system prefernces won't open

[omid]

hello guys ... Yesterday i bought a macbook with version osx 10.6.8 is secondhand and without dic . i tried all different ways to open system prefernces but i couldn't do it .so when i click on it nothing happening ... i will be greatfull if anybody has an idea ... thanks

 

[omid]

any idea please ? i need help

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Have you tried deleting "com.apple.SystemPreferences.plist" in Macintosh HD / Users / YOU / Library / Preferences / yet?
And what exact MacBook model do you have?

To find out, what exact Mac model you use, click > About This Mac > More Info > Hardware Overview:

To see a more elaborate image explaining the above steps, click here.
To see a more detailed video tutorial showing the above steps, click here (2 MB, 23s, .mp4).​

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[omid]

hi again

yes i did look for com.apple.SystemPreferences.plist" in Macintosh HD / Users / YOU / Library / Preferences , but i cant find it . my mac model is ;;;;;;;


Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB21.00A5.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.17f0
Serial Number (system): W8718LF1YA4
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F2DEFA44
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
it would be great if write anything you know about i will try it ..... thanks

 

[simsaladimbamba]

yes i did look for com.apple.SystemPreferences.plist" in Macintosh HD / Users / YOU / Library / Preferences , but i cant find it

That is strange. Do you understand where to look?

Anyway, since your Mac came with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, you could buy the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Upgrade DVD for 29 USD via the Apple Online Store and do a Clean Install with that.

To create a Clean Install (formerly known as Erase & Install) of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (the 29 USD Upgrade DVD is a fully working retail version of Mac OS X and does not need a prior installation of Mac OS X on the Mac), follow one of the following guides:

• Short version: Clean Install of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
• Long version: Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard: How to Erase and Install