............ literally. Any time something goes wrong with an application and I need to force quit, it won't. I press the three magic keys and it just sits there, daring me to try again. No window pops out asking me if I want to force quit the application. I have to restart the computer. Anyone know what the HECK is going on?
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Can't Quit
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What apps are crashing that need to be force quitted? 
If nothing has crashed but you still summon the force quit menu, does it freeze?
If nothing has crashed but you still summon the force quit menu, does it freeze?
Say Safari freezes. When I try to force quit, it does nothing. Literally. Safari will just continue to be frozen. If Safari is fine, yet I want to force quit (which I would never need to do... it's just SUPPOSED to be able to), it does nothing. Wierd, eh? Puzzled.
Okay, can you check that these keys are working in isolation? Does COMMAND-Q still quit an app (if it's not frozen)? Does OPTION-2 still give the trademark symbol () in TextEdit? Does ESCAPE still get you out of iPhoto slideshows?
I'm not sure if I know what you mean. New user profile? (sorry... I *still* am learning! Only switched last year...) Anyway... I found out I can force quit using the "control click the dock icon" method. It's just weird that I can't do it the way I've ALWAYS done it.
Anyway... I found out I can force quit using the "control click the dock icon" method. It's just weird that I can't do it the way I've ALWAYS done it.
You can create a new user profile in System Preferences, under the Accounts pane. Just click on the plus sign in the bottom left to get started. This is a pretty common way of troubleshooting idiosyncrasies in OSX.