Sent from my iPad2 On Jan 20, 2013, at 17:32, J McClernan <mcclernan1 at verizon.net> wrote: > Before you go to all the trouble of reinstalling the OS, though that might be the best of all worlds, you can try running the Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update. Trouble now is that I do not have the desktop showing. White screen with apple icon. I do have a recent backup with TM on ext drive. Thanks John