Starting MacBook Pro is slow (SystemUIServer)

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Starting MacBook Pro is slow (SystemUIServer)

Hi All,

My MacBook Pro starts very slow. I found one cause to be Time Machine, but I also found the entires below in the log.

Does anyone know what this is, why it happens en how I can fix it?

Aug 26 07:33:00 MacBook-Pro-van-Emiel.local SystemUIServer[506]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:operation:fraction:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Aug 26 07:33:00 MacBook-Pro-van-Emiel.local SystemUIServer[506]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.

Aug 26 07:33:13 MacBook-Pro-van-Emiel.local WindowServer[79]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "SystemUIServer" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.

Hope you can help!

Kind regards

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Aug 25, 2013 11:10 PM

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Carolyn Samit

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Aug 25, 2013 11:40 PM in response to E. Romein

Hi ...

Open Activity Monitor located in HD > Applications > Utilities

Type SystemUIServer in the search field top right corner of that window.

Select the process name then click Force Quit.

Restart your Mac.

If that doesn't help, remove all items from System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items

Same for HD > Library > StartupItems

Then restart your Mac one more time.

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Answer 2

Aug 25, 2013 11:41 PM in response to E. Romein

Sorry. I couldn't edit my first reply.

If force quitting the SystemUIServer doesn't help, remove all items from System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items

Same for HD > Library > StartupItems

Then restart your Mac one more time.

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E. Romein Author

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Aug 26, 2013 10:00 AM in response to Carolyn Samit

Hi Carolyn,

I don't know if this fixed the slow boot, but it made my MacBook ten times faster!!

Can you explain what was the matter and what I did by forcing SystemUIServer to stop? And will this problem occur again in the future and do you maybe know what can cause this problem!

Thanks so far!!

Regards, Emiel

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Answer 4

Aug 28, 2013 10:30 PM in response to E. Romein

Third party menu bar extras can slow your Mac down. Force quitting SystemUIServer can help > Menubar extras may cause SystemUIServer problems - Mac OS X Hints

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