PLEASE HELP ME, anybody.... (finder restarting)

[d.f]

using 10.4 on iBook G4.

was deleting emails and the finder started opening the window 'df iBook G4' window repeatedly, then closing and re-start the finder. it's constant. osx hasn't frozen (i'm posting using the laptop, although it's hard work and slow). i've restarted.

i am stuck. any suggestions other than a complete re-install welcome. i remember on my old iMac there was a re-start that you help down certain keys and it would chime (3 times) then it re-set something internally. can anyone remember how to do it..... do you think it's worth a try...?

df

[d.f]

the CPU is showing 55% looking after a task called 'crashdump'......

[yellow]

It's called zapping the PRAM, and I do't think it would help. But it won't HURT anything to try it.

Restart and hold down Apple-Option-P-R

Sounds to me like your Finder is crashing. Over and over and over.

You should trash your Finder prefs, do you have another user you could log in as?

[d.f]

and the finder is stable. you're right, the finder keeps crashing.

any idea's what to do...? i tried looking for Finder prefferences, but couldn't find a file by that name. ....

anyone else experience this..?

df

[yellow]

Log in as the other user.. hopefully it's an admin?

What you need to remove is /Users/broken_user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Finder.plist.