System Preference unexpectedly quits every time It's opened

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System Preference unexpectedly quits every time It's opened

10.5.8 Mac

Sytem Preferences unexpectedly quits when I try to open it from the menu in the top-left

Can someone hlep me?

I neeed to set up my wifi.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), !HELP!

Posted on Mar 22, 2012 6:59 PM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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239,213 points

Mar 22, 2012 7:14 PM in response to SporePreferences

Hello, try this...

Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), use Disk Utility from there to Repair Permissions, test if things work OK in Safe Mode.

Then move these files to the Desktop...

/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist

/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist

/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist

/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.recentitems.plist

Reboot & test.

PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.

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Answer 2

Mar 24, 2012 11:19 AM in response to BDAqua

Unfortunately it did not work it does open more before quitting unexpectedly.

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Answer 3

BDAqua

Level 10

239,213 points

Mar 24, 2012 11:29 AM in response to SporePreferences

Just wondering, did you try to open it in Safe Mode?

If all the above fails, then it appears to be time for a relatively painless Archive & Install, which gives you a new/old OS, but can preserve all your files, pics, music, settings, etc., as long as you have plenty of free disk space and no Disk corruption, and is relatively quick & painless...

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120

Just be sure to select Preserve Users & Settings.

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