Activity Monitor Won't Launch

bobber205

macrumors 68020

Original poster

• Apr 13, 2006

• #1

Several months ago, Activity Monitor stopped launching...

I need/would like to use it now and I can't figure out why?

Maybe it's a Leap-A virus?

 

grapes911

Moderator emeritu

• Apr 13, 2006

• #2

Virus? Probably not.

Have you tried repairing permissions? Have you tried deleting preferences?

What exactly does it do? Does it bounce in the dock a few times then close?

 

mad jew

Moderator emeritus

• Apr 13, 2006

• #3

Yeah, it won't be a virus. FWIW, the preference file is named com.apple.ActivityMonitor.plist and it's in a folder named Preferences. 🙂

 

bobber205

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Original poster

• Apr 13, 2006

• #4

*slaps forehead*

Dur! I should have thought about deleting the prefs file.

Ok. I did it. But it didn't mitigate the problem. When I click on the app, it launches for about one second, appears in the dock and immediately disappears...😡

 

mad jew

Moderator emeritus

• Apr 13, 2006

• #5

Can you open it from other user accounts? 🙂

 

bobber205

macrumors 68020

Original poster

• Apr 15, 2006

• #6

mad jew said:

Can you open it from other user accounts? 🙂

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I tried it, but it still doesn't want to open. The same problems...😛

 

hob

macrumors 68010

• Apr 15, 2006

• #7

When you try and open it, does it just not open the main window? I've had this before. I thought it was broken, when actually it was open, and all I had to do was click Window->Activity Monitor (or something like that!)

Hob

 

ITASOR

macrumors 601

• Apr 15, 2006

• #8

This has happened to me twice now actually. It bounces in the dock quick then immediately closes. Repairing permissions fixes it for me every time. 🙂

 

FocusAndEarnIt

macrumors 601

• Apr 15, 2006

• #9

ITASOR said:

This has happened to me twice now actually. It bounces in the dock quick then immediately closes. Repairing permissions fixes it for me every time. 🙂

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Ditto that, happened twice for me too, haha.

Let us know if it doesn't work after repairing permissions. 🙂

 

bobber205

macrumors 68020

Original poster

• Apr 15, 2006

• #10

lilstewart said:

Ditto that, happened twice for me too, haha.

Let us know if it doesn't work after repairing permissions. 🙂

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If by repairing permissions, you mean deleteing the prefs file, I've done that. 😀

 

gauchogolfer

macrumors 603

• Apr 15, 2006

• #11

bobber205 said:

If by repairing permissions, you mean deleteing the prefs file, I've done that. 😀

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I think they probably mean repairing permissions in the usual sense, via the Disk Utility program. There is an option there to verify and/or repair permissions for the whole system. Give it a try.