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Makes Sense. I don't lurk on a lot of computer FYI forums (10k+ posts! Christ!) so the protocol for said ve"geek"hicle escapes me. I will thread properly now, lest the LARPS grow restless...

So the startup issue I have had is now present on two machines. One, an older G4, and with my current iMAC. Neither computers will do anything beyond show a gray screen with the apple logo, and an "hourglass" like icon (actually a pinwheel with lines.) This is not a network issue. I've tried...

Oh, and I am using OS X 10.5.5 if this is any help...

Thx Artov, I checked out the fix. I can't even get TO the login page to enter UN and PW. I basically go from hitting the power switch, to the "load" page which has a white apple logo and a gray "pinwheel of death." Cmd-opt-esc does nothing, PRAM not affected. Haven't reset PRAM on logic board...

My iMAC won't advance to the login screen after I turn power on. I have tried unplugging Ethernet, all USBs, resetting PRAM (wouldn't reset), and leaving off for 10 minutes. This all came about after I started getting a strange dialog box that said "Alert: Cannot contact Spellcheck." suggestions?