Mark, Try this link: http://www.macfixitforums.com/php/showflat.php? Cat=&Board=Forum8&Number=740396&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=31&fpart=1 It is a long thread but insightful. It states a problem with iTunes 6.0.2. I had the same problem and put the old iTunes "pkgs" in a folder I created, "Removed Receipts." Once I had only one iTunes pkg in Receipts I could run the Disk Utility Repair Permissions. Good Luck spd On Feb 2, 2006, at 8:07 AM, Mark Des Cotes wrote: > Hi all, > > Dual 1 GHz G4 Quicksilver running 10.3.9. > > I've been having lot's of computer delays lately (spinning beach > balls) so I decided to run Disk Utility to see if it would help. When > I run Repair Permission it gets about a third of the way through then > I get the following message... > > Disk Utility internal error > Disk Utility has lost its connection with the Disk Management Tool and > cannot continue. Please quit and relaunch Disk Utility. > > I've quit DU as well as restart the computer. I even tried booting > with Command-S and doing a "fsck -fy" which said the disk was OK. But > I keep getting the same message. Anyone have any suggestions? > > > Mark Des Cotes > Systems Manager/Graphic Designer > > Astro Printing Service (Cornwall) Ltd. > 3308 Second Street East > Cornwall Ontario Canada K6H 6J8 > T (613) 932-9281 Ext 106, F (613) 932-1052 > www.astroprinting.com > > > _______________________________________________ > X4U mailing list > X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > __________________________ Stephen Dunne UWMC LabMed Computer Staff Box 357110 (206) 598-6155 spdunne at u.washington.edu __________________________ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1916 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x4u/attachments/20060202/eca4b7c5/attachment.bin