[G4] Finder problems

[Harry Freeman]

Greetings (*^_^*)

On Jul 4, 2005, at 8:39 AM, Roxylee wrote:

> I, too, am having finder problems, plus some other weirdness on my 466 
> G4 AGP, running 10.39. When I go to the Finder FIND, the icons on the 
> desktop disappear for about 8 seconds and the reappear. No find window 
> opens. In iTunes, when I go to create a new playlist, the icon 
> appears, but the type-in window that names the playlist won't allow me 
> to type in anything. Also, when I try to print, I get Error: Invalid 
> copies. Zero is not a valid number. The box that allows me to change 
> the number is missing. Also, my Word for Mac preferences won't open, 
> saying there is not enough memory to open them. I checked and there is 
> still 3.5G HD space left.
>
> I ran disk utility from the boot disk and it didn't find a problem. I 
> don't have any OSX diagnostic tools. I tried running my old Tech Tool 
> Plus, but it won't open in OSX or even in Classic mode. I've searched 
> MacFixit and other places online, but can't find anything that helps. 
> Can anyone help? Please uses non tech language and spell it out as if 
> you were talking to a low end user, which I am. Oh- and these problems 
> only exist in my account. (administrator account) The other 3 accounts 
> seem to be fine. Thanks! :-)
>
> Roxylee
>
> _______________________________________________

A good place to start is "Sherlock." Select the "Apple Care" button and 
then enter "finder 10.3.9" into the find window. You'll get a good list 
of things to help you find your problem.


Best Regards,

Harry (*^_^*)