The MIssing Dock

Hi All,
My Dock has gone missing, it is not hidden in sydtem preferences.
I canot delete dock.plist either.
My software is up to date.
Not sure what to do?
Thanks
Pankaj

Hi Pankaj, this is a new one on me....
You may be able to repair this with the 10.4.3 Stand Alone Combo Update.
This is a full install, as opposed to an incremental "delta" update so it should overwrite any files that are damaged or missing. It does not matter if you have applied it before. It has worked well for many.
Before applying the update, repair permissions and repair disk:
Repair Permissions: This should be done BEFORE and AFTER software installs and updates.
1. Navigate to Utilities/DiskUtility and launch Disk Utility.
2. Choose your volume (usually the second icon)
3. Choose "First Aid" tab
4. Click on "Repair Permissions"
Repair Disk:
Steps for using Disk Utility
1. Insert your Mac OS X CD-ROM disc or Restore DVD disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key until you see the spinning gear..
2. Once started up from CD or DVD, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu.
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from disc 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, if necessary.
6. Click Repair.
If you repair errors run it until no errors found.
Good luck, let us know.
-mj
[email protected]

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