Well, here is what I get in the Disk Utility window. You mean I am the only one who gets this stuff every time I try and repair permissions? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Determining correct file permissions. We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Dictionary.wdgt/Dictionary.js. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Dictionary.wdgt/Dictionary.widgetplugin/Contents/Info.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Dictionary.wdgt/Dictionary.widgetplugin/Contents/MacOS/ Dictionary. New permissions are 33261 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Dictionary.wdgt/Dictionary.widgetplugin/Contents/ version.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Dictionary.wdgt/Info.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Dictionary.wdgt/version.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Flight Tracker.wdgt/FlightTracker.js. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Flight Tracker.wdgt/FlightTrackerComboBoxPlugin.plugin/ Contents/Info.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Flight Tracker.wdgt/FlightTrackerComboBoxPlugin.plugin/ Contents/MacOS/FlightTrackerComboBoxPlugin. New permissions are 33261 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Flight Tracker.wdgt/FlightTrackerComboBoxPlugin.plugin/ Contents/version.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Flight Tracker.wdgt/Info.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Flight Tracker.wdgt/parser.js. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Flight Tracker.wdgt/version.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Stickies.wdgt/Info.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Stickies.wdgt/Stickies.js. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Stickies.wdgt/version.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Unit Converter.wdgt/Info.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Unit Converter.wdgt/UnitConverter.js. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Unit Converter.wdgt/parser.js. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets/Unit Converter.wdgt/version.plist. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ Widgets. New permissions are 16877 We are using a special gid for the file or directory ./System/Library/ CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/MacOS/Dock. New gid is 0 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./System/ Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/MacOS/Dock. New permissions are 33261 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./usr/lib/ php/build/Makefile.global. New permissions are 33060 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./usr/lib/ php/build/acinclude.m4. New permissions are 33060 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./usr/lib/ php/build/mkdep.awk. New permissions are 33060 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./usr/lib/ php/build/phpize.m4. New permissions are 33060 We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./usr/lib/ php/build/scan_makefile_in.awk. New permissions are 33060 On 2-Nov-05, at 1:06 PM, Lisbeth Zachs wrote: > ---------- > You must have an unusual amount of extra programs installed or > somethings else funny in your Ti (or Albook). I can remember that I > at some stage had _fou_r special permissions, but that were with > 10.2.8 or 10.3.9 and I felt that had to do with the added system > item in the last update of thoose versions.