Restoring Local Preferences - Can I do that?

[uphype]

When starting Safari it take 3-4 minutes to load Google - Then when I type in the search box, within the first letter or 2 it locks up again - sometimes says "Could not contact Spell Checker"

I updated from 10.3.9 to 10.4.11 3 months ago and all has been just fine but now I am getting these errors. Also when Safari is acting up, Mail won't operate properly.

If I set up a new user, everything works great. But I'd like to restore my Local Preferences if possible without losing anything.

Can it be done easily?

Thanks!

SYSTEM:

Hardware Overview:

Machine Name: Power Mac G4
Machine Model: PowerMac3,6
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (3.3)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 1.25 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per CPU): 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.4.8f2

 

[frankblundt]

The problem is, of course, apart from your compulsive thread starting..
that it's probably your preferences that are causing the issue in your old account.

Rather than copy them all across and end up in the same situation, it might be better to try and repair the old account - making a new one is just an easy way to eliminate a bunch of other things that might be causing the problem.

what happens if (in the old account) you quit Safari, move the file ~/Users/you/Library/Preferences/apple.com.Safari.plist
to the desktop and then re-open Safari?