after about a week of using Snow Leopard, whenever I restart my mac, it starts up with a prohibitory sign, or a circle and a line through it. So then I have to reinstall Snow Leopard, and whenever I restart it after that, it always does it. But it won't do it if I restart it after a software update, specifically OS updates. This didn't fix it when 10.6.2 came out, and it's very frustrating. Anyone know what's wrong?
View 3 RepliesI have a black MacBook that I got about 2 years ago, running OS X 10.5. I had about 10 GB free space. It's been working fine until this unfortunate event. Let me explain.
I was recently working with my mac as usual (browsing the web, downloading torrents, reading an ebook, ect). I tried to load [URL] in firefox, when it froze. Nothing new, so I tried to open up force quit. Nothing I clicked on responded. It was frozen. I also heard some weird "tinking" noises from inside the machine that I had never heard before. So, I inferred I should force shut down. I held down the power button, and it turned off. I hit it again to turn it back on. I saw a grey screen and an apple and heard the"dinggggg" noise we've all come to love like usual. But, suddenly the apple changes to a circle with a line through it, which I've dubbed a stop sign. It just stays like this. I can turn it off, and try again and the same thing happens. I've tried it like 10 times. (I know, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results.
This is getting my adrenaline pumping, and I can't figure out what to do. Should I reset the NVRAM and PRAM like Apple says? I'm at a loss. Right now I'm using my friend's computer (running Vista ugh) to type this.
have a early 2011 MBP running OSX Mavericks. I use my mac everyday both at home and school. This morning when I opened the mac, the screen was frozen. I simply restarted the mac, and it doesn't go beyond showing a prohibitory sign. I have tried many things..Â
1. Restarted the mac, while holding the Option key (selected Recovery HD), after waiting for nearly 10 mins, the system loaded into recovery disk ( but the twist was, in the disk utility, my SSD was not found/shown)Â
2. Then thought the SSD was dead.. So asked the IT guy to see if he can retrieve the data (removed SSD out of the mac and he used an external hard drive enclosure and the SSD was instantly recognized, saved the data). Here I did two things
   A. First, asked my friend if I could mount his SSD in my Mac and see if the system starts. Even using a different SSD, my mac still showed the prohibitory sign.
   B. Then l installed my SSD into his Mac.. System booted as normal (basically it was all there, but on his Mac)Â
3. So ruled out that my SSD was faulty. Then using the internet based Apple Hardware Test (AHT), I found no troubles with any of the mac components.Â
At this point, I don't understand what is causing my Mac not to go beyond the prohibitory sign? Could it be something as silly as the internal hard drive cable or something more complicated as the logic board? In which case, they should have been detected during the AHT?Â
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
I've been trying to partition my drives and install Windows on my late 2012 imac. I last adjusted my partitions using disk utility and now receive the prohibitory sign on start-up and cannot boot up in safe mode; pram reset; type commands in single user mode. Running on Mavericks OS.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
what other formats or apps can i now word processand cut and paste photos on ?
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24 inch imac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
When I started my Macbook up, after the gray screen with the apple sign, a stop sign appeared on the screen and I couldnt use my laptop as normal. Does anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it?
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I'm just fed up!
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I'm having trouble despite signing into MSN everytime i try it displays the signing in screen for a few minutes and then a message comes up saying That i cannot because i may not be connected to the internet or the service is unavailable.This has happened before and the problem usually passes when i restart the computer or get a new version of MSN. i've tried both of these this time and they haven't worked. I've also tried connecting via another computer on the network. I've tried to sign in using Adium and Mercury and so far nothing has worked.
View 24 Replies View RelatedOn windows there is a remote desktop feature that I use for work and it is pretty cool. I am wondering if there is a way to do that on the mac? My parents are up there in the years and have 0 clue how to do almost anything on their computer. Everytime they call me out of their other 4 kids for help it feels like someone is hitting me in the head with a steel chair with every question that they give. I like to be able to sign into their imac from my macbook pro and show them exactly what to do while I guide them. I keep telling them to go to iphoto and they keep saying facebook.
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Any sign of an update...?
I usually use safari...not sure if that means anything or not. Anyway, on my mac, when I want to reply to ads in craigslist, it automatically set up a connection to my gmail account which is fine. Heres the problem: i cant log off or get out. I can close it, but when i click on the stamp icon in on the mac desktop it pops up with all my emails right there--even after i "quit" mail. Then I shut down the comp and turned it back on and theres all my emails still--dont have to sign in or anything. I even tried deleting the password from the setup options. So how do I log off or out so that anyone just cant sit down and pull up my emails?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have trouble signing into the app store on my macbook pro. Why is this? I have internet connection and I have authorized my computer in itunes.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I have OS 10.7.4 running on a Intel mac tower, I have an Apple account (that works fine for the iTune store, on my iPad), but when I click on the either of the links; Sign In, or Account in the App Store app on my mac nothing happens? I have also tried the same options in the menus but with the same result? .
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Apple Store app on the mac., Mac OS X (10.7.4)
I received a new Macbook Air from my workplace. I'm trying to sign in to iCloud to import Contacts, Bookmarks, etc.
When I try to sign in under System Preferences > iCloud or under System Preferences > Mail, Contacts, and Calendars, I get the same message saying "You can't sign in at this time. Try signing in again."
Info:MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
why can i not sign into the app store. i can sign into support discussions, but when i try to sign into the app store i never get a text field to enter my user name and password
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Whenever I open itunes I get a prompt to 'Sign in to use this computer for automatic downloads'. When I put in my ID and confirmed password, it leaves, and then prompts again like I've done nothing. If I cancel it...it leaves and then prompts again like nothing happened. I can't download itunes apps at all on my iMac and it's getting pretty frustrating to try to use itunes.
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I purchased a game (Broken Sword DC) via Steam and the game runs just fine but the icon in the dock and for the .app bundle has a prohibited sign across it - the same kind you see with a Classic (Mac OS 9) application on Leopard or later. As far as I can see the permissions from the get info are OK the only possible clue is in the terminal doing an ls -al I can can see an @ symbol - which I think has something to do with ACLs?
Any ideas how to get rid of the prohibited sign?
I made a aim account last year. I had no problem with it until yesterday when i couldn't log in. I thought it was nothing so I waited awhile but still nothing. it says "could not connect to Aim" and under it said "none." I really want to talk to my friends but I can't.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), imac 17" 1.83GHz, 2GB RAM
I've been trying to use my iMac Intel's Facetime but keep getting a "Could not sign in. Please check your network connection and try again" message.Â
Obviously, I'm in the internet but Facetime is not allowing me to sign - in for some reason.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I added my e-mail details on the mail and now i am not able to sign out.
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MacBook Pro
for some reason i cant sign in my app store on my mac air.
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iMac24, iMac20, MacPro, Mac OS X (10.7), + some old PCs
iCloud is not signing in on my mac, though it was working before. iCloud now refuses to verify my email, or says try later. It is not working for 3 weeks now. iCloud on iPhone, iPad and online is working perfectly.
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I recently installed Snow Leopard on my Mac Mini as an intermediate step to installing Lion. But after installing Snow Leopard I forgot the new (apparently) admin/login password I created in order to stop the kids getting on while I was away (they found out my old password). So now I don't know the new password. What are my options here..?Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6)
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Mac mini, iOS 5
