I've the latest DW version. I didn't try the Leopard install DVD. Permissions are repaired. I tried (at home) to extract Preview from the OS X install DVD with Pacifist, but it will not work either. I might try to bring my Preview to his iMac. However, mine is English and his is Dutch. Paul Moortgat On 18 Dec 2008, at 18:07, Jens Selvig wrote: > Do you have the latest version of Disk Warrior? Did you try booting > from the Leopard install DVD? Running Apple's diagnostic software > from it? > > Jens > > > On Dec 18, 2008, at 9:13 AM, Paul Moortgat wrote: > >> I updated to 10.5.6 via the update option under the apple. No >> problem. Later I downloaded that update from Apple and I would >> expand it. >> I can't expand the dmg upgrade file because it's not recognized I'm >> told. What can there be wrong? >> I did the same at a friends place and it would expand there. Other >> dmg files will expand normally. >> That's my problem with this file. Is probably corrupt. >> >> My friends problem is more worse. I can't use DW. His less than a >> year old iMac (10.5.6) will not allow to startup with DW. >> Preview will not work and has another icon, his Canon Lide 50 >> scanner will also not work. The software opens but when the scan >> button is pressed nothing happens. >> Is there besides re-install everything anything that can be done at >> his place? > > Jens Selvig > ...Lost in Montana...