[macvoiceover] Re: OS X 10.7.3: Possible fix for those with problems
- From: Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:39:00 -0500
Thank you my friend.
Keith Reedy
keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
On Feb 2, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Blake Sinnett wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I came across this article which tells how to fix the weird issues some might
> be having with the new Lion update. In short, download the combo update and
> install it over the current installation.
>
> http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/02/os-x-10-7-3-update-issues-fixable-in-many-cases-with-combo-version/
>
> Following yesterday's release of OS X 10.7.3, a number of users in our forums
> and at Apple's discussion forums began reporting issues with the update. The
> most serious of these issues seems to be widespread crashing of apps
> generally accompanied by an artwork error in the crash notice window in which
> the window's buttons are replaced with graphics showing "CUI" and question
> marks.
>
>
> In general, users have found that applying the combo version of the OS X
> 10.7.3 update rather than the standard delta version typically offered via
> Software Update will fix the issues. The combo update can even be applied
> over an existing installation that is exhibiting the problem.
>
> With the crashing issues perhaps causing users difficulties in applying the
> combo update to fix the problem, OS X Daily provides a nice summary of how
> this can be accomplished:
> The simple formula is this:
>
> - Download Mac OS X 10.7.3 Combo Updater (direct link)
> - Run the 10.7.3 Combo Updater on top of the existing 10.7.3 installation
> - Reboot
>
> If you can’t get to the desktop of the Mac in question, you can boot it with
> Target Disk Mode (Firewire or Thunderbolt required), and then point the
> 10.7.3 Combo Update at the troubled Mac and install it that way. If your OS X
> installation is totally screwed up and you can’t use target disk mode, you
> have a few choices:
>
> 1. Restore from a recent pre-10.7.3 Time Machine backup, then install the
> Combo Updater
> 2. Boot from Recovery HD, a Recovery Drive, or Lion USB drive, and reinstall
> everything
>
> Not the best situation, but hopefully you have recent Time Machine backups.
> The report also notes that users who already updated and are unaffected by
> the issues but still concerned that there may still be issues lurking can
> back up their systems and simply install the combo version for peace of mind.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Blake
>
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