System Preferences will not quit . . . cannot force

[swindmill]

I have been having problems with some BT settings and was messing with them, when I got the swirly icon. I let it go for a few minutes and then tired to quit system preferences with no luck and then tried to force quit with no luck. I then tried to shut down by hitting the power button and selecting shut down, but it won't do that either b/c it can't force SP to quit. What should I do?

[jeremy.king]

Press and hold power button to shut off.

Otherwise, if you feel really adventurous, you could get the process id and kill it from Terminal.

[Gee]

I have been having problems with some BT settings and was messing with them, when I got the swirly icon. I let it go for a few minutes and then tired to quit system preferences with no luck and then tried to force quit with no luck. I then tried to shut down by hitting the power button and selecting shut down, but it won't do that either b/c it can't force SP to quit. What should I do?

Hold down the power key for 5 seconds or so will force a restart. It shouldn't do any harm (although the usual disclaimers apply), but it probably won't fix your prob long term...

Doh. Beaten to it!

[swindmill]

OK, I had never had to do that with my Mac so I was hesitant, but I went ahead and did it. Everything is fine :D