desktop and screensaver menu won't open ??

Quicktime_GT · 12-19-2008, 03:20 PM

when I click on desktops and screensavers under system preferences, it only quits responding with a black preview screen.

I've deleted a few .plist files that begin with preferences or desktops, trying to fix it.

I've deleted everything in the cache file

I've tried running the repair disk permissions utility

I have no idea what to do, the same thing happened last week and deleting a .plist file fixed the problem, now i just can't fix it.

It doesn't do this in a "test " account

Help! Please!

sinclair_tm · 12-19-2008, 04:24 PM

Which screensaver is it set to/trying to generate a preview of?

Quicktime_GT · 12-20-2008, 03:36 PM

not sure... it doesn't show any selected, and the preview is completely black

sinclair_tm · 12-20-2008, 04:32 PM

Can you click on any of the screensavers?

Quicktime_GT · 12-20-2008, 06:00 PM

nope...
here are some of the .plist files in my preferences that look relevent:

com.apple.preference.displays.FE3A3E51-B2FD-5F4D-8E36-156ED03F58C1.plist
com.apple.screensaver.slideshow.FE3A3E51-B2FD-5F4D-8E36-156ED03F58C1.plist
com.apple.screensaver.FE3A3E51-B2FD-5F4D-8E36-156ED03F58C1.plist
com.apple.screensaver.Nature Patterns.FE3A3E51-B2FD-5F4D-8E36-156ED03F58C1.plist
com.apple.screensaver.iTunesArtwork.FE3A3E51-B2FD-5F4D-8E36-156ED03F58C1.plist

and one about moving photos that was a screen saver I just deleted

Quicktime_GT · 12-20-2008, 06:49 PM

I deleted every .plist file in the preferences folder and it works now.

I did have to re- setup my dock, along with spaces... no big deal. No files or folders were lost, it just seems like a lot of programs were reset.

Thanks!

sinclair_tm · 12-21-2008, 06:44 PM

Glad it works now. Too bad we don't know which plist was the bad one though.

12-19-2008, 03:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Quicktime_GT Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 30 OS: winXP	desktop and screensaver menu won't open ?? when I click on desktops and screensavers under system preferences, it only quits responding with a black preview screen. I've deleted a few .plist files that begin with preferences or desktops, trying to fix it. I've deleted everything in the cache file I've tried running the repair disk permissions utility I have no idea what to do, the same thing happened last week and deleting a .plist file fixed the problem, now i just can't fix it. It doesn't do this in a "test " account Help! Please!

12-20-2008, 03:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Quicktime_GT Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 30 OS: winXP	Re: desktop and screensaver menu won't open ?? not sure... it doesn't show any selected, and the preview is completely black

12-20-2008, 06:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Quicktime_GT Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 30 OS: winXP	Re: desktop and screensaver menu won't open ?? nope... here are some of the .plist files in my preferences that look relevent: com.apple.preference.displays.FE3A3E51-B2FD-5F4D-8E36-156ED03F58C1.plist com.apple.screensaver.slideshow.FE3A3E51-B2FD-5F4D-8E36-156ED03F58C1.plist com.apple.screensaver.FE3A3E51-B2FD-5F4D-8E36-156ED03F58C1.plist com.apple.screensaver.Nature Patterns.FE3A3E51-B2FD-5F4D-8E36-156ED03F58C1.plist com.apple.screensaver.iTunesArtwork.FE3A3E51-B2FD-5F4D-8E36-156ED03F58C1.plist and one about moving photos that was a screen saver I just deleted

12-20-2008, 06:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
Quicktime_GT Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 30 OS: winXP	Re: desktop and screensaver menu won't open ?? I deleted every .plist file in the preferences folder and it works now. I did have to re- setup my dock, along with spaces... no big deal. No files or folders were lost, it just seems like a lot of programs were reset. Thanks!