When i click System Preferences on the apple menu nothing will happen.
So what do i do,i have looked at other peoples answers and nothings helped and the same on google.
I NEED HELP ASAP 😢
First, it's system preferences - you do not need help ASAP, and all-caps is never necessary. Big drama over small problems is a huge turn-off; don't do it.
does the System Preferences app open when you double click on it in the Finder? it's located in the Applications Folder.
You could try removing com.apple.systempreferences.plist in your Preferences folder.
Did you by any chance move System Preferences from its standard location. I've seen this kind of problem in the past when standard Apple provided apps have been move from where Apple put them.
It is that urgent,how is it a turn off because i got responses.
I don't have System Preferences on my Application Folder.
I don't have com.apple.systempreferences.plist in my preferences folder
No i haven't moved System Preferences from it's standard location because i can find on spotlight or anywhere else
If Applications -> System Preferences does not exist, then it was either moved or deleted.
If you have another system of the same version, copy it from that system. If this is the only Mac available, then if Snow Leopard or earler, try using Pacifist. If Lion I'm not sure what the best approach for replacing a missing System Preferences.
What system of the same version are you talking about,also i'm using a Mac OS X.
ok, all the menu item in the Apple menu does is launch the application System Preferences.app that normally lives in the Applications folder. It will launch that application wherever it lives, actually, but no one normally moves it.
if you have no System Preferences application in your applications folder, that that means that:
If you do have the System Preferences app somewhere, then you most likely have a permissions problem.
Normally I would suggest that you reinstall the system from the install DVD (or if you are on Lion, use the Lion recovery partition), but in this case you should verify the disk first. open Disk Utility (located in the Utilities folder of the Applications folder) and run verify or repair to see if the diskj checks out.
P.s. You are getting responses because we're nice people. it's still a turn off. 😉
Where can i get the install DVD .
It came with your computer. if this is a second-hand machine, you should have gotten it from the person you bought the machine from. you can buy one from Apple or on eBay at need.
is this machine usable at all? are you posting from it now? does it have internet access? what model is it?
Yes the machine is usable,yes im using it now,it does have internet access and the model is a
Mac OS X version 10.5.8.
Also what is the install DVD called.
that's the system version number. what kind of computer is it? Clikc "About This Mac" from the apple menu, click the "More Info" button, and copy/paste the first four lines of the Hardware Overview that will pop up (that will be in the System Profiler app).
System Preferences won't work when i click on it (on the apple menu)
