[X4U] Finder Quits Incessantly

[John Baltutis]

On 11/15/04, "Jim Robertson" <jamesrob at sonic.net> wrote:
>
> Things are worse than I first reported. When I sent email to the OS X
> list, I could run applications other than the Finder from the dock. That's
> no longer the case, and when I log in as other users (sometimes during the
> less than a second the Finder is "up" before quitting it accepts the
> "Command-Shift-Q" keystroke combination to log out) the Finder quits for
> those other users, too.
>
> I've also discovered that I need DiskWarrior 3.0.2 to repair the directory
> in Panther. My guess is that this won't help, anyway.
>
> Since the problem is present for more than one user, and present with a
> Safe Boot, I'm wondering if the Finder itself is damaged. I can see the
> diretory of my G5 by mounting it as a server on my PowerBook's desktop
> (the computers are on an ethernet LAN). Is it possible to replace the
> Finder itself by copying a "good" Finder from another location? Would I be
> better off by doing an archive and install from my Panther CD-ROM?

Reinstall the 10.3.6 COMBO update, then repair permissions. If that doesn't
fix it, then boot with install CD, run Disk Utility, repair the disk,
reinstall via Archive & Install, boot into the machine, run Software Update
until there aren't any more updates to install, and, finally, repair
permissions.