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Slow Startup

Feb 2, 2007 9:32PM PST

I have a new MacBook and yesterday I was installing a few bits of software to try and convert avi's to DVD (including VisualHub, DivX player and ffmpegx) and now it is taking ages for my Mac to startup...

I have a grey screen for about 1 minute, and then the Apple logo appears, and about 10 seconds later the circle appears and goes round, then 30 seconds later my Mac has started up.

Up until I installed these programs my startup time was really quick and the Apple logo would appear straight away.

I have uninstalled these programs, but start up is still slow.

I have tried presing command-S when switching it on and then entered 'fsck -y' (saw this advice on another forum), but that hasn't helped...

I only have 3 login items and none in the startup folder in Library.

Please can you helo me, as I am new to Macs and have no idea what to do!

Thanks in advance

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Just wanted to add...
Feb 2, 2007 9:54PM PST

that I have tried creating another account, and it is just as slow to startup in that account as it is in my main account.

Really, really need help!

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If it is new
Feb 2, 2007 10:53PM PST

then y dont u take it to a an apple store or to the place where u bought it?

How about formatting and doing a clean install?

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Problem Fixed
Feb 2, 2007 11:23PM PST

I tried deleting some fonts and cleared the font cache, that still didn't work, so then I booted off the Install Disk (I held down C upon startup) and chose Disk Utility and Repaired Disk & Disk Permissions.

Now I am back to a quick startup!

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Did you ever figure out the problem?
Feb 3, 2007 8:28AM PST

Itd be useful in the future for people who are experiencing Mac woes. Especially if they are using an old Mac, and will risk losing files in an archive+install or reinstallation.

Alex

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The problem appeared
Feb 4, 2007 12:11AM PST

to be bad permissions on some of his, and the systems, files.

Running Repair Disk Permissions corrected the problem.

Age is not really a factor here, of the machine that is.


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