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Spliff · Jan 6, 2003, 07:31 PM

I've got two new problems in OS X (10.2.3) that I need fixed.

1) In Chimera, if I select some text and then go to Services and select "Make New Sticky Note," OS X tries to launch the Classic version of Stickies. This only occurs if the OS X version isn't running. If I leave Stickies running, then it works fine.

2) I use MSN Messenger and when it tells me I have new Hotmail, I can click the mail link at the top to launch my browser which takes me to Hotmail. However, lately, when I click the mail link in MSN Messenger, Timbuktu launches instead.

Both these problems seem related. And they began a month ago. Does anyone know how I can "correct" this behaviour? Is there a file or preference I can edit?

In OS 9, you could fix this problem by changing the file helper settings via the Internet control panel or the File Exchange control panel. But nothing exists like that for OS X, as far as I know.

cocamix · Jan 6, 2003, 07:57 PM

Have you tries re-naming the Classic Stickie to something else or moving it?

Spliff · Jan 6, 2003, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by cocamix:
Have you tries re-naming the Classic Stickie to something else or moving it?

I haven't tried that, but then that's not really the fix I'm looking for. Classic is on another partition and everything was working fine until a month ago.

I want to fix this the right way. Without cheating.

Art Vandelay · Jan 6, 2003, 08:01 PM

Try removing the following files:
~/Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices.UserCache.csstore (where ~ is your Home directory)
/Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices.LocalCache.csstore
and reboot your machine.

You may need to reset your default email client and browser once you reboot.

Spliff · Jan 6, 2003, 10:32 PM

Originally posted by Art Vandelay:
Try removing the following files:
~/Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices.UserCache.csstore (where ~ is your Home directory)
/Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices.LocalCache.csstore
and reboot your machine.

You may need to reset your default email client and browser once you reboot.

Thanks Art. That fixed the MSN/Hotmail browser link problem. But it didn't fix the Classic Stickies problem.

Krypton · Feb 2, 2004, 02:15 PM

I now have this problem too - selecting Services -> Mail -> Send selection opens the classic mail program

cthree · Feb 23, 2004, 02:32 PM

Originally posted by Art Vandelay:

You may need to reset your default email client and browser once you reboot.

Can you help out a noob and tell me how I do this?

TIA

Big Mac · Feb 25, 2004, 04:23 AM

The default browser preference is now stupidly in Safari, and the email preference should be in Mail. It seems like Apple wants to really impress upon us that web browsing and emailing now = Apple on the Mac. Thank you to the poster who suggested deleting caches, because although I don't have this problem it made me think about the cache issue in OS X.

monkeybrain · Feb 25, 2004, 06:50 AM

I also have the classic sticky problem. It's very annoying, since it's the only service I really use.

suthercd · Feb 25, 2004, 07:21 AM

Deleting those .csstore files fixed this problem in Jaguar, but in Panther those files are no longer created. File /Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices.6B.csstore seems to be the current suspect for that info and fix.

Craig

gheff · Feb 25, 2004, 08:51 AM

I've simply never gotten into the habit of using the services menu, so I never even noticed the stickies item before. But now that I've tried it and found that it brings up the wrong stickies program I'll be bothered by it until I get it fixed.

Spliff, thanks loads for bringing it to my attention.

Appleman · Feb 25, 2004, 09:49 AM

It's funny, it happens in several programs like Safari, iChat, but not in Finder, which I believed is a program as well.
Is this due to the Carbon - Cocoa - confusing - thing?

absmiths · Feb 25, 2004, 11:10 AM

Originally posted by Appleman:
It's funny, it happens in several programs like Safari, iChat, but not in Finder, which I believed is a program as well.

You are correct - Finder is indeed a program.

Appleman · Feb 25, 2004, 11:13 AM

Originally posted by absmiths:
You are correct - Finder is indeed a program.

OK, but has it anything to do with the fact that it is carbon or cocoa? I mean: Safari calls Sticky from OS 9, Finder from OS X.

Fonzie · Feb 25, 2004, 02:11 PM

<BEGIN OFF TOPIC RANT>Helloooooo!???? There IS a 10.2.8 update for you to try out. Why people do not update is beyond me. Try it- you might even like it.<END OFF TOPIC RANT>

Appleman · Feb 25, 2004, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by Fonzie:
<BEGIN OFF TOPIC RANT>Helloooooo!???? There IS a 10.2.8 update for you to try out. Why people do not update is beyond me. Try it- you might even like it.<END OFF TOPIC RANT>

well, I do not understand this: I am using Panther 10.2.3, and it's doing what I described. Nothing to do with updates.

Fonzie · Feb 25, 2004, 04:44 PM

Originally posted by Appleman:
well, I do not understand this: I am using Panther 10.2.3, and it's doing what I described. Nothing to do with updates.

hehe, it's 10.3.2 . that's why I'm confused lol- sorry 'bout the previous rant

Appleman · Feb 25, 2004, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by Fonzie:
hehe, it's 10.3.2 . that's why I'm confused lol- sorry 'bout the previous rant

monkeybrain · Feb 26, 2004, 01:47 PM

I still can't seem to fix this problem even by deleting the file listed above. Very annoying.