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Since I updated to Safari 4, I have been unable to use the browser effectively due to an error I can't resolve. Hopefully you guys can help!
Whenever I view the Top Sites page. It initially loads a plain black screen with the text along the bottom. No placeholders for the top sites are in place and no previews. Now, If I click OFF the window, onto the desktop background for example, all the content loads in (placeholder top site previews for example) basically meaning if i want to use this functionality I need to constantly click off and onto the safari window. Also moving over the interface after the placeholder or top site previews load in doesn't do anything. To get any of the animation to play I need to constantly click off and onto the window.
The same thing happens when using Cover flow to browse history. I can repeatedly click the arrow on the slider beneath cover flow, nothing happens, click off the window and back on, and suddenly it has scrolled across. I updated to Safari 4 since the Beta and have had no luck since (I am currently using the newest Safari 4 version) so updating doesn't seem to help. Also clicking on an image on the Top Sites doesn't load the animation smoothly, it loads about one frame of the animation! Also youtube HD videos seem to struggle.
It works perfectly If i try using Safari under a GUEST account on this computer. Also works fine on windows using a duel boot partition on this mac. I have a new Unibody Macbook Pro so the graphics card is fine. I have updated Flash, Java is up to date and I have tried deleting folders/files from Library that I have seen people suggest on other threads to see if that would also work for my problem. Uninstalling also doesn't seem to help.
If ANYONE knows anything that would help I would greatly appreciate the help!!! Getting desperate now!
Message was edited by: Bigbowser2

I remember someone else had a similar problem after a computer crash.
IIRC deleting the iTunes preference files fixed it.
Resetting the iTunes Preference Files:
You may need to make hidden files visible
My Documents>Tools>Folder Options>View
Check Show hidden files and folders
-- Quit iTunes
-- Delete C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\ iTunesPrefs.xml
-- Delete C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Apple Computer Inc\iTunesPrefs.xml
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