HELP WITH LOST MENU BAR

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HELP WITH LOST MENU BAR

I am using 10.2.8 on my iBook. All the menu bar items on the right side (audio, date and time, internet connect, airport) are suddenly GONE and there is nothing I can do to get them back. Clicking show battery status in the menu bar does not work. Ditto with date and time in menu bar and show PPPoE status in menu bar. Show volume in menu bar cannot be checked!!! I called Apple Care and they recommend an archive install of system folder and then reinstalling all my other programs. That sounds extemem and I'd like to avoid it if possible. Please help! Thank you very much!

Posted on Oct 30, 2005 5:38 PM

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Answer 1

Bob Gold

Level 4

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Oct 30, 2005 5:59 PM in response to tkadell

If I'm not mistaken, a program called SystemUIServer is what runs the menu bar in the upper right side of your screen. Try going into your user>Library>preferences folder and trashing the com.apple.systemuiserver.plist file.

OS X should make a new, refreshed file for you, and hopefully you'll find that your menu bar comes back up...

Good Luck,
Bob

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Answer 2

Rich JG

Level 5

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Oct 30, 2005 6:03 PM in response to tkadell

Some troubleshooting steps for problems with the menu bar are described in
Menu Bar Issues...Bluetooth will not stay in menu bar. In particular, deleting the preference files, described there, and removing any 3rd party menu items are things to try.

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Answer 3

tkadell Author

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Oct 30, 2005 6:41 PM in response to Rich JG

I moved the two mentioned preference files to the trash and restarted. The preference files were NOT regenerated!!! Perhaps this is where the problem lies. I do not have any 3rd party menu items.

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Answer 4

tkadell Author

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Oct 30, 2005 6:45 PM in response to Bob Gold

Bob,
I trashed com.apple.systemuiserver.plist file and the other preference file in By Host that was suggested to trash. OS X did not make refreshed files for either. Also, if I create a new user, the right menu bar also does not contain any items nor can I make them. Any other ideas?
Many thanks,
Tony

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Answer 5

tkadell Author

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Oct 30, 2005 6:55 PM in response to tkadell

I have a clue to what might have happened. I looked at the Console and saw this message:

Mac OS X Version 10.2.8 (Build 6R73)
dyld: /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SystemUIServer can't open library: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPod.framework/Versions/A/iPod (No such file or directory, errno = 2)
Oct 30 17:34:49

Before this all happened I trashed some iPod files, since I do not use nor intend to use an iPod. It seems I threw something out I shouldn't have. I realize I did something really stupid, but is there a simple way to get this back into the Library without doing a complete achive system install?

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Answer 6

tkadell Author

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Oct 30, 2005 7:15 PM in response to tkadell

Can someone email me or recommend how I get this file that I mistakenly trashed? I think it's the key to my menu bar problems:

System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPod.framework/Versions/A/iPod

I would be so grateful. I'm an idiot for screwing with the root and I'ver learned a painful lesson. I'm running 10.2.8 by the way.

Thank you!

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Answer 7

tkadell Author

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Oct 30, 2005 7:41 PM in response to tkadell

Thank you all for your help. I fixed the problem that I myself created. I inadvertantly and stupidly threw out a file from the System Library, System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPod.framework/Versions/A/iPod.

A friend emailed it to me, I put it in, restarted, and the problem was fixed.

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