I don't understand why I don't have this problem. I have an 2005 ibook running 10.4.4 and disk utility & Applejack work fine???????? --- James Paul Manley Albuquerque, New Mexico Jim Manley's Photoshop Elements Page http://www.geocities.com/jim_p_manley/index.html On Jan 12, 2006, at 7:40 PM, Richard Smallwood wrote: >> I had this problem too and traced it down to itunes 6.0.2 cuz >> when I removed it and re-installed itunes 6.0.1 everything was >> fine. another try at itunes 6.0.2 resulted in the same problem >> ("lost a connection w/the disk management tool" when trying to >> repair permissions) so I again went back to itunes 6.0.1 and am >> staying w/it 'til there's a fix. I'm running a mac os x 10.3.9 on >> a g4 sawtooth w/a 1.3ghz gigadesign cpu upgrade. >> >> apple forum thread here: >> >> http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1496489 >> >> itunes 6.0.1. and older here: >> >> http://www.dontcrack.com/freeware/downloads.php/id/98/software/ >> iTunes/# >> >> http://xlr8yourmac.com has stuff on it too in yesterday >> (wednesday's) news. so does macfixit: >> >> http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20060111090035797 > > Thank you ! That was it! Got rid of iTunes 6.0.2 and problem is > gone!!