What is not supposed to work if you don't repair permissions? I have installed and things seem to be functioning, except that when I rebooted I was somehow in the extras menu without trying to get there. Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I recommend repairing permissions from the recovery partition, not from the > OS itself. This does a more thurough job. To do this, restart your Mac. > When you hear the start up chime, hold down command R. Wait about a minute > and press command F5 to turn VO on. select disk utility from the table and > your all set. When done, go to the apple menu and select restart and you > will boot back into Mountain Lion. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker > ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Jul 26, 2012, at 8:08 AM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Also, it finally dawned on me a few months ago I could do this: I got tired > > of going into Utilities and then to Disk Utility even though it isn't that > > big of a deal. So I did cmd-shif-t on disk utility and now it resides on my > > dock. I also have done that with a couple of files and folders I am > > constantly accessing. > > > > -- > > Cheryl > > > > May the words of my mouth > > and the meditation of my heart > > be acceptable to You, Lord, > > my rock and my Redeemer. > > (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) > > > > > > > > On Jul 26, 2012, at 7:01 AM, Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >>>>>>> As Cheryl predicted, here it is,,,. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Repairing permissions should be done after you have installed new > >>>>>>>> software, or, an update, or, if you are having a problem.. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Repairing permissions helps to create a more direct path for your > >>>>>>>> files > >>>>>>>> and programs, so, that your MAC runs more smoothly, this is the > >>>>>>>> quick > >>>>>>>> explanation. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Repairing permissions, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Go to the utilities directory, > >>>>>>>> from the finder, command-shift-u > >>>>>>>> Then to disk utility and press command-o to open it, > >>>>>>>> Interact with the table and find your drive, then click on the > >>>>>>>> firstaid tab. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> VO keys, or, tab over to the repair permissions button and Press it > >>>>>>>> with VO keys-space bar. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> It may take several minutes and you can VO-left arrow to the results > >>>>>>>> table, > >>>>>>>> or, wait until the repair permissions button is not dim. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Keith Reedy > >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com/ > >> God gives His best to those who leave the Choice with Him. > >> J Hudson Taylor. > >> > >>> > >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > >>> > >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >>> > >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >>> > >>> > >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > >>> > >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >>> > >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >>> > >> > >> > >> Keith Reedy > >> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > >>> > >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >>> > >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >>> > > > > > > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >