Most applications crashing after updating to 10.6.2

wesli_1 · Nov 22, 2009, 01:58 AM

Hi Guys

I have a late 2007 macbook 2.2Ghz that was running OSX 10.6.1

Just ran software update to update to 10.6.2 and now most of my applications "quit unexpectedly" when I try to open them.

Firefox 3.5, Word 2008, Powerpoint 2008, iTunes, Lightroom 2.1, Smultron, VLC all crash.

Safari, iCal, Finder, Preview, System Preferences are about the only apps currently working.

Software update log shows the following were installed:
Remote Desktop Client Update 3.3.1
Canon Printer Drivers Update 2.1
iTunes 9.0.2
Max OSX Update Combined 10.6.2

I have tried
- Repair permissions
- restarted computer
- deleted preference files
- tested with a new user account
- ran maintenance scripts
- zap PRAM
all with no success.

Has anyone else had similar issues and/or know the remedy?

Cheers
Wesli_1

greenythebeast · Nov 22, 2009, 05:27 AM

Try restoring from backup?

wesli_1 · Nov 22, 2009, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenythebeast

Try restoring from backup?

Thanks for the suggestion, but I've only backed up my data, not the system

macjunk(ie) · Nov 22, 2009, 07:52 AM

install Leopard...

I did.....

woowoodengy · Nov 22, 2009, 08:38 PM

i had the same problem with everything crashing and it was very hard to find the fix. the problem is with the new safari update not 10.6.2 thats why searching 10.6.2 crashing has few results

you have to downgrade safari to fix apps crashing issue

http://populationjim.com/2009/11/13/.../#comment-4336

the download link is
http://populationjim.com/Safari_down...03_leopard.zip

wesli_1 · Nov 23, 2009, 06:30 AM

Thanks woowoodengy, I tried the fix you pointed to and restarted my computer but no joy. (I downloaded the snow leopard version, not the leopard version).

Crash reports attached....

wesli_1 · Nov 23, 2009, 06:57 AM

More crash reports attached, as well as the Console.app logfile. Something on my computer is producing lotsa error messages...

wesli_1 · Nov 25, 2009, 05:43 AM

I tried downgrading Safari and also tried installing nightly build of webkit - neither of these worked.

Manually downloaded 10.6.2 combo update - took three attempts to download an uncorrupted copy mind; Installed it and everything is now back to normal!

Thankyou to everyone who helped!

Sun Baked · Nov 25, 2009, 06:11 AM

Last resort is...

update_dyld_shared_cache

This is in case the caches didn't get updated during the update, supposed to never need to be done with the new versions of the OS, but can still work for those times the apps unexpectedly quit after an OS update (or you get a bunch of throttling respawns.)

Nov 22, 2009, 01:58 AM	#1
wesli_1 macrumors member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mount Isa, OZ	Most applications crashing after updating to 10.6.2 Hi Guys I have a late 2007 macbook 2.2Ghz that was running OSX 10.6.1 Just ran software update to update to 10.6.2 and now most of my applications "quit unexpectedly" when I try to open them. Firefox 3.5, Word 2008, Powerpoint 2008, iTunes, Lightroom 2.1, Smultron, VLC all crash. Safari, iCal, Finder, Preview, System Preferences are about the only apps currently working. Software update log shows the following were installed: Remote Desktop Client Update 3.3.1 Canon Printer Drivers Update 2.1 iTunes 9.0.2 Max OSX Update Combined 10.6.2 I have tried - Repair permissions - restarted computer - deleted preference files - tested with a new user account - ran maintenance scripts - zap PRAM all with no success. Has anyone else had similar issues and/or know the remedy? Cheers Wesli_1 __________________ Switched 22/05/2004 ------------------------------------- Macbook 2.2Ghz/2GB/250GB

Nov 22, 2009, 07:52 AM	#4
macjunk(ie) macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Mumbai	install Leopard... I did..... __________________ MBP late 2007, 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM ; iPhone 3g 16GB

Nov 22, 2009, 08:38 PM	#5
woowoodengy macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	fix i had the same problem with everything crashing and it was very hard to find the fix. the problem is with the new safari update not 10.6.2 thats why searching 10.6.2 crashing has few results you have to downgrade safari to fix apps crashing issue http://populationjim.com/2009/11/13/.../#comment-4336 the download link is http://populationjim.com/Safari_down...03_leopard.zip

Nov 25, 2009, 05:43 AM	#8
wesli_1 Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mount Isa, OZ	Fixed! :-d I tried downgrading Safari and also tried installing nightly build of webkit - neither of these worked. Manually downloaded 10.6.2 combo update - took three attempts to download an uncorrupted copy mind; Installed it and everything is now back to normal! Thankyou to everyone who helped! __________________ Switched 22/05/2004 ------------------------------------- Macbook 2.2Ghz/2GB/250GB

Nov 25, 2009, 06:11 AM	#9
Sun Baked macrumors 603 Join Date: May 2002	Last resort is... update_dyld_shared_cache This is in case the caches didn't get updated during the update, supposed to never need to be done with the new versions of the OS, but can still work for those times the apps unexpectedly quit after an OS update (or you get a bunch of throttling respawns.) __________________ May you be plagued by images of Richard Simmons flouncing through you brain, and squat thrusting his way though all waking thoughts.

Nov 22, 2009, 05:27 AM	#2
greenythebeast macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2008	Try restoring from backup?

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