SystemUIServer not loading, menubar not working

Question

Hi
I am having a problem with SystemUIServer not loading and leading to nothing loading on the right side of the menu bar. It is true for all accounts on the computer.
I have looked on the forums and not found an answer yet. I have restarted, trashed the pref file, and booted in safe mode then restarted. Even in safe mode it did not load. It looks like it may be trying to load a bad file or something and I am looking for the safest way to fix the problem. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Rob
The console error log shows:
OS Version: 10.4.11 (Build 8S165)
Report Version: 4
Command: SystemUIServer
Path: /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SystemUIServer
Parent: WindowServer [65]
Version: 1.4.6 (192.0.10)
PID: 208
Thread: Unknown
Link (dyld) error:
Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/NetworkConfig.framework/Versions/A/NetworkCon fig
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SystemUIServer
Reason: no suitable image found. Did find:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/NetworkConfig.framework/Versions/A/NetworkCon fig: unknown file type, first eight bytes: 0x69 0x6E 0x65 0x2F 0x49 0x4F 0x49 0x6E

Answer 1

Hi, and a warm welcome to the forums Rob!
Since it's all users, the regular fix won't have much effect methinks.
Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc that came with your computer, 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. (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. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5. Select your Mac OS X volume.
6. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot.
The usual reason why updates fail or mess things up, is if Permissions are not fixed before & after every update, with a reboot... you may get a partial update when the installer finds it doesn't have Permissions to change one obscure little part of the OS, leaving you with a mix of OS versions.
Some people get away without Repairing Permissions for years, some for only days.
If Permissions are wrong before applying an update, you could get mixed OS versions, if Directory is the slightest messed up, who knows!
If many Permission are repaired, or any Directory errors are found, you may need to re-apply some the latest/biggest updates.