On 24 Apr 2009, at 17:28, Paul Simpson wrote: > My wife got an older MAC from our daughter when she bought a new > one. She has been using it for a few years and recently got the > above mentioned message. I have used IBM PCs with windows all my > life and know very little about MACS. Need some help on how to deal > with this problem. Suspect its related to too many programs starting > when PC is turned on. > > She is running a 400mhz Power PC G3 with MAC OS Panther Ver 10.3.9, > 320mb SDRAM, 20gig HD. Its pretty clear, you are out of disc space. Delete things you don't need, take back ups etc. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk