I just ran software update and now my powerbooks running slow as a dog. Every site I hit is slow slow slow where on my powermac with 802.11b I am hitting everything very fast. I don't know what the problem is but it took my longer to login to the macrumors forums on the powerbook than to login and post this on my powermac.
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Dont do the new Security Update
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Good update(s)! I say updates because I also did 10.3.2, QT, Security 2004, iCal, and iTunes. Just as fast as before. It's been about 4 hours and everything is dandy. I did repair permissions before and after. Boot up time didn't take a performance hit like everyone said it would. Safari and Mail working great too!
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Ok i'm having this problem too, i thought it was just my DSL service. My boot up time is now super fast though.
Ok i'm having this problem too, i thought it was just my DSL service. My boot up time is now super fast though.
maybe the MyDoom virus...
is causing a ruckus with your local neigborhood servers.
It has been clogging up the internet a little lately. It just happens it started around the same time the security update came up.
is causing a ruckus with your local neigborhood servers.
It has been clogging up the internet a little lately. It just happens it started around the same time the security update came up.
I have had some major problems with the latest security update. Check out this thread at apple's site:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?128@69.9Ac6a260aaS.53965@.688dc633
don't know if the link will work, but the thread is called: "Security update disables Apple applications"
ridiculous. My powerbook is useless now.
http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?128@69.9Ac6a260aaS.53965@.688dc633
don't know if the link will work, but the thread is called: "Security update disables Apple applications"
ridiculous. My powerbook is useless now.
It's a bummer that happened, but it's only a very small group of users who are encountering this.
Gee, trashing prefs. That's a hard fix. Come on...
Gee, trashing prefs. That's a hard fix. Come on...
Come on now.. even the smallest 12" powerbook would make an eye-catching paperweight, and a 17" would make a fine cutting board!
Yes, that's exactly how stupid "my powerbook is useless now" sounds.
Since you made at least one backup of everything on your drive before mucking with the OS, and an additional backup of anything you considered vital... so just restore your backups.
Funny, doesn't look like you asked for any...but here's some anyway.
Have you done any/all of the following?
-repaired permissions (if Disk Utility runs)
-installed any other software at the time that could account for the problems
-tried creating a new account or logging into an existing one and seeing if the same behavior is there
Have you done any/all of the following?
-repaired permissions (if Disk Utility runs)
-installed any other software at the time that could account for the problems
-tried creating a new account or logging into an existing one and seeing if the same behavior is there
I have booted from the os disk and repaired the disk. I have repaired permissions. I have run diskwarrior.
The second user account, which I created when I installed the OS, is totally clean. In fact, I think that this was the first time I've ever logged into it.
The same things happen.
Ideas?....
heidilux
The second user account, which I created when I installed the OS, is totally clean. In fact, I think that this was the first time I've ever logged into it.
The same things happen.
Ideas?....
heidilux
Are there any other applications besides Apple ones that don't work?
Are there any Apple ones that do work?
You didn't answer my question about new software installs.
If you can, try clearing you caches with something like Cocktail and check out this guy's list of font problems (from the discussion on Apple.com/support).
Are there any Apple ones that do work?
You didn't answer my question about new software installs.
If you can, try clearing you caches with something like Cocktail and check out this guy's list of font problems (from the discussion on Apple.com/support).
I installed the Security Update on Monday January 26th. It was done at my local Apple Store. The Mac Genius was the one that upgraded me to Panther. So far Panther is running as smooth as a cat. 
The problems that I'm having are not related to the update, it's just my virgin knowledge of updating information from OS 9 to X.
The problems that I'm having are not related to the update, it's just my virgin knowledge of updating information from OS 9 to X.