences, especially the software updates? thanks for your help.

Hi Elinor
Welcome to Discussions.
Go to Applications and locate the System Preferences application and drag it to the dock.
You could also double click on it to launch it, and once open, click and Hold on its icon in the Dock and a small menu will appear at the mouse pointer allowing you to choose Keep in Dock.
The first way is quicker.
regards roam

What do i do my ipod is a white screen when i try to turn it on and part of the image of my back ground pops up. I dont know what to do. Please comment if you have something that can help. Its a gen four.

when i try to turn on my gen four ipod, a white screen appears. Parts of my back ground pop up.All this started to happen when i dropped my ipod when i took it out of the case. Please comment if you have something that can help me. thanks

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try another cable
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

My system preferences have suddenly disappeared! I have the language and text icon but that is the only icon that is displayed! where have my system preferences gone and how do i get them back??

I went to my system preferences today and they are all gone except for my language and text icon! I have the language and text icon but that is the only icon that is displayed! where have my system preferences gone and how do i get them back??

Double click on the picture of the HD on your desktop, then look at the bottom of the window that opens.
First check the S.M.A.R.T. status on your HD: Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility > in the panel at left, select the first item in the list/your HD mechanism > look atthe bottom of the main window next to S.M.A.R.T. status and see if it says “Verified” or something more ominous like “Failing.”
If S.M.A.R.T.status is "Verified," run Repair Disk: Boot from install disc (insert disc > restart > immediately hold down c key and keep holding it until you see “Preparing Installation”) > at first screen select the language and click Continue > click on the Utilities Menu in the menu bar > open Disk Utility > select your HD in the panel on the left side > click Repair Disk at bottom of main window. Run this at least twice, and keep running it until it says “appears ok” twice in a row. If that doesn’t happen, you may need a stronger utility such as DiskWarrior or if the directory is damaged beyond repair, you may need to reinstall the OS, or you may have a damaged HD (repair utilities can only repair the directory structure, not the HD itself). When this is finished, quit Disk Utility, quit the installer, and restart. Once booted normally, go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility and run Repair Permissions.

Sounds silly, but I can't turn on the sound anymore. The slider won't budge and in system preferences it looks that it is muted, and i can't 'unmute' it, despite having administrator privileges. Any ideas? Tat

It sounds stupid, but yesterday I turned off the sound of my iMac, today (after the latest upgrade), I can neither move the slider, nor turn mute off in the system preferences, even so I have administrator privileges. Any ideas?

Sorry it didn't work...
If the update you did yesterday was to 10 6 8 and you did it via Software Update, perhaps the Combo Update would be the way to go...
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
Cheers,

Updated to 10.6.8 and now safari, system preferences, address book say "can't use this version"

Got a new harddrive in my 2010 macbook pro and rebooted it with time machine back up from a older mac running 10.5.8. I loaded snow leopard 10.6 from disc then updated to 10.6.8 on new computer after restore from back up. Now the Safari icon, system preferences and address book won't open and a box opens saying you can't use this version of the application system preferences with this version of mac os X You have sytem preferences 5.2. or safari says you have safari 5.0.6 etc. How do i update the apps so i can make them actually open. I can get them open in a round about way but not from the icons on my sidebar.

If you have an os on the hdd, why not do a clean install of the os (erase the drive and reinstall osx snow leopard) For snow leopard you insert the osx disk, restart the machine while holding down the c key
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3910
Message was edited by: victoryhat

Firewall tab greyed out in System Preferences - have I been hacked?

Hi,
I am running 10.4.11. In System Preferences, under Sharing, the Firewall tab is greyed out, suggesting my firewall is not running or has been tampered with.
So I did some poking:
brendan% sudo ipfw show
02000 844220 100107534 allow ip from any to any via lo*
02010 0 0 deny ip from 127.0.0.0/8 to any in
02020 0 0 deny ip from any to 127.0.0.0/8 in
02030 0 0 deny ip from 224.0.0.0/3 to any in
02040 0 0 deny tcp from any to 224.0.0.0/3 in
02050 388115 29754604 allow tcp from any to any out
02060 690200 900600320 allow tcp from any to any established
02065 0 0 allow tcp from any to any frag
02070 0 0 allow tcp from any to any dst-port 123 in
02080 0 0 allow tcp from any to any dst-port 135 in
02090 0 0 allow tcp from any to any dst-port 8135-8137 in
02100 0 0 allow tcp from any to any dst-port 21 in
02110 0 0 allow tcp from any to any dst-port 500 in
12190 0 0 deny log tcp from any to any
20000 0 0 deny log icmp from any to me in icmptypes 8
65535 92033 23684897 allow ip from any to any
Does this look suspicious? I also tried:
brendan% /usr/libexec/FirewallTool
Firewall Tool: Error, sysctlbyname(net.inet.tcp.blackhole): 1
Firewall Tool: Error, sysctlbyname(net.inet.tcp.loginvain): 1
Firewall Tool: Error, sysctlbyname(net.inet.udp.blackhole): 1
Firewall Tool: Error, sysctlbyname(net.inet.udp.loginvain): 1
Firewall Tool: Error, sysctlbyname returned: -1
Firewall Tool: Error opening socket
Firewall Tool: Error 1, Error setting up V4 Firewall!
Firewall Tool: Error opening socket for V6!
Firewall Tool: Error 1, Error setting up V6 Firewall!
Should I be concerned? Am I being paranoid?
If I want to reset and restart my Firewall, how do I do that, if the tab is greyed out in System Preferences?
If I want to load a backup copy of my firewall configuration, what file do I need to copy from my backup disk? There is no /etc/firewall.conf on my system.
Thanks.

As I recall, if you do any sort ipfw stuff in command line under Tiger, that that made Sharing > Firewall gray out. Try doing a sudo ipfw flush then see if that lets you reconfigure from Sys Prefs.
This article discusses Tiger's default firewall settings with web sharing turned on. That will give you a start in seeing what you should have on. This article may help a little, too, if you are running services or have certain softwares doing different things (gaming, etc.)
Hope this helps some; sorry I can't help you more.

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

System preferences default icons set not showing when modifying user account icon

Hi!
I was willing to change my account icon and went into system preferences, accounts and groups, open my account and clicked on the icon in order to change it.
To my surprise there was no default icons showing.
All the icons are in their place in System/Lybrary/User Pictures/ but it seems there is not any info connecting them to the default icon set when modifying the accounts icon. The problem is on all the accounts.
I updated the system to 10.8.2 and the problem is still there.
I already did the permission verification and the only one which is alwasy appearing (even after repair) is someone related to "ruby".
I can give more details if needed.
Thank you everybody for your help.

Thanks Bernard,
It works fine with JInitiator but not working with
the JPI. For JPI what settings I need to do ??hi TKARIM and Bernard, i am having similar problem even with the Bernard's recommended setup. could you post the webutiljini.htm (i presume you are using config=test) ?
i am actually using jinitiator 1.3.1.28 with Oracle HTTP Server of OAS 10gR2) calling Forms Server 6i (f60cgi). After setting up according to Bernard's recommended setup steps, the java console showed that it loaded the icon jar file when it could not read the form, but it skipped the loading of the icon jar file once it read and started the form. How do we specify in the form to pick up the icon from the jar file instead from a directory ? Or do we need to specify ? Any ideas ?
Thx and Regards
dkklau

I am trying to revert my Java to 1.6 from 1.7. The System Preferences Java icon is disabled. But when I enter java -version in terminal it shows 1.6.0_65. Please help me in giving explicit commands to get back my Java 1.6

I earlier had a java 1.7 installed in my system. I wanted to revert the version back to 1.6. I downloaded the file JavaForOSX2014-001.dmg and installed it in my hard disk. I am not sure where it has installed it but it has successfully done it. When I open up the terminal and enter java -version it shows 1.6.0_65 version as the java version.
But in the System Preferences, Java is disabled and does not show the java as being installed. Please guide me in getting my java 1.6 back.

The preferences pain shows this message when I click on the Java icon -- “Java can’t be opened because it isn’t available".

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When I open my System Preferences, the former icon for the printer seems corrupted. I can click on it, and it will open printer/fax preferences, BUT the icon itself looks strange. It's an oversized light switch with "print & fax" at the bottom half-way cut off. I certainly don't remember it being this way last time I opened system preferences!
I've already tried to re-start, but it did not fix the problem.
Thanks!

check this out:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=483993&tstart=0
post back if the suggestions there didn't help... but it looks to be precisely the same problem (corrupted cache).... cheers

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Why won't iphoto 8 allow me to share large files? Are there system preferences set that I can't find?
I am trying to burn a DVD, and don't want to downgrade the image quality. It is set to moderate, and the place of choice is greyed out.
Thanks!

As a test launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some of the large photos and test to see if the same problem persists. Does it?
To get the original large photos out of your current library Command (right) - click on a thumbnail and select Show Original File from the Contextual menu.
You'll be taken to the original file in the Finder so you can COPY it to the Desktop to use in the test library.
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