Thank you Yann.
I read your link to A Brody's warning about corrupted cache files -
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1322708&tstart=0
On my new iMac I installed The Sims 2.
Now my iMac behaves in all sorts of weird manners. For instance:
+i) Input and dialogue boxes now have a dark border line around them when clicked on;+
+ii) clicking on folders, opening windows and all other mouse actions now have amusing sound effects attached to them (I assume they came from the Sims 2 game);+
+iii) the 'Apple Menu' of my intel 24" 2.8ghz iMac now displays two versions of each option Sleep, Restart and Shutdown (with the Keyboard shortcut displayed for each being different and distinct - which is itself odd) amongst others. Open, Close etc. are ok, just the one as normal.+
I followed the game producer's detailed instructions to remove all items I could find associated with The Sims 2 (they told me what to look for) and trash everything. Annoyingly the problem nevertheless persists.
I read this thread because I thought of using
MacJanitor to clear my cache files +(I turn all electrical stuff off at night)+ as a possible way to solve my problem. After reading *a brody*'s comments I now wonder if my own problems could be due to a corrupted cache file instead.
The reason I say this is because it only occurs in
one of my four 'User Accounts', and not in my Administrator's Account.
The User account in question was
'migrated' from my
eMac which has been suffering from kernel panics and has been down now for some time with me scratching my head in desperation.
I'm beginning to think that it was a mistake to migrate all my eMacs settings over to my new iMac.
Assuming all this being the case, I wonder if running Disk Warrior (or TechTool Pro 4) to fix the corrupted system cache files would work, especially as the most severe problems have occurred since installing The Sims 2 game.
I am assuming of course there is a version of these programmes available for my operating system - OSX 10.5.1 - Leopard. Both programmes resurrected my eMac to get it going but the kernal panics return nevertheless and the fault with this persist. However if a corrupted cache file is the cause not just a symptom I may be able to kill two birds with one stone!
WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE DELETES THE OFFENDING USER ACCOUNT. Can this be done? If so, what is the best way to do this to avoid data loss?
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