Unable to highlight text or move windows

Klaus,

Thanks for responding to my two issues( this issue and updated Safari). Re: Mac type and OS: I have a B/W PPC with a Sonnet G4 processor, but only 384 MB of RAM. The computer is running OS X 10.4.11 Tiger.

Thanks, I know my memory is woefully low. Would increasing the memory also improve the audio to visual effects. I have difficulty watching You-Tube topics and others because the audio does not match up with the video or is that some other problem that a new Mac (with a new updated processor) would cure?

B,

Pleasant surprise! Ran into a problem. I performed the Safe Boot and did the Disk Utility Repair Permissions, I started the second step as you recommended. But, when I selected the files and tried to move them to the desktop, the files did not relocate to the desktop.

FYI,

I need to add a step that I performed in trying to isolate my trouble, as recommended by another Discussion Participant. He recommended that I create another Account ID to see if there was any change, which there was not,

Darrell

Performed update for PPC Mac OS X 10.4.11. Still no change in highlighting or window movement. Safe Boot and Repaired Permissions. All Files, when highlighted had a More button. Checked above listed Files. All were similar to my Home Folder... none of boxes were checked next to Locked. All Ownership & Permissions were set to READ & WRITE

BD Aqua,

I really value your contribution, but I have not received a response regarding being able to retrieve info on the files

listed above.I am not sure if you did not receive my reply or you have exhausted all your options for resolving my issue. Please tell me if I have no other option, but to live with it.

Darrell

I am hoping this works and you can take a look at what has transpired. Here is the URL for this issue https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4997520?answerId=21917113022#21917113022. I wanted to add this additional troubleshooting comment to the reply I sent this Morning. After I disconnected all peripherals and retested my issues, I thought about and uninstalled a USB 2.0 PCI Adapter Card that was in a PCI slot of the computer. I still was unable to move windows on my desktop, but I was able to highlight a sentence. But I was only able to do it once. You had asked if I could drag the files to the desktop and as before. I was unable to drag any f the files to the desktop. Re: your last correspondence;I did add a new account and established that my issue was not Account specific. The issues still were present for both Accounts

Performed the Archive and Install procedure, exactly following the http://support.com//kb/HT1710 guidelines. The procedure was successful and completed. But the problem still persists. All peripherals are disconnected. Could the problem be in an application?

I have the following Applications:

APPLE:

Safari (one other error discovered; I underlined Apple and now I am unable to disunable the underline feature)

iChat

Address Book

iTunes

iPhotoiMovie HD

iDVD

GarageBand

iWeb

iCal

Quicktime Player

System Preferences

NonAPPLE

Canino (Browser)

X11 (Required for Gimp, Photo Editing system)

Microsoft Office (WORD, EXCL, POWERPOINT)

Microsoft Messenger

HP Device Manager

HP Photosmart Studio

Gimp

No other Apps are launched except the App that I may be using(i.e, Browser or Mail)

I am writing this because you usually respond so quickly and I am thinking you did not receive my last correspondence. I had to agree with your thought that my computer had a system problem based on your troubleshooting recommendations. Your last recommendation was to perform archive and install procedure on my computer and that was performed this morning. After completion, I downloaded the combination OS X 104.11 update per the Software Update. But the problem, Unable to highlight text or move windows still exists. Could the problem be in a Application that is not launched? If you look at the correspondence I sent this morning (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4997520?answerId=21932914022#21932914022, it will show you the Applications loaded on my computer