The iChat icon won't stop bouncing?!?!?!?
When I had Snow Leopard, I went to iChat preferences and set it so that the iChat icon wouldn't bounce when i got a message. That didn't work.
When I upgraded to Lion yesterday, I went to iChat preferences and set it so that the icon wouldn't bounce, but it still didn't work.
*** is wrong with this icon-bouncing ?????
You don't need to worry about the system disk icon appearing on the desktop in order to boot from the CD. Just insert the CD, and then restart your Mac while holding down the "C" key until you see the splash screen, then you can release the "C" key and let if finish booting.
Once you have done this you can run the disk utility as per the instructions in the FAQ I referenced.
One other thing that I can think of could be causing this problem. It could be that your desktop preference file is corrupted. What you could try is to navigate to your home/library/preferences folder and look for a file called com.apple.desktop.plist. Take that file and move it out of the library/preferences folder to some other location and then restart your computer and see if CD's will show on the desktop again.
If you do this you will have to reset all of the desktop preferences again. If it does not work you can move the file that you took out back in to the preferences folder and just have it replace the newer file.
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Re 1)
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As you can see I suspect other things before we get this far.
Summary.
I still think iChat wants some Input to resolve an issue it has.
I have explained some possibles based on the new information - where iChat is in the Start Up process as a whole and if the Buddy List Window is Hidden, plus whether iChat and any message Alert is Fully "Front".
I have suggested that iChat be "lowered" in the Login Items list by removing it ad re-adding it.
A better test would be to take it out and see if it does it on a manual start.
I have suggested checking whether iChat is the "Front"/Menu Bar listed app and whether other windows are hiding a Alert Pop Up message.
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I have this or something similar with Mail and iChat sometimes.
One or other will lose connection with the server and request I fill in the Password pop up that occurs.
Mail indicates the account in question with an icon.
This icon will go away for a few seconds even if you type in the wrong password.
iChat does not have such a visual clue.
In both cases if either app cannot connect to the server then the pop up comes back and the icon bounces again.
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Imagine that you are telling your mother what you see over the phone as you do it.
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