switch where speech should be...

[celebrian23]

I remember this coming up before, but I don't know what terms to search for. Anyways, instead of what should be there, in the system preferences I have what looks like a switch instead of the normal speech icon. Just started today. Can you help me?

 

[mad jew]

Close System Preferences then find a file named com.apple.preferencepanes.cache in the Caches folder on your Home folder's Library and drag it to the Trash, then reopen System Preferences. Hopefully this works.

 

[Makosuke]

It's funny, my brand-new MacBook Pro had this (precicely the same screwy icon) when I first got it. If the suggested fix doesn't work, then I can encourage you by saying that whatever cache was goofed up fixed itself after a while, though I don't remember what I was specifically doing when it worked itself out.

 

[Xander562]

uhhm, i cant FIND that file.....

 

[celebrian23]

uhhm, i cant FIND that file.....

I can't find it either Maybe I missed it. I'm not on my mac now though, so I'll have to wait until I get home to do anything about it

 

[Peace]

I searched 3 Macs and couldn't find that image...

 

[mad jew]

Spotlight won't find the file, but it should still be in the Caches folder. Is it not?

 

[celebrian23]

I looked in the caches folder, I went to library -->caches last niight and I could promise it wasn't there! I looked 4 or 5 times. Now it's there. hmmmm...well it worked so thanks a lot!

 

[mad jew]

There are a few different libraries so it can get quite confusing. This one resides in the Home folder though. Glad it's all good now.

 

[Cullen]

Neither fix worked, an apple wants to charge me $75 for an Archive/install! thats one family christmas presant down the drain! my best bet now is probably to find someone with the mac mini G4 OSX cds and do it myself.

 

[mad jew]

Cullen, show us a screenshot. Remember, System Preferences must be closed when you remove the cache file.