Why won't my Safari close

I first tried to open another tab but pushing "Command T" and then I try to close Safari and it didn't respond. Help. I tried to restart it but it tells me to close Safari first. I tried closing it by "Quitting" it on the Dock but that doesn't work either.

You can "force quit" an app.
With Safari open go to the menu bar click your Apple menu icon then click Force Quit from the drop down menu.
You can also force quit apps using Activity Monitor in /Applications/Utilities.

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Yeah, that's of interest. If AAS isn't installed, Safari shouldn't launch. (I'm more used to it producing launch error messages, rather than an error-message-free launch error, though.)
Let's try a standalone Apple Application Support install. It still might not install, but fingers crossed any error messages will give us a better idea of the underlying cause of the issue.
Download and save a copy of the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe) installer file to your hard drive:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install the free trial version of WinRAR:
http://www.rarlab.com/
Right-click the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64Setup.exe), and select "Extract to iTunesSetup" (or "Extract to iTunes64Setup"). WinRAR will expand the contents of the file into a folder called "iTunesSetup" (or "iTunes64Setup").
Go into the folder and doubleclick the AppleApplicationSupport.msi to do a standalone AAS install.
Does it install properly for you? If so, does iTunes launch properly now?
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Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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From your Safari menu bar click Safari / Extensions. If you have any installed, turn that OFF. Quit Safari (Command + Q) then relaunch Safari.
If it's not extensions, follow the instructions here for third party Safari plugins that may be causing this.
Unsupported third-party add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues
If third party plugins aren't the issue, login to another user account on your Mac. Launch Safari. See if you see the same problems, log back into your admin account. Launch Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left then select the FirstAid tab. Click: Verify Disk. If Disk Utility reports problems, follow the instructions here for Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks.

Why won't address book close (or sync with ipod)

When I open address book to edit or add contacts, it will not close. The spinning wheel appears and then I have to force quit. I have also found that my ipod video will no longer sync with address book. It asks me to open the contact list whenever I try.
I tried deleting all my cards and reentering the information, but that has not helped. There is something wrong with the address app itself.
I used to have a palm device set up, but I have removed it and all palm files.
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2007-09-07 09:02:36.654 Address Book[364] * -[NSCFString objectForKey:]: selector not recognized [self = 0x15e3d990]
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You are right theldje
BUT...This is no the way that is supposed to work.
I have to modify 300+ years! and it took me 5 min to convince AddressBook that I write fast enough to change the year
Besides, this is Apple. It's supposed to be user friendly.
I hope this people comes with an answer soon!
At any rate thank you for sharing your findings!
Cheers!

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Why won't Safari close?

why won't Safari close?

Once you "force quit" it shouldn't happen again.
You can force quit from the Apple menu, Option + Command + Esc or the Activty Monitor located in /Applications/Utilities

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Could be any one of many things. Try these...
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Reset the iPad... press the home and sleep/lock buttons until you see the Apple logo, ignoring the slider. Takes about 5-15 secs of button holding and you won't lose any data or settings.
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Back up all data before making any changes.
Besides the files listed in the linked support article, you may also need to remove this file in the same way:
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Step 1
If Adobe Reader or Acrobat is installed, and the problem is just that you can't print PDF's displayed in Safari, you may be able to print by moving the cursor to the the bottom edge of the page, somewhere near the middle. A black toolbar may appear under the cursor. Click the printer icon.
Step 2
There should be a setting in its preferences of the Adobe application such as Display PDF in Browser. I don't use those applications myself, so I can't be more precise. Deselect that setting, if it's selected.
Step 3
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Allow Plug-ins
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Step 4
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it, the copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
/Library/Internet Plug-ins
In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-G. Paste into the text box that opens (command-V), then press return.
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Step 6
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~/Library/Internet Plug-ins
If you don’t like the results of this procedure, restore the items from the backup you made before you started. Relaunch Safari.

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Windows, XP on a Dell Inspiron.

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~/Library/Internet Plug-ins
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