Why does my computer freeze when it is trying to update the software?
My computer is currently Mac OS X 10.5.4 and it is trying to update to 10.5.8 but every time i try to update it just freeze when it shuts down to restart and install.
How much free space on the startup disk?
Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure you always have a minimum of 15% free disk space.
When you have problems updating software, that's a good time to check the startup disk. Launch Disk Utility /Applications/Utiliites
Follow instructions here > Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks
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hi..i just bought an iphone 5 yesterday 32GB..and now when i am trying to update the software..it says the following: unable to check for update/an error occurred while cheking for a software update...please help me..is it a problem in my new iphone??or it's just an temporary error in the apple software center???
Lyndsay237 wrote:
This device does not have a sim card in it. Could this be the reason or am I missing something when I am trying to update.
Yes. You can't update or restore any GSM iPhone without a valid sim card installed in the phone. The sim card need not be activated, but it must be valid & present. If you want to update, you need to get a sim card. -
I have problems updating my softwarebecause my computer freezes when it restarts to install. I have enough disk space and I checked for disk repairs and everthing is ok. Still can't update and not my cumputer is taking longer to turn on. There is an earth blinking then i get the apple logo blinking before it turns on and this takes close to 5 minutes.
When you say, "disk repairs" are you referiring to permissions or verifying the disk because clearly there's a problem.
Boot from your install disc, run Disk Utilty to "verify" and if necessary repair the startup disk. (Not Verify Disk Permissions).
Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks -
Why does my computer freeze when Firefox is open and I start AutoCAD 2011?
I have been able to replicate this issue on 2 machines now. If I open Firefox 6 on my Windows XP Machine and then try to start AutoCAD 2011 the whole computer will freeze and I am required to use the power button to restart the computer. If I open AutoCAD 2011 first and then open Firefox 6 the computer does not freeze.
Maybe a conflict with DLLs that both programs use and AutoCAD needs its own version that is located in the AutoCAD folder. If Firefox is started first then an older version located elsewhere may be loaded that cause AutoCAD to crash or hang.
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why does my phone tell me that when after updating ios 5.1 that an error has ocurred,ive tried 3 times and im still getting the same message?
Call Apple in the morning.
Possibility could have been you had caps lock on entering your security answer either now or when you set it up from the beginning.
Apple will help you out and you will be in good shape.
If you are not into phone calls then try to make an appointment at your local Apple store and they can fix it for you in no time. -
Why does my computer freeze when trying to download pictures from my pentax digital camera?
My computer works fine until I insert my camera download cord into the USB port. Then it freezes. This is a recent problem. Last download of pictures was done successfully over the Xmas holidays.
How much free space on the startup disk?
Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure you always have a minimum of 15% free disk space.
When you have problems updating software, that's a good time to check the startup disk. Launch Disk Utility /Applications/Utiliites
Follow instructions here > Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks -
Why does my computer freeze when I try and print a pdf?
I have a new computer with Windows 7 64 bit. It seemed that suddenly i developed this problem when trying to print a pdf file with Adobe X. Everything would look like it was going fine, but when the print download screen popped up, it would not download the pdf file and my computer froze. I have to manually shut down my computer to unfreeze it. I have tried to print using an earlier version of Adobe (Adobe 9), tried a different printer, tried printing as an image, or print as a file. Nothing works. Any suggestions? Thanks.
I had a similar problem after upgrading to Windows 7. The problem seemed to be that there was a dialog box that opened
that was not visible on the screen and it was blocking the print completion. Try this. Open the Adobe PDF Printing Preferences and clear the field "Rely on system fonts only, do not use document fonts." When I did that it solved my problem.
The unseen dialog box seems to be the fault of Windows 7, in my opinion. -
Why does my computer freeze when I leave it sitting on for more than an hour?
If I leave my computer on for an extended amount of time with it closed, the computer will not light up as I open it up or if I punch the keys. I can only see the slender light in the front right that has a slow flash. To turn it on I have to hold the power button until I don't see the flash and then power it back on. Sometimes this does not work and I need to force it off again. Has anyone had this issue? Does anyone know what this is?
Back up all data immediately as your boot drive may be failing.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'Channel t|GPU D|I/O|Previous Sh' | tail | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. If the command produced no output, the window will be empty. Post the contents of the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window), if any — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that. -
Why does my computer freeze and curser dissapears?
Why does my computer freeze and curser dissapears?
I had a similar problem after upgrading to Windows 7. The problem seemed to be that there was a dialog box that opened
that was not visible on the screen and it was blocking the print completion. Try this. Open the Adobe PDF Printing Preferences and clear the field "Rely on system fonts only, do not use document fonts." When I did that it solved my problem.
The unseen dialog box seems to be the fault of Windows 7, in my opinion. -
Why does my FT freezes when it starts? or simply wont process the call?
why does my FT freezes when it starts? or simply wont process the call?
Facetime really *****...!Are you running iTunes 10.5.3?
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Base station error, air port utility was unable to find my airport device. Why does it say this when it recognizes my airport on the computer? Yellow light has been on
On the older version of the AE you can still use older airport utility.
But once you load the new one you cannot easily go back.. you can load an older 5.6 version though.. instructions below.
For 6.3 you need to run ipv6 local link.
see http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4597
How to load 5.6 into ML.
1. Download 5.6 for Lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Click to open the dmg but do not attempt to install the pkg.. it won't work anyway.
Leave the package open on the desktop so you can see the file. AirportUtility56.pkg
2. Download and install unpkg.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Run unpkg on the desktop.. If your Mac refuses to run the software, because it wasn’t downloaded from the Apple store, go to security in preferences and allow other software to work.. this is limitation of trade methinks. You can set back later if you like.
Now drag the AirPortUtility56.pkg file over to unpkg.. and it will create a new directory of the same name on the desktop.. in finder, open the new directory, drill down.. applications, utilities .. there lo and behold is Airport utility 5.6 .. drag it to your main utilities directory or just run it from current location.
You cannot uninstall version 6 (now 6.3 if you updated) so don't try.. and you cannot or should not run them both at the same time.. although I have had no problems when doing so. -
Why does my Ipad keep telling me that my security code is incorrect when i am trying to update the billing information?
It might be because the billing address you provided doesn't exactly match your bank records. It has to match your statement exactly. See http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1646.
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My computer recently froze whilst updating Itunes, and has subsequently removed Itunes from my computer. When i have tried to reinstall the programme, i get the following error message "Invalid Drive:G:\" any ideas?
Try the following user tip:
"Invalid drive X:\" install errors -
I tried to update the software overnight, and it was still in the beginning stages of the progress bar when I woke up. When I restarted the process I have to restore the phone, its again stuck in the beginning of the process. Does anyone know how long this should take? The beginning sections seemed to fly by.
Hi NWL1,
Thanks for the question. If I understand correctly, the iPhone won't update and is stuck. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you resolve or isolate the issue.
If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
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Have a great day,
Mario -
My ipod got messed up when i tried to update the software on it
when i tried to update the software, an icon appeared on my computer that said that there is a corrupt file on my ipod. How can i fix it. it doesnt show up on itunes so i dont know what to do
Hi bigd2k10,
First, force your iPod into disk mode, and connect it to your computer. See if it is recognized that way.
If it isn't being recognized, then see these articles:
iPod missing in "My Computer" or in iTunes for Windows
iPod is recognized by Windows but not iTunes
iTunes 7 doesn't recognize iPod
If you can sucessfully get your iPod recognized in iTunes, then I would suggest that you try restoring your iPod. For info on restoring, see:
Restoring iPod to factory settings
If that doesn't help, then see if this post by Da Gopha helps:
Da Gopha: iTunes displays a "corrupt file" error message
-Kylene
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