Safari quitting

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Stacie13

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I hope someone can help out there. I live in a remote area where computer (Mac especially) support is nil, so I'm banking on some internet help! Either that or sell this thing and get a pc.

My ibook is only about 8 months old. A month ago, the hard drive went. I got it replaced, under warranty, and reinstalled everything. Now, Safari is quitting ALL the time. Could it be because I don't have the latest updates?

And to get the latest updates, do I just get the newest, or do I have to get all in between the newest and the version I have?

Thanks for ANY info!!!
 
Hi Stacie13 and welcome to the forum. :)

While it could be because you're behind in updates, I don't really think that would be the cause of the problem with Safari. Is there something that you installed recently before the problems began (maybe a plugin, a theme, or something else to work with Safari)?

As for the updates, Apple provides a Combo Updater that should show up either on Software Update or you can download it from Apple directly and install it manually (I recommend the latter option). The Combo Updater will update you from any version of OS X to the highest available minor version. (In other words, if you have any version of 10.3, the Combo Updater for the latest version will update you to the latest available version for 10.3, which would be 10.3.9. You would not need to upgrade sequentially. However, you can't upgrade to 10.4.6 as that would require you purchasing version 10.4.3 and then updating to 10.4.6.)

For future reference, let us know what version of Mac OS X you're running that way we can pinpoint the problem better and come up with a solution a little quicker. :)
 
Thanks for the quick reply. I haven't installed anything previously that would be interfering with Safari.

Sorry, the version I'm running of OS X is 10.4.2. I will get the updates and try that, but if there's something else I can try, please let me know. I can try and fuddle my way through it!
 
I would recommend updating. OS X 10.4.2 has some issues with some users. So far, I haven't had any problems with 10.4.6 but your mileage may vary. Of course, it's possible that the update might fix something that was causing problems with Safari.

Just make sure that you repair permissions using Disk Utility before performing the upgrade. Also, disconnect everything except for the keyboard, mouse, and network connection (the last one if important if you're doing the update from Software Update ;)).

Good luck and let us know how it goes.
 
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