[PB] Perplexing behaviour

[Lynn Roylance]

Try running repair disk from your software install DVD. Applejack is  
a great utility to repair the disk +, Applejack is available at  
VersionTracker.com or MacUpdate.com

You might even try downloading the combination update for your system  
(10.4.8) and install that.

Lynn

On Nov 26, 2006, at 10:29 AM, Hector Ignacio Macedo wrote:

> I have tried that, but the small area where the "Change all" is,  
> its grayed out, does not give me access.  Even as it shows that is  
> a TexEdit or any other program the dialog is the same, xxx file can  
> not be oppened becaus its used by System 10.4 and so on an do on...
>
> I even changed the name of the Documents folder to no avail. and if  
> I try to put the files out of it, it asks for validation, and then  
> it closes them without accepting the validating.(password).
>
>
>
> On Nov 25, 2006, at 11:31 PM, Philip J Robar wrote:
>
>>
>> On Nov 25, 2006, at 5:41 PM, Hector Ignacio Macedo wrote:
>>
>>> I have a G4 PB into which I saved the documents of my older  
>>> computer, but now when I try to open almost any file (most of  
>>> them where created with TextEdit, but there were other apps too)  
>>> the problem is when I try to open them, a dialog comes telling me  
>>> that the document is used by the system and it can not be opened.  
>>> I already tried changing ownership and repairing permissions, but  
>>> to no avail. Can anyone give me a hint as to what's going on and  
>>> what to do to solve this problem?
>>
>> (This is just a guess.) Do the files have the correct icons for  
>> the program that you expect the file to be opened by? If not, then  
>> try doing a get info on one the files in question and checking  
>> that the program that you want the file to opened by is correct.  
>> If this fixes the file then redo the get info and click on the  
>> "Change All..." button. Do this for each type of file that doesn't  
>> open correctly.
>>
>>
>> Phil