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Q: Applications on MacBook not working

My MacBook turns out but no applications will open. Some keyboard shortcuts work but not the mouse. Not sure what software version I've got or how to find out when it's not working! Any help appreciated.

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Posted on Oct 9, 2013 2:06 AM

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  • by roam,Solvedanswer

    roam roam Oct 9, 2013 3:17 AM in response to Mazli
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    Oct 9, 2013 3:17 AM in response to Mazli

    If Finder is all that is showing press,

    Shift + Command + A to open the Applications window

    Use Arrow keys to go down to the Utilities folder,

    Move into it and locate and highlight the System Profiler application.

    Press Command  + O to open it

     

    Use the down arrow, and run down to Software heading and you'll see what the OS version is.

     

    Posting the OS version here will get your question posted in a better forum, that has more traffic and more chance of someone offering a solution.

     

    Back to your main problem, in the meantime if you have a USB wired mouse, plug that in and see if things return to normal.

  • by Mazli,

    Mazli Mazli Oct 9, 2013 4:30 AM in response to roam
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    Oct 9, 2013 4:30 AM in response to roam

    Thank you - actually plugging the mouse in has worked so I'm guessing now we know what the problem is! Kind of annoying though...