Unable to open accounts system preference and share to windows accounts.
I have one intel iMac running 10.4.11 with AD integration. Everything works well except when I try to open the accounts preferences. I get a blank screen that allows me to go back to system preferences. All of the other system preferences seem to work. I have just recently reformatted the machine and do not want to do that again to the user.
Any help in this would be very appreciated.
Get Pacifist...
http://www.charlessoft.com/
then extract what you need from your Install Disk & Install it, search for accounts.
Or, If all the above fails, then it appears to be time for a relatively painless Archive & Install, which gives you a new/old OS, but can preserve all your files, pics, music, settings, etc., as long as you have plenty of free disk space and no Disk corruption, and is relatively quick & painless...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
Just be sure to select Preserve Users & Settings.
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