Spotlight icon in menubar doesnt work

[adamb100]

When I use spotlight from the menubar this is what happens after I type something in..

http://adamb10.com/spotlight1.jpg

After that white window goes away I click on the spotlight icon again...

Dont say delete the spotlight preferences file because I looked for it and it doesnt have one.

Thanks

 

[rdowns]

My system does.

 

[G99]

My system does.

How does that help him?
adam: Does it reappear after a while?

 

[G99]

whoops
double post!

 

[WildCowboy]

How does that help him?

Well, if adam can find that file and delete it, maybe Spotlight will heal itself.

 

[adamb100]

I got a spotlight file under preference panes in the system folder but no actually settings file. The last time I deleted it(when I tried to fix this same problem) it apparently didnt recreate itself.

 

[iMeowbot]

We were seeing this problem on a few older machines. In each case, we found that someone had tried to put Front Row on them. Removing Front Row.app from /System/Library/CoreServices, then having the user log out and back in, restored the Spotlight menu to working order.

 

[y0zza]

I had this issue occasionally, which was fixed by switching to and from another screen resolution.

 

[Unorthodox]

We were seeing this problem on a few older machines. In each case, we found that someone had tried to put Front Row on them. Removing Front Row.app from /System/Library/CoreServices, then having the user log out and back in, restored the Spotlight menu to working order.

There have been allot of people with that same problem. Mostly because they tried to install front row.
Maybe there should be a sticky about this.

 

[adamb100]

While yes I have frontrow installed on here, its been acting like this way before I installed it(last friday).

 

[Unorthodox]

While yes I have frontrow installed on here, its been acting like this way before I installed it(last friday).

So you mean that your computer saw into future and KNEW that you where going to instal a hack of
Front Row.
Wow! Computers are amazing!

 

[adamb100]

Its been acting like this since Janurary.