Try installing Applejack. Start up in single user mode (CMD-S) and when all the printing on your screen stops, type in "applejack auto restart". http://versiontracker.com/php/search.php?PHPSESSID=3cd23f6f7d7425c70a57d13bede34480&mode=basic&action=search&str=applejack&plt%5B%5D=macosx&x=0&y=0 --Steve