Can I fix a corrupt .prefPane?

I just installed Panther a few days ago, and now my EnergySaver Preference Pane won't load. I don't remember doing anything wacky to it. No matter how I try to open it (sys prefs, battery icon, directly from .prefPane), it won't load.

I've tried resetting my iBook's PMU. I've tried blowing away the associated prefs file. I've even tried deleting the pane and copying in the same file from my friend's installation (I can't directly grab one off the install discs, afaik). Results haven't changed.

Interestingly, the preferences that I set the last time I had access to it seem still to be effective (i.e. my screen dims at the correct time, and I never sleep when on AC).

I really don't want to reinstall the OS. Is that my only option? This is leaving me with a sour impression of 10.3 though, and I hate that.

Did you say you deleted /Library or /System/Library? I didn't know that /System/Library could rebuild itself like that. Maybe I'll give it a try.

Originally posted by Schiffi
I delete the prefpane cache.

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Well, rats. That didn't do the trick either. I suppose I'll have to suck it up and reinstall the OS cleanly. I wonder though if I will get the same problem after doing a clean install and copying my home directory back over. *shrugs*