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Screensaver lockup????
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Oct 9, 2007, 09:32 AM
 
Help! My iMac has been captured by the WorldBook screensaver, and I can't get it free!

For some reason, my iMac has switched to the WorldBook screensaver. When I go to the System Preferences, and click the ScreenSaver/DeskTop Preferences, it starts up the preference pane, and then I get the spinning beach ball.

I suspect a corrupted plist, but can someone tell WHICH preference file to delete? Or, any other ideas?

Thanks in advance.
     
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Oct 15, 2007, 03:40 PM
 
I would try the com.apple.systempreferences.plist file first. Just move it out of your prefs folder and see if that fixes it. (Logout, then in). If not, you can replace the original pref. Then try some others. You know its an apple pref which sets the saver, so that narrows it down.
     
   
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