[Ti] computer down

[John Griffin]

Often problems like this can be resolved by rebooting with the shift  
key down (safeboot mode). This will bypass much of the startup  
detritus that can get corrupted from time to time. It will also  
perform a fsck function (same as Disk Utility) and examine and repair  
your directory where possible. If that does not work, you should  
probably boot from your System Install disk that came with your  
computer and go to the Disk Utility that resides on the DVD.

Once you have everything working properly, I strongly recommend using  
AppleJack about once a week. This is a freeware item that can be  
launched in Single User mode and can scan and repair your disk  
directory, clean caches, inspect preferences and remove any that are  
corrupt and repair permissions.

jg

On 2-May-06, at 6:37 PM, Scott Smith wrote:

> Listas,
>
> what is the solution to a laptop that won't run unless you create a  
> new account and start up from it?  My kid's 12" G4 won't get beyond  
> the spinning beach ball when he tries to log on.  I can log via my  
> account.  What exactly does one do to get rid of the corrupted  
> info?  I'd hate to have to do a complete system reinstall if it can  
> be avoided.
>
> Scott