Infinite Loop w/Setup Assistant after Updating QuickTime 7..

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Justan Oldfart wrote:

> On 2008-02-07 09:23:10 -0600, "Thomas R. Kettler"
> said:
>
> > After updating QuickTime on an external hard drive w/Leopard on my
> > MacBook 2 GHz Core Duo w/1 GB RAM, Setup Assistant comes up after the
> > login accounts screen. I've logged everything even though it shouldn't
> > need it but after I complete the Setup Assistant it goes back to the
> > login screen and the process recurs.
> >
> > Has anyone else observed this strange behavior?
> >
> > I've considered removing Setup Assistant from
> > System/Library/CoreServices and see what happens. Does anyone know what
> > may happen as a result?
>
> This may help:
> http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20080207061646465

That solved it. Thank you.
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Thomas R. Kettler wrote:

> After updating QuickTime on an external hard drive w/Leopard on my
> MacBook 2 GHz Core Duo w/1 GB RAM, Setup Assistant comes up after the
> login accounts screen. I've logged everything even though it shouldn't
> need it but after I complete the Setup Assistant it goes back to the
> login screen and the process recurs.

A similar problem has occurred to some people after other software
updates. I haven't encountered it myself. It is caused by corrupted
caches, or something similar.

You can fix it by doing a "safe boot" by holding down the Shift key at
startup. When you get as far as the login window, choose the restart
option and restart normally. That should fix it.

> I've considered removing Setup Assistant from
> System/Library/CoreServices and see what happens. Does anyone know what
> may happen as a result?

Bad idea. You'll probably get nowhere, as the system will still want to
launch Setup Assistant but won't be able to find it.

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On 7 feb, 09:23, "Thomas R. Kettler" wrote:
> After updating QuickTime on an external hard drive w/Leopard on my
> MacBook 2 GHz Core Duo w/1 GB RAM, Setup Assistant comes up after the
> login accounts screen. I've logged everything even though it shouldn't
> need it but after I complete the Setup Assistant it goes back to the
> login screen and the process recurs.
>
> Has anyone else observed this strange behavior?
>
> I've considered removing Setup Assistant from
> System/Library/CoreServices and see what happens. Does anyone know what
> may happen as a result?
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I have the same problem here.

I´m really pissed off with apple....

Perhaps that restarting in safe mode solves the issue,

You can take a look on this link for further details

http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20080207061646465

hope you have luck with that!

Regards,
 >> Stay informed about: Infinite Loop w/Setup Assistant after Updating QuickTime 7.. 

In article ,
"Thomas R. Kettler" wrote:

> After updating QuickTime on an external hard drive w/Leopard on my
> MacBook 2 GHz Core Duo w/1 GB RAM, Setup Assistant comes up after the
> login accounts screen. I've logged everything even though it shouldn't
> need it but after I complete the Setup Assistant it goes back to the
> login screen and the process recurs.
>
> Has anyone else observed this strange behavior?
>
> I've considered removing Setup Assistant from
> System/Library/CoreServices and see what happens. Does anyone know what
> may happen as a result?

Enter this command in a terminal window:

file /private/var/db/.AppleSetupDone

Copy the result and paste it in a reply to this post.

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