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Safari on my Mac has stopped working properly since I installed the new version yesterday. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling re web site but without success. Mac OS X: 10.6.8; Safari 5.1.10. What should I do next?
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DO a clean install.
I made a PDF with detailed, illustrated instructions and even a download link for the FULL installer: OS 10.6 Clean Install.pdf
But just in case you need it: Flash Player 12 (Mac OS X)
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I already tried this twice and Safari still displays in text mode. What do you suggest next? Marte
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Displays in "text mode"?
The download is in "Text" mode?
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Actually I'm starting to wonder if Safari is infected by a virus. I
downloaded Firefox. But both Google and Firefox are saying that some
sites are being redirected to a malicious site. I am currently
rerunning Norton.
By text I meant that Safari displayed the apple home page and many
others in a format that was common in the early days of the internet.
My first thought brought me to the Adobe update yesterday. When I
found this discussion of many problems with the update I pursued that
but now I'm wondering if something else is also happening.
Quoting Mike M <forums_noreply@adobe.com>:
"Re: Help with version 12 installation"
To view the discussion, visit:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/6089266#6089266
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What you're seeing is most likely a disabling of styles:
This page WITH styles:
and WITHOUT:
It's highly unlikely that you have a "virus" because there is no such thing. You don't need Antivirus on a Mac. I've never had it in 12 years and... I've never had a virus on any of 8 I've owned.
I know, I know... "But it has an Intel processor. Doesn't that mean it can get infected like a PC? How do I protect myself?"
Apple's official statement on viruses:
OS X already includes everything it needs to protect itself from viruses and malware. Keep it updated with software updates from Apple.
A much better question is "how should I protect my Mac?":
Summary: Use common sense and caution when you use your Mac, just like you would in any social context. There is no product, utility, or magic talisman that can protect you from all the evils of mankind.
And the concensus at Apple is that apart from MacKeeper, the worst thing you can ever install on a Mac is... wait for it... Norton Antivirus.
It'll bog your system down checking for things that don't exist.
If you run WIndows (BootCamp or as a Virtual Machine)... YouONLY need antivirus on the WIndows OS (partition or VM), NEVER on the Mac side.
Try resetting Safari: (Safari>Reset Safari)
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Yes. I did see a disabling of styles but now it is even worse. The apple page which I have as my home page in Safari just keeps trying to reload. I had to force the program to quit. As you suspected Norton did not find a problem. I already do most of the things that you list below but I do have java enabled and, of course, I have Norton. In any case I seem to still be in trouble and am not sure what to do next. Resetting Safari did not seem to do anything.
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Go to: Mac HD/Library/Internet Plug-ins
Trash the Flash Player.plugin file and the flashplayer.xpt file.
Go to Home/Library/Preferences (Home being your User folder)
Trash the com.apple.Safari.Extensions.plist and com.apple.Safari.plist
Empty the trash.
Relaunch Safari.
It should open as if it were the first time.
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I did not find com.apple.Safari.Extensions.plist but did remove the other 3. Safari now launches but with disabling of styles so not back to normal.