Desktop & Screensaver pref pane

[#1]

I have a strange problem-

I recently created a new Macintosh HD.dmg image and now, all of the
machines I image I have blank Desktop & Screensaver preference pane.
(see image 1)

If I control-click, it halfway comes back... but all the entries are
blank. (see image 2)

If I delete the ~/LIbrary/Preferences/com.apple.desktop and restart, it
goes back to square one-blank.

I've tried:

-repairing permissions

-checking permissions on the prefpane file in
/System/Library/PreferencePanes (including package contents)

I'm puzzled, because there are no problems on the machine I used for
imaging. Also, this happens for ALL users-both local admin and
otherwise.

Any ideas??

-

lauren

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LAUREN NICHOLAS
User Support Analyst - Hurd Campus

Center for Information Technology - CIT

Moravian College

adjunct prof | graphic design & music
ph. 610 861 1633
lpnicholas at moravian.edu

[stevewood]

I have had this problem as well. I tracked it down to our installation of
iWork '08. It turns out iWork '08 was replacing one of the private
frameworks in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks. Sorry, but I cannot
remember for the life of me if it was the GraphicsAppSupport or
iLifeMediaBrowser.
The fix for me was to replace the framework with a known good copy from our
iLife '08 installer.

And now, being lazy, if I have to install iWork I re-install iLife just to
fix that.

Steve Wood
Director of IT
swood at integer.com

The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
T 214.758.6813 | F 214.758.6901 | C 940.312.2475

[#3]

I believe its the iLifeMediaBrowser. If you look in the Console when you open that pane in System Preferences, it will throw an error on the framework.

-Matt

[#4]

yes, it most certainly was that. Everyone should make a note of this
because you wouldn't think the graphics would be affected.

thanks

-
LAUREN NICHOLAS
User Support Analyst - Hurd Campus

Center for Information Technology - CIT

Moravian College

adjunct prof | graphic design & music
ph. 610 861 1633
lpnicholas at moravian.edu

[rdagel]

Anyone find a work around for this issue?

Rich Dagel
Senior Technology Specialist

Landor Associates
1001 Front Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States
415 365 3933
http://www.landor.com
Rich.Dagel at landor.com