Unable To View System Information

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Unable To View System Information

Hi there!

To make a long story short, I had to reformat and partioned my drive. During this process, I forgot my "short name" and guessed incorrectly when I put in a new one. I figured out the problem, and prior to loading any apps or anything, I created a new account, with full privledges, and logged into it. Now I had an account with my old "short name" and I could retrieve files from a backup. I deleted the original "account" as I wasn't going to need it. Well, since this little exercise, when I clikc Apple>About This Mac, the button for "more info" is grayed out and obviously does not work.

Anyone run into this before? Any ideas would be appreciated, I really would like this to work correctly...

Bob

MBP 2.16GHz, 100GB 7200 HDD, 2GB RAM, 12"PB, 60GB iPod Video, 4GB iPod Nano, Mac OS X (10.4.6), My MBP is named "Poindexter" - Might Be Going To "BootCamp"!!!!

Posted on Apr 7, 2006 6:09 AM

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Answer 1

Bob Maher Author

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Apr 7, 2006 8:05 AM in response to Bob Maher

Sorry, but I need to float this back up to the top!

Bob

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Answer 2

Apr 7, 2006 8:20 AM in response to Bob Maher

Bob,
Did you repair permissions?

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Bob Maher Author

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Apr 7, 2006 8:28 AM in response to Macbook Semi-Pro

No, I haven't repaired permissions.

Now, somehow, I don't have my "Utilities" folder! What the heck did I do with it? I checked the Trash - and I didn't dump it there.

Any help?

Bob

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Answer 4

Apr 7, 2006 8:31 AM in response to Bob Maher

By default, it's a sub-folder of Applications, so look in there. Perhaps it's just missing from your Finder window's side-bar?

Randall Schulz

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Bob Maher Author

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Apr 7, 2006 8:35 AM in response to Randall Schulz

Hi Randy,

I used "spotlight" to find it, and it is simply not there. I'm at a loss! I wonder if I deselected it somehow during my custimazation of my latest OS X re-birth when doing the boot camp bit...

Hmm, if it is on the install disk, and of course it is, do I just need to boot up on the install disk and add the folder somehow? I don't think I can read the contents of the Install disk in Finder, can I?

Bob

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Bob Maher Author

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Apr 7, 2006 2:11 PM in response to Bob Maher

Sorry, I have to keep this toward the top!

1) System Info Problem, read above.

2) System Utilities Folder - can I simply peel it off the Install disk?

HELP!

Bob

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Answer 7

Apr 7, 2006 2:33 PM in response to Bob Maher

Boot from the Mac OS X disc and use Disc Utility to repair from there.

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arumdev

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Apr 7, 2006 2:43 PM in response to Brandon Berger

I know this won't help your situation much Bob, but I would NEVER delete the original account as I have had problems in the past running a mac from a second account, even though it had "full admin" privileges.

In your case it would seem the best thing would be to backup what needs to be backed up and re-install the system again, this time with the correct short username and you should be fine.

best of luck

a

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Bob Maher Author

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Apr 7, 2006 7:06 PM in response to Bob Maher

Hi all,

Thanks for the suggestions. I believe I figured it out myself. As I posted earlier, I just needed to search the DVD (Install Disk) and drag the Utilities folder to apps. I works like a charm now!

All in all, a worrisome but good experience.

Bob

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