Looking at a fresh install...aren't I?

[iGary]

Safari locks up and takes the whole system with it.

Photochop™ displays spinning beachballs and progress bars.

System sounds play through built-in speaker and the rest of the lot through the Soundsticks.

Repaired permissions, ran all periodic scripts, optimized volume, ran hardware disc (no problems). Still the same issues.

Any ideas before I take on the day-long task of rebuilding my system?

 

[MacDawg]

Have you tried restarting?
Just kidding!

You zapped the pram, etc?

Yeah, I'd probably start over... couldn't hurt, just is a pain.
Less so if you have a firewire drive to copy off to though.

Good luck.

Woof, Woof – Dawg

 

[iGary]

Have you tried restarting?
Just kidding!

You zapped the pram, etc?

Yeah, I'd probably start over... couldn't hurt, just is a pain.
Less so if you have a firewire drive to copy off to though.

Good luck.

Woof, Woof – Dawg

Yeah did the whole lot. Pissing me off.

Blargh.

 

[mad jew]

Is it across all accounts? If not, could you just transfer all your settings to another account? Although, a complete reinstall would probably be just as easy/hard.

 

[ham_man]

Finally taking my advice huh?

 

[yenko]

Safari locks up and takes the whole system with it.

Photochop™ displays spinning beachballs and progress bars.

System sounds play through built-in speaker and the rest of the lot through the Soundsticks.

Repaired permissions, ran all periodic scripts, optimized volume, ran hardware disc (no problems). Still the same issues.

Any ideas before I take on the day-long task of rebuilding my system?

Did you try unplugging your external device(s) and reboot ??