Widgets, Safari, Software Update -- All not working since I got Comcast

My Dashboard, Safari and Software Update have not worked since I got Comcast internet. I'm pretty sure their installer screwed up something, but I don't know how to undo it. Firefox, Adium, Mail and other internet applications all work great.
I tried to fix the Software Updater problem a while ago and was able to get it to see what is available (by adding swquery.apple.com to the sites that bypass proxy settings), but it still refuses to download anything.
I can't help but think there's one thing that's causing all this trouble. Any thoughts?

You can have up to 5 computers authorized at one time with iTunes. There's no reason to deauthorize until you want to go over the limit. You can do this once a year. Do a clean install of the OS on the mac you are selling.
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Installer & software update all not working now along with safari & itunes

hi all
I've posted this under the safari beta for mac area (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1148867&tstart=0) as well but as it relates to several issues, i wanted to put it here and see if anyone here at any ideas.
yesterday i installed the new version of itunes and safari 3 beta. as i was half way through the safari installation i lost my wireless connection and had to then force quit the process. since then, my itunes, safari and software update and installer programs are not working.
i've tried downloading previous versions of everything but when i go to install them the installer appears and then dissapears just as quickly. on top of that when i click on itunes from the dock, it bounces like it is about to load up and then stops and doesn't. finally, when i go to click on software update from System Preferences, I get an error message "Preferences Error, Could not load Software Update".
this includes my trying to download and install the mac osx 10.4.10 combined update to 'fix' everything but as mentioned above the installer appears for a second and then dissapears again without doing anything.
over to you all for any and all help.
thanks in advance
AT
Any help would be greatly appreciated because whilst i am getting by using firefox, my little girls songs are on itunes and i need to get into them (anyone with kids will understand my pain).
thanks
AT

If you downloaded the update from the phone, and using an older version of iTunes, yes that should do it.

Safari is not working on the Mac. Internet is fine, mail, App Store etc all working and connecting to Internet fine. Done the latest software update, still not working. When selecting a web address from bookmarks or typing in search bar, partial blue bar.

Safari is not working on the Mac. Internet is fine. mail, App Store etc all working and connecting to Internet fine. Done the latest software update, still not working. When selecting a web address from bookmarks or typing in search bar, partial blue bar only and coloured wheel appears.

From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences ▹ Extensions
Turn all extensions OFF and test. If the problem is resolved, turn extensions back ON and then disable them one or a few at a time until you find the culprit.
If you wish, you may be able to salvage the malfunctioning extension by uninstalling and reinstalling it. That will revert its settings to the defaults.
If extensions aren't causing the problem, see below.
Safari 5.0.1 or later: Slow or partial webpage loading, or webpage cannot be found

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My software update does not work: the icon jams and then times out, although web is online. How to resolve??

Snow Leopard DVD:
You can get it only by phone now from Apple.
In the US, call 1-800-MY-APPLE and ask for a sales assistant. Last quoted price was $19.99 for the single-user and $29.99 for the family licence.
For other countries, check here; http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
Don't forget to ask for Sales; the tech support guys can't help.
When you've installed SL it will be 10.6.3. You need to update that to 10.6.8 with the combo installer from http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399 - that gives you access to the Mac App store.
Lion is only available by phone also - same number and they'll give you a download code to use in the Mac App Store.
If you're going to Mountain Lion you don't need to install Lion first - you can do it straight from Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
Specifications;
Snow Leopard 10.6.x:
Lion 10.7.x;
Mountain Lion 10.8.x:
As for Lion, but also must be one of these groups;
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminium, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
<sorry to repeat, guys, but following links isn't always a given with OPs>

Mail, Safari, Software Update all quitting

Was previously having no problem with my Mac or any of these applications but since I installed SAFARI 3.1.1 THE FOLLOWING HAPPENS.
1. When i try to open safari immediately a box appears telling me it has unexpectedly quit. No amount of retrying will open it.
2. On trying to open MSN a box appears telling me it has unexpectedly quit. No amount of retrying will open it.
3. When trying to open mail it will open for about 2 seconds, enough for me to see the mailboxes but when it tries to access and check for new mail it quits. Again no amount of retrying makes any difference.
I can check my .mac account using Firefox but what is really killing me here is that I cannot access my business pop account via mail.+ all the settings for my pop account are stored in an email, in mail, which I cannot open.
I have run Tech tool, Disk utility, checked file permissions, dumped the application preferences, reset the pram and all to no avail. Have Apple really messed up with this Safari update? Can it be causing problems in other applications which need to access servers over the internet as well? Really really need some help here. Why do I suspect Safari it is the only thing that has been installed on my machine for months apart from the recent firmware update.
Just have to add this now. Just tried opening "software update" and it quit as the others. Maddening!
Really really need some help here.
Thanks
Thanks

OK
so now Dictionary is quitting as well, same as the others. Does it connect to the internet or share any components with Safari or Mail (spell checking?). I desperation I tried searching with Sherlock. Guess what? It quits as it tries to open.
Also just tried to update my entourage. The installer wont work either. Quits like the others
The list of broken applications now is is.
Mail
Safari
Software Update
iweb
Garageband
iMovie
iPhoto
.mac preferences
Application installers
Dictionary
Sherlock
Microsoft update
MSN
I am tempted to go through all my applications (i checked a few!) and utilities and see how much of Apple's software is actually still working since I updated Safari.
This is desperate. Am I alone out there?

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The IPOD software updater will not allow me to restore my Nano.
Both the update and restore buttons are not "active". The updater prompts me to plug in my Nano and automatically attempts to update my Nano which isn't necessary since there's no new update.
This caused the "Do not disconnect" message to appear for a long time until I turned it off.
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Fixed! I had the same issue and have fixed it... for now!
Let me go into the details...
My wife and I just received our new Nanos. Her's has been exhibiting strange behaviour so I have tried to restore.
On her latop, the latest iPod Updater did not at first 'see' the Nano whereas on my laptop, it sees the Nano and starts to restore then stops when the progress bar gets to the 'd' of "iPod". I have had to force quit and try again and each time it gets fo far and stops.
By putting the Nano into Disk Mode, I can get my wife's laptop to "see" the Nano and, once again, it stalled at exactly the same spot. I force quit the update and tried and again... and it worked this time!
The only difference this time was that I was holding the Nano in my hand. I can see no reason why this would be relevant unless the connector had been ever so slighty lose, though this is a long shot.
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Software update notification not working

Hello
I'm having issue with the software update notification not informing me of updates to downloaded apps. I've open the software app button but no notices on the bottom. The only way I can update is to go to HP app site and press update button on app page. I'm still unable to backup manually or automatically. The Touchpad has never been backed up. I checked with HP two weeks ago and they confirmed that backup has never been done. I've tried to erase backup but error window says I have no internet connection and cannot not erase backup on profile. HP say they are checking on solution but no reply since contact. Are the issues related? Touchpad 32gb Wifi believing it has no Internet connection so unable to backup and unable to check if app updates are available. This is my second Touchpad (first one had cracks on speakers and headphone jack returned to Amazon) and the first one had no issues with backup or software notification. I've done restarts and complete reboots. Issue remains.
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Have you installed any "homebrew" apps? This could be causing an issue.
I have checked you HP webOS account and see that you have never backed up to the account with you current Touchpad. I see your original device was backing up okay as you have stated.
You can download and run HP webOS doctor for this device. This can be downloaded from http://ws.hpwebos.com/webosdoctor/sorry.htm, enter you device serial number. You may want to create a new HP webOS account to try after the ROM reload. If this works alright then try logging into your original account again. You may be able to restore your data again.

Software Updates are not working

We have a Windows 2008 R2 server. I added the WSUS role to this server and downloaded a bunch of patches to E:\WSUS
Then, in the CM2012 console I added the software update point role. I've tried choosing "Synchronize with Microsoft Update", "Synchronize from an upstream data source" and "do not Synchronize"
No matter what I pick when I go to Software Library\Software Updates\All Software Updates and run "Synchronize software updates" Nothing ever happens. I see no updates at all show up in the console.
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Update to 10.4.4 now software update does not work

Updated using the standalone installer and now Software Update will not launch, although I can run it from the Preference pane. Tried repair permissions. Ran cron scripts. Ran the combo update. Still no luck. Any ideas. Thanks.

Software Update will not launch, although I can run it from the Preference pane.
Confusing because they contradict each other. Where are you trying in the failed instance? From the About this Mac menu item? Please be a bit more specific. If my assumption is correct, then create a new admin user account, log into it, and see if it works there. Report back.

My Software Update is not working

All of the sudden the software update started missing some updates. I would see the on the apple.com/downloads, but for some reason like with the latest iTunes update, my "Software Update" told me there were no updates..I am also wondering (since I got 2 different answers with applecare) how the Software Update decides what programs it should notify a user that an update is ready. Does it just give an update warning on the installs that were registered, does "scan" of the apps folder (I doubt this one but an applecare guy told me this is how it picks up on what a MBP needs to be Up to Date).
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The whole story; I took the old MBP into the Genius Bar. The "best" tech looked at all my problems with the computer, left and went to the back part of the store for 20 min, came back, tried to fix a few preference problems, but did not have much luck. He left again, came back and said; "we are going to get you a new MBP." You wil get the latest and with the config that I updated with my previous Mac. (Most is listed in my "Model" section of my posts. It arrived and he said he would install the latest iWork, iLife (which I can only find my old 2008 iLife), and whatever other updates he got when he did the software update at the Apple Store. He also transferred my files/folders/programs that were on my old computer, if they were not on the new computer. I had Office 2008 for Macs Student?Home edition and he installed that too.
The problems, besides the one I think I have with the update not updating, are now on my new computer. I am finding this out as I encounter one by one. What is also odd, he installed Office (a brand new program that was never opened, but I had it at home and took it in when I brought my old MBP in, and he was more than happy to install it). But, several of the apps/files when I follow them through Finder it shows the program being associated with one of the various icons in Office. I did not have Office until it was installed on the new MBP I just got. That is real odd and it must have to do with the way the genius transferred my data or installed Office for Macs 2008.
I am not sure if I am explaining myself because my knowledge with Macs is very limited An example of this (which is a totally different problem than the update problem so maybe I am confusing the issue). Anyway, for example, the Canon folder in Finder—if I click it once it goes to the next column and lists the files that are in the Canon folder like Printer Set-Up, ScanGuide, etc. If I click one of these, let's say ScanGuide for example, it opens in the next column and the icon that is associated with the ScanGuide is Office PowerPoint.
As far as having the latest program versions, yes on many I do have the latest, but the guy at the Apple Store did a big update (I assume) before he transferred my data. However, I did not get iTunes 9.1.1 and one other download that I forget right now.
Another odd thing is that the genius told me I would get applecare student discount, iWork, and he said all computers come with iLife. I had been through a lot of problems with the old computer and they felt bad once they looked up all the times I was in, the items they had to replace, and I am sure the fact that the Executive Secretary lady in Austin had helped me several times throughout the 3 years I had the computer. I called the manager tonight to tell him I did not get iLife, and he could not beleive that so I told him to talk to his employee--the genius that took care of ordering the new Mac, installing and transferring my data on my old MBP. My old ILife was still in a Folder where he put all the transferred data. The manager told me iLife09 is on one of the gray DVDs that came with the computer, so I will try to find ILife 09.
I think I confused the matter more because the whole ordeal has been a long and complicated one.
Think I should wait before I trash...com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist? As far as the receipts, I have done nothing with that file. I really try to not get too involved with getting rid of things unless I know what I am doing. With my last MBP, I stopped at the last version of Tiger because going to a new OS (Leopard) worried me because it took me so long to get the hang of Tiger. With this new MBP I had no choice, it came with 10.6.3

Frozen computer+ a restart= safari iwork itunes all not working! help!

So recently I moved back into my parents home and my sister bought a router. She lives upstairs I live downstairs. When I tried to get internet recently it was successful. So I went to my Mac updates and I had 13 that needed to be performed. After the 13 loaded It asked to restart the computer and I eventually did. But then it started to reload them again. After awhile of me trying to hold the button down and shut the computer down manually I shut it down by shutting my power strip its connected to off and then on. But Now when i restart my computer the 1st screen that pops up states "The Application GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent quit unexpectedly" and give me 3 options (To Relaunch,Restart, or Ignore) When I relaunch NOTHING happens or it'll take me to a screen that says the program "quit unexpectedly after it was relaunched and resetting the application settings may fix the problem" but when I click the reset and relaunch option still nothing happens.
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well, When I called earlier today I talked to an Apple Rep. And even though he could only trouble shoot with me Because It cost $ to endulge deeper, It seems that the one solid thing here is that its a software issue not hardware.
It's probably a disk corruption, but that's not a certainty. It can be hardware. Disk blocks can and do fail, and can lead to just these sorts of symptoms, for instance.
I made a new user and logged onto my computer that way and still, the same things dont work (i tunes I work etc.) So your saying to start fresh?
I'm suggesting to first create a backup of your existing (corrupt?) boot disk. Then wipe the disk. Then install. Then reload. Yes. With the backup of your boot disk to an external USB or firewire drive, you can (once the operating system is reloaded) potentially pull over files from the (corrupt?) disk. You'll also then have a disk device you can potentially use as a target for future Time Machine backups, as well.
wipe clean and start fresh. I mean should I even take it to a apple dealer in this situation?
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And through a wired connection do u mean Like a phone line? thank you again.
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I cannot find a Java update, or my software update is not working... Running Mac OS X 10.5.8 keep getting need Java 1.0.6_11 with no luck...?

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1637588.h tml
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Safari 7.1 does not work since installing OS 10.9.5

I installed OS 10.9.5 a couple days ago and since then, Safari 7.1 does not load (I do get the spinning beachball).

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From your Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Privacy tab.
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it does not open either.
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10 libsystem_pthread.dylib                 0x3b80ec8c 0x3b80e000 + 3212
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