OS X V10.7 Lion :: Preference Panes Not Opening
Jun 27, 2012
My preferences panes on my osx lion 10.7.4 macbook pro won't open directly. I can still go to spotlight and type "system preferences" and open them from there, but the following don't work:
* clicking the apple and click "system preference"
* clicking the network icon and clicking open network preferences
* goign to spotlight and typing anything but system preferences: (network preferences, displays, Keyboard, etc) They all have a blank page icon instead of a preferences icon When I do click them, an icon briefly shows up in the dock then disappears. It looks like an application that has been downloaded but not authorized. With the pencil and protractor
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Nov 8, 2007
I've lost all my panes after clicking on System Preferences under the apple menu (and also 'open date & Time'). It flashes as though wanting to do something but no pane.
Information:
Power Book G5
Mac OS X (10.4.10)
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Jul 24, 2009
Just got a new uMBP 15(my first ) and I'm looking for advice on some Preference Panes that everyone here would consider 'Must Have'.
So far I have LockTight
Growl
Menu Meters
Flip4Mac( Sacrilege, I know, but unfortunately for me its necessary).
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Mar 17, 2012
Ok I want to lock certain system preference panes for my brother like, I dont want him to be able to use my computer on his account and change the wallpaper...I just want that one preference pane disabled. and I want to make it so when he opens a dis-abled application it doesnt have the option to always open or open once.
Info:MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3), I need help with zoom option.
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Mar 21, 2012
Energy Saver" & "Date & Time" System Preference Panes crash
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), iPod Touch 4 32GB
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Sep 27, 2010
I am using an imac OS 10.5.8 When I click on system preferences it just gives a little blink but wont open, doesn't load from the icon in applications either. All I can think is that one of my kids may have trashed it but it's doubtful. What could have happened? Do I need to re-install OS?
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Mar 29, 2012
Is there a preference to set how long Safari tries to contact a website?It seems to be set at maybe 60 seconds now.I would like to set it at 5+ minutes for a single website that down't seem to want to let me on, but on for which multiple other users have ready access (probably all windows users).I use the most recent Safari version for 10.4.11.
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PowerBook G4 1.67 mHz 15", Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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Aug 28, 2009
It's got to be something that carried over from Leopard as it's now happening in Snow Leopard.
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Jun 21, 2014
I have been using a Mac for a good 8 years now and I'm a happy user. I recently found out about Automator ('hey what is this little robot for?') and what it can do, yet I lack the knowledge of finding out what I must do to make a script to perform the following thing:  When I launch an app (FL Studio), I want the box checked next to 'Use F1 and F2 as standard function keys' in the Keyboard preferences pane in the System Preferences app. When I close the same app (FL Studio), I want the box unchecked next to 'Use F1 and F2 as standard function keys' in the Keyboard preference pane in the System Preferences app. Â
I have found several other topics about this subject, however, those were about scripts when logging in to your computer, and not upon opening/closing an app. Please note that I am seeking for the setting to be changed when the app is opened and closed.
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Mar 14, 2012
i dont undersatnd why they took something that was working fine and than took away features.i use a lot of categories / groups in my address book and this is not nearly as easy to use as it used to be.i would like to have the OPTION to bringing the 3rd pane back. does anybody have a hack or solution to this?this appears to be part of a wave of DUMBING down the mac platform. (iphoto is now a lot harder to use as well)
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Oct 19, 2008
In the preference panes I only have
Account Information
Mailbox behaviour
Advanced
I used to have more and have not done anything that might cause the other panes to not show. Is some kind person able to advise me how to get the other panes back again., Rules etc.
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Dec 14, 2010
In my gmail interface I use their add-on "multiple inboxes" so on the left side is the normal gmail tags/folders. The middle has the e-mails and if i click on it, obviously it opens the e-mail. But the main screen, on the right side it will show me the e-mails that I have tagged with certain tags. So to keep my actual inbox clutter free, I have a few folders listed on the right, i.e. To do, Bills, etc. Is there a way to do this in Office or any other mail service? Gmail has become horrendously slow recently... it takes 30-45 seconds to open, delete, archive, etc., emails. I've seen a number of other complaints and Google hasn't acknowledged it, so I'm trying to find an alternative.
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I need to remove ALL Keynote '09 preference files at a Global Level, without fully uninstalling. what files need manually pulled to completely set Keynote on 10.7.x to full default?
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Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Mar 9, 2012
My user's preference, seems to be corrupted. Any way to recreate it. I tried to rename the folder preferences in the library but it will not let me do it. I tried to drag it in the delete but a message tells me that it OS needs the folder. How to recreate the Preferences folder from scratch?
Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 22, 2012
I have a secondary user account who's preferences will not save. I have tried making it an administrator, but that hasn't seemed to help. The dock changes oringinally weren't saving, and I deleted the plist file, but that was a one time fix. I made changes once, and it only saved them once. Also, I have an application (Steam) that has been set to open when the user signs on. I have tried removing this program both through its own preferences panel, and also through the Start-Up items menu in the user preferences on the computer, and neither one is working.
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7)
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May 6, 2012
Can't change screen saver timout.Whenever I open the pane and click on an option, it crashed.
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iMac (24-inch), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 9, 2012
Since installing Lion, the icons on my system preferences pane have all changed to the same icon as the system preferences app. i.e just the cogs.how this may have happened and how I can revert back to the standard images please? The selections are all there, but all showing the same cog image.i have seen some previous discussions about removing apple.com/preference panes cache but I dont have it in my Library.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
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Apr 23, 2012
finding my preference files in the library. Now that I have found them, I notice that they are different than they were under Snow Leopard. Do I still trash some of them if I think they might be corrupted because the app is not working well or is that no longer necessary?
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Apr 25, 2010
I've corrupted the preference panel for .Mac in my 10.4 installation. Does anyone know where I can get the .prefs app to reinstall for it so I can get that page in Preferences up again? I don't want to reinstall the whole thing!
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Jul 1, 2012
when I click on the prefpane i get "Could not load Print & Scan preference pane." I have already tried to delete the files in my libary.Â
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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On my macbook pro which is using mountain lion, by safari search engine preferences is set to google, but when i enter a search term it defaults to bing. Only noticed this problem after downloading adobe flash player for what it's worth.
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
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I'm running 10.7.2 on a Mac Pro 1,1. Every time I restart, my default finder window preference resets (Finder Preferences > New Finder windows show). Pref file to trash?
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How do I get Finder to open? When I click on the Finder icon on my Dock, nothing happens. The only option shown when I right-click is Open, which does not open it. Using Lion on a Macbook Pro.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Before that it never ask me about connection to server. i can't open Time Machine..
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), MacBook Pro 17" 2.5 Ghz 8GB RAM
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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