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Mar 24, 2006, 03:59 AM
 
Hi there,
I have a G4 iMac running 10.3.9 and since downloading the latest security update Preview will not launch. I am unable to view any photographs whatsoever; all other apps are working OK.
I have repaired permissions, logged in as another user, gone down the fsck route - all of which have not fixed the problem. Would anyone have a 'fix?' Please!!
Thanks in advance
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Mar 24, 2006, 04:40 AM
 
Having done a little more detective work, I trashed the com.apple.Preview.plist file from User/Library/Preferences then rebooted and hey presto Preview launches OK!
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Mar 24, 2006, 05:23 AM
 
i have a similar problem with mac help

but despite trashing preferences it still won't work properly

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Mar 24, 2006, 06:37 AM
 
eddie,

Delete preview.app, get pacifist from http://macupdate.com/pacifist and insert your OS X install discs and tell it to reinstall preview.app.
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Mar 24, 2006, 08:36 AM
 
thanks , vm

with me it's the help system thats screwed up , i tried deleting prefs , the lot

the odd thing is , it just affects certain things like the finder , not everything
     
   
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