9.2.2 freezes while starting

[Arden]

Originally posted by Natobasso
Tossing the preferences for the Finder is a great first start. Also, view all your preferences by date. Sometimes the more recent preferences hide the bad one, so look there first. Save a copy of the preferences that you delete outside the system folder so if you mess something up you can always go back (like losing a serial number of a game you have saved that you "lost" the original packaging to, wink wink.)

Have you zapped the PRAM (command + option + P + R). Hold this key combo down long enough to hear the computer restart three times. Then restart with extensions on.

I have not zapped the PRAM... I will next time I try to get on.

Have you used Disk First Aid to find any bad blocks? Use Norton and or Disk Warrior to locate any bad data.

I used Techtool Pro on it and ran the full sweep, except for disk stuff. I'll try it with that, I'll use Disk First Aid too...

Have you rebuilt the desktop? Hold the shift key down to restart without extensions, then right after the dialog says "Extensions Off" in the Mac OS box at start up do the Command + Option thing and rebuild that desktop. Sometimes this is all it takes.

I haven't rebuilt the Desktop, I'll do that when I zap the PRAM too... Maybe I'll turn off extensions, maybe not. It depends on if it freezes with them or not.

Have you turned off any unused extensions and put them in a place other than the Extensions Disabled folder? Remove stuff like "Speech" etc. that you never use.

Who says I never use Speech? I turned off some of the stuff I don't use, like all the printers I don't have and anything related to printing, but I don't want to deactivate too much because turning off things like Open Transport can inhibit Quicktime operation (or vice versa).

Hope this helps!

While I know about all your suggestions and have performed them many times in the past, I appreciate the help as I have not tried all of them yet (and probably wouldn't have without the suggestions). Thanks, and I'll keep you all posted.

[chabig]

Do you happen to have Conflict Catcher?

[Arden]

Originally posted by chabig
Do you happen to have Conflict Catcher?

I shoud... but no.

[chabig]

I think you might be able to download an evaluation copy, which will let you troubleshoot this problem before the evaluation period expires. Besides finding extension conflicts, it has a feature that will go through your system folder and check all of the files for corruption. More than once, it has helped me.

The Conflict Catcher demo is on this page:

http://www.casadyg.com/lib/?page=form/download

Chris

[Arden]

I know there's an evaluation version of Conflict Catcher, but I don't want to download it because I don't like software that times out. I can understand for something like this, but stuff like graphics/audio software that doesn't let you save anyway shouldn't time out. But thanks for the suggestions.

[a2daj]

Which of your systems is freezing? You have listed an iMac and a G3.

[Arden]

The iMac, but what difference does it make (just wondering)?