hi, I've been having the same exact trouble and asked for help here but got no response. hopefully, someone can help us! on bass, watt http://hootpage.com > >Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 01:04:35 -0500 >From: "B.ru c-e ? K1u-tch-k0" <AppleRocket at NoSpamMail.net> >Subject: [X4U] Trouble with Stuffit Expander 9.01 >To: "X for the casual user." <x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> >Message-ID: <BE078523.10CB9%AppleRocket at NoSpamMail.net> > >I have the strangest problem with Stuffit Expander 9.01 on my iMac with OS X >10.3.7. > >Stuffit expander takes about two minutes to start up; it expands files >quickly once it is running. > >So far I¼ve tried: >1. repairing permissions (no help) >2. Downloading Stuffit once again and using the installer to remove Stuffit. >Then I've deleted the plist files in my ~/Library/Preferences folder. Then >reinstalled Stuffit Expander. (no help) >3. Tried running Stuffit Expander from a brand new user set up just to test >this; new user had identical problem -- so it is not related to anything >installed in my user directory. > >I have NOT had any other problems with other programs - does anybody have >any suggestions? >-- >B-r-u -c-e > >