Unable to open desktop/screensaver preferences

when i open preferemces i can open anything other that the desktop screensaver preferences, when i open it, it freezes then shuts down how can i fix that?

Try this:
In the Finder, choose Home from the Go menu.
Open the Library folder.
Open the Preferences folder.
Open the ByHost folder.
Locate the files named :
com.apple.screensaver.Nature Patterns.0017f2f12896.plist
com.apple.screensaver.Beach.0017f2f12896.plist
com.apple.screensaver.0017f2f12896.plist
or something similar and drag them to the Trash, but don't empty the trash yet.
Open System Preferences.
Adjust your System Preference settings as desired.
If this causes problems you can get the files out of the Trash and replace them back onto the folder you took them out of.

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Hi there,
I recently installed Snow Leopard on a first gen Core Solo Mini with 2 gigs of RAM, and migrated a whole account data from another computer running Lion. When I go to Desktop/Screensaver preferences, I cannot get to the desktop preferences at all, and no screensavers appear on the left box. I tried copying the Screensavers folder from another HDD (an older SL install that works as it should), restarted, but no dice.
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Jitanjafora wrote:
I recently installed Snow Leopard on a first gen Core Solo Mini with 2 gigs of RAM, and migrated a whole account data from another computer running Lion.
You can't do this, Apple changed things in Lion especially in the hidden Users/Library, can't use Lion OS X files in Snow Leopard
You will need to manually copy your data out of the migrated from Lion user account folders that contain anything Music, Pictures, Movies etc., (except Library) off the machine to a regular storage drive.
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In the 10.7 iTunes folder there is another inside folder that just contains your music etc. copy that out and import into 10.6 version of iTunes, you music will then be imported into the 10.6 version of the iTunes Music folder, your 10.7 playlists will be gone unfortunatly.
That's all I can help you with there, but the same tactic must be played for any other software that was tainted by Lion verisions.
What your doing basically is "reverting to Snow Leopard" Apple doesn't expect people to do this when they employed the migration assistant/ TimeMachine system, it's all forward and no reverse.
Create a new TM drive on the 10.6 system
Read this here, it's basically what your doing, reverting from 10.7 to 10.6, but your using another machine with 10.6 installed already.
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Read this here, bootable clones are superior to TimeMachine's limitations.
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i transfered a .jpg file from my phone to my macbook pro..then i uploaded this photo to "iphoto"..after that when i tried to open "desktop & screensaver" in "sysem preferences"..it open the "desktop and screensaver preferences" but after that the systm preferences window stops responding and it just shows the message "loading images" and nothing happens..i left it even for half an hour but nothing happens.
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Try to delete com.apple.desktop.plist from the library.
1. Click on an empty spot to make Finder active.
2. Press and hold the option key and click the Go menu in the menubar.
3. From the dropdown select Library.
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Dustin
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I use a MacBook and an iMac. I keep all of my images on my iMac, but when I'm out and about, I import to the MacBook from my camera. Recently, I consolidated my library (First time since Leopard) and put everything to my iMac.
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Desktop&screensaver crashes

Hi, please help! Every time I got to the desktop/screensaver preference panel I get the beachball and then crashes. What can I do?
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If you're running Lion -- this forum is for Snow Leopard -- you won't see the Library folder in question (in Snow Leopard, Leopard and Tiger it's visible in your home folder.) If you are running Lion, to have access to that folder, open Terminal in Applications>Utilities and copy/paste the following and hit return.
chflags nohidden ~/Library
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