composer Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Some of my apps are flying now, word from MS for one as well as garage band.....and I am SSE2 only with AMD.....64. It all started when I tried to install Final Cut Pro UB as found around.... OK, here is the weird thing, I can't run LOGIC Express or Final Cut, the window pops up then dissapears. So, I check library preferences.....not there. Hmmmmm I then Un rar again, this time, for example iLIFE, it automatically throws the .001 file into the trash and churns out a empty folder even though I know that it's there as I have the 001 - oox files on a DVD....6GB worth. I also tried verify and repair disk to no avail, it made repairs but the programs still don't work! Any ideas? I suppose I am looking for a way to clean out system files sort of like SYSTEMS RESTORE or cleaner, or un-install.......but can't find something like that for the mac. Would appreciate any help without re-installing the OS....everything runs so fast now. I think I might have moved some files around that I wasn't supposed to and they are in the trash and a few more where I thought I might have deleted them (part of how you get final cut to install). Thank you very much for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
composer Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 Also, FWIW.... When I install for example ZAPPER for MAC OS, it does not show up in Applications, even though it shows it in that folder via SPOTLITE... In addition, If I run MACPAR or XRAR for ilife part .001 shows up fine, then when I go to extract it says empty or invalid, if I run MACPAR, it runs all the way through, says part .001 is fine, then throws that PAR files into the trash and gives me a error (MacPar) Apple Script error -4940. ? ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
composer Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 sorry to bother again..... I'm just wondering if I somehow have some sort of messed up extentions that aren't quite right. I have a system that is running really fast, even with SSE2, and all the trouble started when I started moving files around from library/ProAudio and so on. Disk verify doesn't fix it and I would hate to reinstall, and go back to a slow system.... Also, if I HAVE to, can I just take the Beta 3 drivers (since they already have permissions set) and copy them then move them into extentions after the reinstall? I wish I could explain what was happening...basically I can't install iDVD, it just keeps disappearing, Final Cut loads then the little disc disappears from the DOCK as does a few other programs (iDVD).. The only app that seems to work and work well (audio I mean) is garage band and before I started moving some files around, Garage Band and Microsoft word would take 20 seconds or more to load and start, now they start right up (5 sec or less) and would hate to lose that. Not sure what I did, but know I moved something that I shouldn't have and the strangest is when I do a SPOTLIGHT search, an APP will show up in SPOTLIGHT being in the APPS folder yet when I go to the APPS folder I don;t see these apps. Guess years of REG EDIT and DOS, and CMD have me spinning around....I have a flying Hackntosh and fear it will slow if I do the re-install. It must have something to do with Library and Preferences (which by the way I also looked for these apps to delete as this is supposed to re-initialize the app, this much I know, so I am not that much of a noob (LOL), but the apps are not in there. Really want to figure this out from a tech.software point of view instead of just reinstalling, that way I can have a better understanding of troubleshooting down the road should I get a iMAC or similar. cheeeers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBits Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Are you a little paranoic? IDVD and final cut pro need quartz extreme to work thats why they dont load. For repairing permissions its a known issue to repairing allways same perms even if they are ok. As for deleted apps that shows in spotlight, the record of file is still there even if the file is not, so grab a utility like "onyx" and do a maintenance and clear all caches. Then you can start in -s (single user) and do some prebinding... fsck -fy mount -uw / update_prebinding -root / -force diskutil repairpermissions / exit At first boot after this the system will start slower til all caches again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
composer Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 Are you a little paranoic?IDVD and final cut pro need quartz extreme to work thats why they dont load. For repairing permissions its a known issue to repairing allways same perms even if they are ok. As for deleted apps that shows in spotlight, the record of file is still there even if the file is not, so grab a utility like "onyx" and do a maintenance and clear all caches. Then you can start in -s (single user) and do some prebinding... fsck -fy mount -uw / update_prebinding -root / -force diskutil repairpermissions / exit At first boot after this the system will start slower til all caches again... Maybe, being a little bit paranoid, but iDVD used to load, but here is the paranoid part - I copied my ilife files from a DVD (2) parts 001 to 120. Using split and contact or macpar delux, I move the file onto my folder(desktop) then when I go to join, I get the message ALERT ARCHIVE iL06.dmg.001 is empty or invalid, so, if I use MacPar delux, it says the file is fine, but upon completing (checking all the files), it throws the PARS in the trash and I get a applescript error. Also, something that never happened before - regarding iDVD it would at least load, as well, LOGIC EXPRESS would run fine too, now I can't install this, or re-install. I get a pop up of the app then it dissapears. Something tells me moving around the files might have messed this up. Right now, if I use Appzapper which removes the programs (in this example Logic Express) I go to install again, it says installed successful, then when I launch it, I get the icon dock forna second and poof, it disappears, never allowing me to get to the point where I enter the serial number and user name. This program (Logic Express) does not need quartz to run. Regarding your instructionfor single user - is that in terminal I run this and do you think it will help? Thank you folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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