finder and desktop items keep flashing on…

finder and desktop items keep flashing on and off

Yesterday my itunes kept quitting unexpectedly so I tried restarting my computer. When my computer reloaded, it was totally messed up. My finder toolbar at the top keeps flashing on and off and so do my desktop items. If I try to open up a program, it will open momentarily and then "quit unexpectedly" before I can do anything. I tried booting up in "safe boot" but the finder was flashing on and off in that mode as well. I do have more than one drive installed on this computer, and after the start up tone, I held down the option key and opened up my "Media 2" drive, and that worked just fine, but none of my programs are installed on that drive. FYI: it is my "Macintosh HD" drive that is giving me trouble. PLEASE HELP ME!!

G4, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Dec 15, 2008 9:07 PM

Jan 27, 2009 11:58 AM in response to EastcoasterWestcoaster

Indeed, Stuffit AVR is the problem--just turn it off and the problem goes away. Thank goodness for our Canadian friends! Before I did this I stripped everything "iTune" out of my computer based on "solutions" others posted earlier ascribing the problem to iTunes. It did not help. iTunes is not the problem.

The Apple folks on the 800 number and their Genius Bar Referral are NOT cognizant of the problems caused by Stuffit AVR. Last month, this problem occurred; Apple told me that there was no way out of a full OSX Reinstall. I did that, it eradicated the problem, and I've been paying for it for weeks since. There is really no true backup anymore, at least not with the software and hardware we can buy from Apple Stores. Much software ceased to function afterwards because critical parts of it don't transfer in a backup. Thereafter, it's a minefield finding one program at a time when it fails and reinstalling old software--if we can even find the old disks. The problem happened again today, and I just thought--oh crap! I'll again lose several more work days putting my machine back together. Fortunately, user Malcolm found the solution. Apple or Stuffit needs to supply a patch. This nonsense is causing Apple Users huge amounts of lost down-time.