After installing Snow Leopard, it asked me where 'System Events.app' was. It wanted me to browse to find it, but I didn't know where it was, so I cancelled it. Is this a bad thing?
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Snow Leopard asks for System Events.app
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System Events is a system app that manages... Well, system events.
If it really was missing, the system wouldn't even boot properly, so it should be fine if SL has booted and everything seems in good working order.
If it really was missing, the system wouldn't even boot properly, so it should be fine if SL has booted and everything seems in good working order.
In Leopard, System Events is in the /System/Library/CoreServices/ folder. Spotlight won't find it.
Funny, I've only seen scripts ask for user input on the location of applications. Is that what's asking for its location?
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Funny, I've only seen scripts ask for user input on the location of applications. Is that what's asking for its location?
mt
Same thing...
Same question came up for me on an upgrade install of SL. Thx for the tip on where the app was located.
Same question came up for me on an upgrade install of SL. Thx for the tip on where the app was located.
same for me
exact same thing for me. seems to be running fine even though I hit cancel.
Upgrade as well.
exact same thing for me. seems to be running fine even though I hit cancel.
Upgrade as well.
I had two prompts on mine. When I located it on the first one, nothing seemed to be affected. The second however allowed the anti-virus scan to start. I don't know why Snow Leopard is such an idiot in locating it's own friggin files, but a little work on my end doesn't hurt me too much... wait... oowww, my heart! 
I think this is some applications asking for it - I have an app called Caffeine that stops the screensaver coming on, it wasn't working before I found SystemEvents (I had two dialogues so I'm guessing another app wanted it too).
Thanks for the address anyways =D
Thanks for the address anyways =D
I also was asked for it after upgrading to SL with a system that also has Caffeine installed. Love that little app.
System Events is used by almost any applescript, or any application that uses applescript portions, on a regular basis.
I had this problem too, and it seems that when SL is first installed it hasn't yet updated its launch services (not sure on term, but whatever the index is to installed apps), which means any login items you may use that are using any applescript portions will start asking you to locate all kinds of apps, including system events.
Annoying but solved after next restart most likely.
I had this problem too, and it seems that when SL is first installed it hasn't yet updated its launch services (not sure on term, but whatever the index is to installed apps), which means any login items you may use that are using any applescript portions will start asking you to locate all kinds of apps, including system events.
Annoying but solved after next restart most likely.
Boot of SuperDuper disk asked this question
First, thanks for letting us know where the file is located.
Second, I did not get this question until the first time I booted from my SuperDuper backup. Since I am rather new to using SuperDuper I immediately became worried when this message appeared. But knowing "Google is my friend" I did a search and found that this is a known issue and then finding the answer put me at ease with my SuperDuper backup disk.
Thanks again for the files location.
First, thanks for letting us know where the file is located.
Second, I did not get this question until the first time I booted from my SuperDuper backup. Since I am rather new to using SuperDuper I immediately became worried when this message appeared. But knowing "Google is my friend" I did a search and found that this is a known issue and then finding the answer put me at ease with my SuperDuper backup disk.
Thanks again for the files location.
LaunchServices database is corrupt or incomplete
The reason this happens is usually because the LaunchServicesDB has been corrupted, or was in the process of being rebuilt, but somehow didn't complete properly. I had this happen to me every time I didn't wait long enough for my LaunchServicesDB rebuild using CleanMyMac.
The reason this happens is usually because the LaunchServicesDB has been corrupted, or was in the process of being rebuilt, but somehow didn't complete properly. I had this happen to me every time I didn't wait long enough for my LaunchServicesDB rebuild using CleanMyMac.
Nice, thanks
Thanks a million man.
I hate not having something in order on my mac
Thanks a million man.
I hate not having something in order on my mac