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giyad
Apr 25, 2008, 01:45 AM
I was reading some RSS feeds today when Safari unexpectedly quit. I reopened it, and it quit again. I figured I may just need to restart my computer, so I did. But now I can't get the OS to load. It passes the point of startup, I put in my password and then it just doesn't do anything after that. The keyboard and mouse function but thats it. What do I do (I'm running Tiger)??

I tried removing the battery, that didn't work.

Also, I can log in as guest but not as administrator....


motulist
Apr 25, 2008, 02:06 AM
Start up from the OS install disc by putting the disk in and holding down the letter C as soon as you hit the power button. Once the installer screen appears, open up the Disk Utility program from the menu bar. Run a disk verify and a permissions verify and if you see an error then do a repair on whichever had the error.
giyad
Apr 25, 2008, 03:38 PM
Start up from the OS install disc by putting the disk in and holding down the letter C as soon as you hit the power button. Once the installer screen appears, open up the Disk Utility program from the menu bar. Run a disk verify and a permissions verify and if you see an error then do a repair on whichever had the error.

Thanks, im sure thats the best solution and that it would probably work too... the only problem is my sister through out my install disc with my macbook box, so what do i do :(?? I specifically told her not to throw it out too!!!:mad:
kant
Apr 25, 2008, 04:22 PM
the only problem is my sister through out my install disc with my macbook box, so what do i do :(?? I specifically told her not to throw it out too!!!:mad:

Doesn't help you fix your computer, but as for the sister, do what I do: She cleaned my closet out many, many years ago with I was a kid. She decided that I was "too old" for comics. For the last ten years I've told her the going rate for an Amazing Spiderman #2 at least once a month.

Make her buy you a retail version of the OS. That'll teach her not to throw your stuff out anymore. :)
killmoms
Apr 25, 2008, 04:30 PM
His sister cleaned out your closet 10 years ago, kant? ;)
kant
Apr 26, 2008, 11:20 AM
His sister cleaned out your closet 10 years ago, kant? ;)

Hmmm. I guess I did leave the pronoun a tad unclear. *shrug*

but it was more than 10 years ago.

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Mine wasn't mint, but I'd say it was in good to very good. :)