Mac OS X 10.4.3 - Update good/bad?

[nealt]

All versions crash on launch. Can only run it from the install CD. Any ideas?
G$ tower MDD.

[lurk]

FYI, my disk utility works fine.

[fryke]

Lt. Major Burns: Well, I've personally been using SU for a long time and it always worked fine. Even the horror updates like iTunes 2.0.x did not kill my computer(s). My girlfriend is still updating her iBook G3 800 through Software Update without any problems whatsoever (and I leave her doing that, because of that). However: I've heard one too many stories about people creating havoc on their computers by simply updating to a new version of OS X through SU and then solving the problem with the combo updater. Hence my activity in promoting the download of the combo updaters.

I think SU should have preference options that would let users decide to preferrably get the combo updaters and to automatically save them in a set location, like in "~/Updaters", for example. Of course I'd also like to see less problems mentioned from people using SU/delta updaters.

[barhar]

'... why shouldn't we use software update? (this is a rant btw) - it's an Apple thing, its very microsoft having to go to a website and downloading something and installing it.', ?

01. Windoze98 has a 'Start, Windows Update' menu item; and yes - System 9.2.2 (and earlier?) has the 'Apple menu, Control Panels, Software Update' sub menu item.
'Windows Update' is an application / web page combined effort, Apple's 'Software Update' handles all processes within itself.

02. Going to a web page (remote server) and downloading a file, is not a 'windoze thing'; it is an every day occurrence on most (if not all) internet or privately connected operating systems.

[
Hmmm, I better click on Windoze98's 'Security Warning's window's 'No' button; to prevent the software updater from performing the ...

'Do you want to install and run "Windows Update" signed on 8/26/03 12:10 PM and distributed by:

Microsoft'

... action.
]

[BrianL74]

After updating to 10.4.3, I restarted the eMac 1Ghz and everything was fine. The display went to sleep and after it came back to life, the whole monitor is half as bright as it should be. Almost like its still half asleep.

I've had to turn brightness and contrast all the way just to be able to see anything. Also, it screen image went to a small square in the center of the scree. I was able to adjust this in the Geometery, but it goes back if I reset the PRAM.

I really need some help here. This eMac is my livelihood.

P.S. the iBook 1.25Ghz update went fine...so far.

Thanks!!!

[Mikuro]

I said before I had no problems, but it turns out I do. Disk Utility is broken for me, too. When I first tried to load it, the window appeared, but it hung before the contents were displayed. I had to force-quit it, and when I did, it stayed in the Dock for some reason. I went to Activity Monitor to check on it, and it wasn't loaded. So I quit the Dock, and when it came back it was normal (i.e., no Disk Utility icon).

Now when I try to load Disk Utility again, I get a dialog box in the Finder that says "An unexpected error occurred (error code -600)". Disk Utility doesn't even begin to load.

I used the combo updater.

Edit: I've now tested this with my "error tester" user account, and it has the same problem. So I doubt it has anything to do with my personal settings.

[Lt Major Burns]

Flash MX 2004 doesn't work. i need flash.

[zaggle]

Mine went ok. I update my powerbook G4 regularly.

On the first reboot, it took a long time to generate Tiger
and I was getting nervous... But it finally appeared and
reboots have been fine since.

My only comment is that Mac update files are very large
(this one was 93Mb I htink). I can do this at work
where I have broad band, but I am thikning of my Mum
who is about to get a Mac and is stuck on a dialup.


Zag