[X-Newbies] Mail quits suddenly in Tiger on G5.

[Brian Durant]

Since I sent the original e-mail, my G5 single has frozen a couple of
times, with no other possibility than to do a hard shutdown (i.e.
pressing the power button until the computer shuts off). My password
prompt when exiting the screen saver stopped working as well. Now the
password has started working again, as well as being able to connect
my Olympus C-770 to retrieve pictures, but I still have a problem with
not being able to mount Memory Stick Duo with a USB card reader, which
I have been able to before. Spooky.

Cheers,

Brian

On 9/28/05, Randy B. Singer <randy at macattorney.com> wrote:
> Brian Durant said:
>
> >I have suddenly developed a problem with the Mail app quitting
> >suddenly while I am composing an e-mail. Anyone come across this
> >before? I am using Tiger on a G5 single.
>
>
> Generally if an application suddenly quits under OS X, the first thing to
> suspect is a corrupted user preferences file.  Try:
>
> Preferential Treatment (free)
> http://homepage.mac.com/jonn8/as/html/pt.html
>
> If that doesn't help, I would try manually uninstalling Mail.app's
> preferences file.
>
>
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> Randy B. Singer
> Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)
>
> Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
> http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
>
>