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Gimme a quarter for every time ppl asked me this and I'd be a millionaire. You shouldn't tamper with those files, no matter how innocent. If you do, you'll have a big chance of your computer NOT starting up under Mac OS X anymore and ending up with reinstalling it.

Try and erase your HD before you install everything again. Run all the updates asap and make sure you have the latest firmware available. If you still have problems then, have an AASP take a look (at the hardware like Gnomo said).

Uhm yeah... that too. *GRIN* *hits himself on the head*

Start up with Mac OS 9 instead of running Classic under Mac OS X. Does it work? If so, it has to do with the way Classic is handled under Mac OS X. Classic doesn't equal Mac OS 9 or vice versa.

Open a terminal window and type 'top' and hit Enter. This shows you what kind of processes are using your CPU. From the looks of your post, you might allready have done this. Open a console window and see what's going on. Do you have any kind of process which automatically checkes for...

A sure way to define whether you have got enough memory in your macintosh is to check how many swapfiles Mac OS X generates. At a maximum, 2 or even 3 is acceptable, 4 or higher isn't. Swapfiles are located at: /private/var/vm check out with the command "ls" how many you've got. For the...

See if adjusting your Energy Saver settings helps. Thusfar I haven't been able to find a preferencefile for Energy settings. If this doesn't work try resetting the pRAM an NVRAM, allthough according to Apple zapping it has no effect on any energy saving settings. Doesn't hurt tho. If you...

Try and check out with Apple System Profiler how much mAmps your USB cam consumes. Is it separately powered or USB powered? If it is not separately powered, put it directly into a USB port on the side of your iMac. Update your iMacs' OS to the latest version possible untill nothing can be...

Reading your story I can't see whether you've started up from th OS 9 CD. If this is not the case; do so. this should work. Depending on what OS 9 CD was delivered with your computer: 1) If you are reinstalling by using a bootable Mac OS 9 Installation CD (either retail version or one...

/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemIcons.bundle/Contents/MacOS/ /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemIcons.bundle/Contents/Resources/

After diving quickly into Apples knowledge base I found little meaningfull answers. However, one article states: Web pages you put in your Sites folder (in your home folder) can be browsed at http://your.computer.address/~yourusername/ Use your short user name, and include the ending slash...