OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Unable To Access System Preferences

May 26, 2012

I am unable to access system preferences. When I choose it under the apple it brings up the icon in dock but you can't access anything in it. 

Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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The computer is a dual G4 1Ghz with 2Gb of Ram and two hard drives. Used to run a custom built microscope in a scientific lab. Resurrecting it is imperative, as the cards and other equipment are now out of date and replacing the computer and cards would be enormously expensive (and worse, would mean switching to PC).

There are several issues:
-No response to selecting "About this mac" from the apple logo in the upper left.
-No response to selecting restart or shutdown
-The computer freezes up (pinwheel) whenever I attempt to access System Preferences (window will appear however once mouse is over it, pinwheel appears).
-does not recognize the USB key needed to run a piece of software.

-together these issues prevent us from installing the software needed to control the scope.

I've tried reinstalling (clean not archive) the OS on the original HD and a new HD. The problem doesn't go away.Have also cleared out the systempreferences.plist and the cache for both safari and preference panes.

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Apr 7, 2012

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Another user account on the same machine appears to working without issue. Think my young son may have dabbled with system preferences after he downloaded Minecraft last night. 

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Feb 1, 2012

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Am able to set the year setting in the customize window to two digits with the pop-up menu for the year, which then appears correctly when the customize window is closed.  However, after the Preference window is closed and re-opened, the year appears in 4 digits.  The is occurring on one of the accounts.   

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Feb 5, 2010

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Aug 13, 2008

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my system preferences is not accessible from the apple menu and it has a grey question mark on it in the dock

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May 9, 2012

I get the SBBOD everytime I open system preferences.  This is recent within the past few days.  I have rebooted.

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