Apps not working

[buligjigandi]

hi.
in my mac osx 10.6.7 some apps do not start (firefox, emacs, texshop, etc.). they just bump over the dock for a while and then stop without showing anything.
any idea? is it a permissions issue?

 

[TEG]

We would need more information, but the first thing to try is repairing permissions, and verifying the drive integrity, then restarting the computer. If it still occurs it may be a system or hard drive issue.

TEG

 

[buligjigandi]

I did repair permissions this morning using a Mac OS disk. the problem still persists.

 

[soco]

Apps not working? Better catch 'em!

...wait I think that's a refridgerator joke.

I'll come back with something later.