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help! can't open os x packages
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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Hi everyone
Had a hard drive crash recently... did a reinstall (pulled back preferences using the upgrade utility from an old backup). Had no problems, until I tried to install the latest version of Salling Clicker...
... packages won't open for me. They just show up as a folder with .pkg on the end. If I double click them, they give the "no application" warning asking me to pick an app to open it with.
Help!!
Thanks
-- james
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
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They should open with the program /Applications/Utilities/Installer. Assuming it's installed correctly and everything, the files' association must have been broken. You can just tell them to open with that and it should be back to normal.
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Chuck
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
They should open with the program /Applications/Utilities/Installer. Assuming it's installed correctly and everything, the files' association must have been broken. You can just tell them to open with that and it should be back to normal.
thanks for the response!
that works - somewhat. If I open up the Installer, I can then select the package I'm after. However, if I associate the packages with the Installer, and I double click the packages, I get a "The Operation Could Not Be Computer - Unexpected Error Occurred (Error Code -10814)"
Which kind of sucks
Thanks for your help. I'm guessing I need a new Installer.app
-- james
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Sounds like the LaunchServices cache could be corrupt. Try going into /Library/Caches and removing any files whose names start with com.apple.launchservices. Then reboot, and see if you can associate the packages with Installer.app without problems.
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Originally Posted by CharlesS
Sounds like the LaunchServices cache could be corrupt. Try going into /Library/Caches and removing any files whose names start with com.apple.launchservices. Then reboot, and see if you can associate the packages with Installer.app without problems.
thanks for the suggestion... unfortunately no joy.
how can I get around this without doing a reinstall? oh, and also, I've tried repairing permissions
-- james
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