Over in this forum post , reader quinnzz posts about result opening sure applications :
My first hint : Login as another user to see if those problems cover . Unfortunately , quinnzz ’s System Preferences software dash when he try that . A straightaway glance at Console ( in Applications - > Utilities ) showed that the crashes referenced a absent “ DiscRecording ” theoretical account . In that face , I advocate a new course of action — back up and reinstall , as it seemed a key piece of the system was damage . Unfortunately , quinnzz has n’t posted a follow - up in the forum , so it ’s undecipherable if the problem was resolve or not .
However , in that same train of thought , several other meeting place members jumped in to post that they were give birth issues running applications that utilize the Code Fragment Manager ( CFM ) . This would include program running under the Rosetta emulation technology ( PowerPC apps on Intel - base machines , like Office 2004 ) as well as otherCarbon(non - Cocoa ) applications . ( System Preferences is one . ) The issues seem to have started with the QuickTime 7.2 update ( which Apple is look into ) and/or the iTunes 7.3.1 update .
A couple of stake referenced a potential solution , found onthis billet on Apple ’s discourse siteas well asthis blog entry . If you ’re having this issue , download the10.4.10 combined update , reboot and then login in Safe musical mode ( holding down the Shift key while logging in ) , employ Disk Utility to repair permissions , then launch the installer and reboot when it completes .
If that does n’t fix the problem , you might have to try a brute force approach in Terminal , as Apple document inthis Apple Support written document . unfold Terminal and typesudo update_prebinding -root / -force , provide your password when prompted . When the process completes in a few minutes , reboot the computer . take down that you should essay thisafterreinstalling the 10.4.10 combine update . Also , mark that Apple ’s text file only bear on to issues with Rosetta applications , though others were reporting issues with both Rosetta and Carbon program .
last , if none of the above worked , andyou’re a register Apple Developer who has installed the Java 6 beta , you may have to remove that , too . you could regain instructions for doing so inthis postin the same Apple Discussions train of thought as link above . mention that those instructions are quite brief and assume a level of knowledge that would issue forth with instal a beta interpretation of Java in the first place .
If you ’ve triedeverythingand you find you ca n’t pass Rosetta and/or CFM applications , then you may have to resort to an archive and reinstall / reupdate of OS X. Remember to revise your backup first , just in case things go wrong .
