MacBook Pro :: Won't Shut Down Unless Hold Power Button

Jun 17, 2009

My 15" early 2008 MacBook Pro won't shut down unless I hold the power button. I have done extensive searches and have done the following and the problem still persists. I have pulled the battery to reset the SMC or whatever it is called. I ran disk utilities and repaired the permissions. I deleted unnecessary files in the preferences folder...... still no go..... in fact it won't load software updates because it gets hung up.... then I have to force quit it by holding the power button..... I am at a loss.

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ate/Time:       2014-08-20 22:02:42 -0700

OS Version:      10.9.4 (Build 13E28)

Architecture:    x86_64

Report Version:  18  

Command:         No Target

[code]....

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