http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ General OS operation information and support en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:30:29 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/mac_images/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177377&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:02:58 GMT After updating VLC a duplicate icon appeared in "Open With". How do you remove the extra icon of VLC? ]]> OS X - Operating System cmhall9 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177377 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177376&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:53:54 GMT I was wondering if any potential problems can arise from upgrading directly from Tiger to Snow Leopard without doing a clean install. Does any one know if any potential issues that could arise? Also, I plan on upgrading with the $29 upgrade disc rather than spend the full cash on the boxed... I was wondering if any potential problems can arise from upgrading directly from Tiger to Snow Leopard without doing a clean install. Does any one know if any potential issues that could arise?

Also, I plan on upgrading with the $29 upgrade disc rather than spend the full cash on the boxed set version. Will this make any difference? Thanks ]]> OS X - Operating System henryo11 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177376 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177361&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:11:44 GMT Is there a work around for adding an attachment to an email that is a stationary? I get an error that says the stationary has to be removed in order to add an attachment. Any suggestions? Not interested in uploading doc and having people click on link to download. Want within the document. ... Is there a work around for adding an attachment to an email that is a stationary? I get an error that says the stationary has to be removed in order to add an attachment.

Any suggestions? Not interested in uploading doc and having people click on link to download. Want within the document.

Tried adding pdf doc to signature. Was able to do that, but when I hit send, still got error message.

Thanks. ]]> OS X - Operating System mibtp http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177361 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177360&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:57 GMT I have a MAC Power PC (Dual 2.3 GHz with 8 GB Ram) running OS X 10.5.8. I have been keeping a lot of my files on an external 700 GB drive (USB 2.0), which is format to the Mac OS (extended). The drive is showing that I have 292 GB used and 405 GB available. Today however, I received this error... I have a MAC Power PC (Dual 2.3 GHz with 8 GB Ram) running OS X 10.5.8. I have been keeping a lot of my files on an external 700 GB drive (USB 2.0), which is format to the Mac OS (extended). The drive is showing that I have 292 GB used and 405 GB available. Today however, I received this error message when I tried to connect to it:

"Sorry, the operation could not be completed because an unexpected error occurred (Error code -41)."

On doing research on this, I note that this error is:
-41 mFulErr Memory full (open) or file won't fit (load)

I am not sure exactly what happened to get this error.

As I have all of my Time Machine backups on here, this error will not allow me to access my previous backups to revert to a previous state. I can see that my backups from yesterday are there though.

Short of backing up all of my data, and reformatting my drive (which I am not sure will fix this anyway), what can I do to correct this error?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions on this matter. ]]> OS X - Operating System Foundry http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177360 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177358&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:24 GMT I am the very proud owner of a new 27" iMac, and so far, so good, though I do have one minor niggle,

When the Mac boots up, you get what I can only describe as "Taa Daa" sound, and this happens even when I have external speakers plugged into the audio out, with the external speakers turned off. Is there a way to stop the Mac making this start up sound through its own speakers? ]]> OS X - Operating System mikejb http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177358 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177351&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:55:19 GMT Hi All I was reading a post in this section about freeing up hard disk space. It brought good items to my attention as well as a couple of questions. I was not sure if it is proper etiquette to post a new thread or to continue in the one that was already started with my own questions. (Thought... Hi All
I was reading a post in this section about freeing up hard disk space. It brought good items to my attention as well as a couple of questions. I was not sure if it is proper etiquette to post a new thread or to continue in the one that was already started with my own questions. (Thought that might be rude to the original poster.) So, please forgive me if I'm wrong.

I'm running MAC OSX 10.4.11 on a 15" Macbook Pro.
In that thread, 6string suggested to try Disk Inventory X. It did & it's cool. Thank You! I got to dump several gigabytes of CAD file back-ups.

But I see the largest groups on my computer are WinXP.hdd (I've got Parallels installed). I expected that one would be huge. But there's one called Sleepimage. I used Finder to look for Sleepimage to try and figure out what it was. It doesn't show up. The path Disk Inventory X shows is Macintosh HD/Private/VAR/VM/sleepimage. Disk Inventory X says it is a Document File.
Private doesn't show up, nor does VAR. A Finder search doesn't reveal them either. Do any of you know what they it is and if I can ditch it?

Another question that came to mind while reading the other thread was about the jpegs that Safari saves with Top Sites. toMACsh mentioned he ditched several megabytes by dumping them. My Safari version has Top Sites (ver 4.0.4). Where are those jpegs located so I can nuke 'em? I searched for jepg files and,of course, found zillions. Mostly my iPhoto stuff I think. I do sometimes use Safari-Reset Safari to de-junk. Does this remove the Top Sites jpegs from my disk?

Thanks for any info! (I have a few MAC OS 3rd party manuals but the very best information comes from this forum!)

Paul ]]> OS X - Operating System Bird Doo Head http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177351 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177349&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:58 GMT Hi Guys,

Hope you can help me with this one.

I installed the update from 10.6.1 to 10.6.2 and since then on startup it does not initialise the bluetooth mouse as before and I have to connect might mouse to manually do it, each time I shut down the machine.

Its an iMac 24" early 2008 edition, and mouse is Logitech v470 bluetooth.

I have run software update and there are no further updates, plus bluetooth firmware is up2date as well.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have. ]]> OS X - Operating System ncfa http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177349 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177346&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:51 GMT What's up guys/gals. Quick question every time i turn on my computer i have to enter my password, What do i have to do to stop this? thank you.:) ]]> OS X - Operating System Kreator http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177346 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177344&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:32 GMT What a downer this is and here is a link to this story:- Apple ends support for Tiger systems, no clear PowerPC upgrade path remains | 9 to 5 Mac (http://www.9to5mac.com/tiger_support_ends_50067) More and more of this planned obsolescence? What a downer this is and here is a link to this story:-

Apple ends support for Tiger systems, no clear PowerPC upgrade path remains | 9 to 5 Mac


More and more of this planned obsolescence? ]]> OS X - Operating System harryb2448 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177344 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177336&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30:47 GMT Hey! I'm new here
I own a white Mac Book and I use it for editing in FCP. Now I bought a WD Scorpio Black drive and I want to replace the stock drive, then I'll add more RAM.

Well, how Can I back up my system? I tried using Time Machine with my 1T external drive and it didn't work. I can't make a fresh install because I can't loose my FCP install, I have an Academic license (I'm a film student)

Thanks!!! ]]> OS X - Operating System Ivan Lee http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177336 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177284&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:22 GMT Hi All
I hope I am in the correct portion of the forum for this question. I'm guessing it is an Operating System issue. (Caution! I usually guess wrong- just ask the lottery ticket seller.)

My 15" Macbook Pro (Vintage 2007) turns itself on at will. I use OSX10.4.11 I made sure to look at every possible post in many forums and followed the suggestions. (Except the one telling someone to put it in the freezer overnight to solve the problem. Thought that one was a little too wacky.)

I have Bluetooth as Non-Discoverable. Scheduler is off. None of my programs that can schedule things (such as Prosoft's Databackup or iCal alarms) have scheduled events. There's no ethernet cable attached. I even have my wireless modem (router?) in "Stealth" mode. All firewalls are on. (There are many other people with wireless networks close enough to my house that my computer sees them.) I reset the SMC controller at the suggestion of the Genius Bar guy who was working on my wife's Macbook warranty repair.

I leave it off (not sleep) with the lid closed and no power cord attached. Before I close the lid, I make sure it is 100% off. Yet, it will still turn itself on at random (Not every day, and sometimes multiple times a day. Various times of day.) The unit is super hot when I discover it on. (Thankfully, it is mostly on a table and not in a suffocating soft case.) For now, I take the battery out when it is unattended. Since I have a Speck hard shell, this isn't the quickest task.

It's never been spilled on nor smoked around. The battery is a replacement for the non-warrantied defective Apple batteries. Other than that, it is all original equipment.

I can't think of, or find, anything else to try to keep it from getting turned on on- other than showing it a naked picture of Ernest Borgnine skydiving or calling a priest for an exorcism.

Do any of you folks have any ideas for something I missed?
Thanks Very Much,
Paul ]]> OS X - Operating System Bird Doo Head http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177284 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177283&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:25 GMT I just got a MBP 13" 2.53GHz from the online apple store today. Its a birthday present so I can't have it til then ( dec)

I want to know whether it has snow leopard preinsatlled or do i have to buy a copy? ]]> OS X - Operating System tomrichards14 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177283 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177247&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:04:58 GMT I have set up a openSUSE 11.2 server as a PDC with samba+wins+LDAP, NOW I am looking for a guide to join a MAC OS X 10.5 and MAC 10.6 to that Linux domain controller, so that MAC OS X user autenticate via Domain controller, share files and access shares in the openSUSE 11.2 server. Thanks. I have set up a openSUSE 11.2 server as a PDC with samba+wins+LDAP, NOW I am looking for a guide to join a MAC OS X 10.5 and MAC 10.6 to that Linux domain controller, so that MAC OS X user autenticate via Domain controller, share files and access shares in the openSUSE 11.2 server.


Thanks. ]]> OS X - Operating System easgs http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177247 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177226&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:32 GMT Hello there,

This is what I get when ever I try to get start Macintosh OS X.



That didn't happen before and I think I know why. There were two updates available last night, 10.6.2 and Safari, I updated and restarted. It was installing updates but in the end it said that an error occurred or something like that even though the installation seemed like it completed.

I don't know what to do now and I don't want to re-format because I have a lot of important data on there.

By the way, I have an external HDD that is 160GB, if I make a backup on it, how much space will it take? Like a time machine backup or system restore or what ever it is called?

Thanks a lot. ]]> OS X - Operating System Tarek http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177226 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177222&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:33:09 GMT Hi, i need to upgrade my hard drive, i currently have a Fujitsu MHW2080BH PL so can i replace it with any laptop hard drive or does it have to be a special one for MacBook?? Hi, i need to upgrade my hard drive, i currently have a Fujitsu MHW2080BH PL
so can i replace it with any laptop hard drive or does it have to be a special one for MacBook?? ]]> OS X - Operating System imranali http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177222