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Re: "Installer" Problems

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In article <1lotmjf.4txflj312kbaN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>, David Empson
<dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:

> KRL <karl@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Yes, I'm running 10.9.3.
> > And I can't FIND a core services in the system library.
> 
> You may be looking in the wrong place. OS X wouldn't work in any useful
> way if that folder didn't exist. For example, Finder is in there, as is
> Dock.
> 
> Start at the top level of your startup drive, e.g. by using the "Go"
> menu in Finder and choosing "Computer", then double-click the icon for
> the startup drive.
> 
> From there, open the "System" folder, then "Library" folder inside the
> System folder (this is not the same as the Library folder at the top
> level of the drive).
> 
> In there, you should find a "CoreServices" folder. Open it.
> 
> Inside that you should have lots of items, including an application
> called "Installer".
> 
> > Looks like the best way would to re-install.  But how?
> > There's no Mavericks disk !
> 
> If it turns out that you do need to reinstall Mavericks (which hasn't
> been established yet), the normal method is to restart from the recovery
> partition, which you do by holding down Command-R while starting up the
> computer. One of the options presented in its menu is to install the
> operating system (which it will download again from Apple).
> 
> > In article <c2ivg3Fb0eiU1@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
> > <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On 2014-07-14, KRL <karl@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Somehow, I've corrupted whatever system file there is to automatically
> > > > install - installer packages : .pkg or .mpkg
> > > >
> > > > Any installer package comes up with a gray icon.  When I "info" it it
> > > > says that it will open in "text edit"  or earlier "terminal"
> > > > Text edit was tried by me after "terminal" didn't work.  So now I have
> > > > two installer packages that won't install because they don't know how
> > > > to install themselves.
> > > >
> > > > Help.
> > > 
> > > When you view the Info window for the package file, does the Open With
> > > menu contain an item called "Installer", or just "Text Edit" and
> > > "terminal"?
> > > 
> > > Just in case, check to make sure you actually have the Installer
> > > application on your system. I'm running 10.9 and it's located here in my
> > > file system: 
> > > 
> > > /System/Library/CoreServices/Installer.app
> > > 
> > > If it's not there (assuming you are running 10.9 as well), your system
> > > is missing critical components, and you should probably consider
> > > re-installing the OS and then restoring your user data from backup.
> > > 
> > > If you open the Info window for the package file again and look at the
> > > Open With section, does the pop-up menu have an item for "Installer"? If
> > > not, you should be able to choose "Other" and then navigate to the
> > > location of the Installer application to choose it, and then make it the
> > > default by clicking the "Change All" button below the menu.
> > > 
> > > It's also possible that your Launch Services database is somehow
> > > corrupted. You can reset it easily with a simple command line (below).
> > > You can do this even if nothing is wrong with the database, as all it
> > > does it rebuild the database from scratch based on the applications that
> > > are currently installed on your system. Here's the command (all on one
> > > line):
> > > 
> > > /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServi
> > > ces.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system
> > > -domain user

David:

Here is what I have in that folder:

Install in Progress
InstallableMachines.plist
InstallerStatusNotifications.bundle
InternetSharing.bundle

No "Installer"
I'm wondering if I can find it using time machine?

KRL

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"Installer" Problems KRL <karl@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-14 16:35 -0400
  Re: "Installer" Problems Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-14 21:13 +0000
    Re: "Installer" Problems KRL <karl@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-14 18:14 -0400
      Re: "Installer" Problems Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-14 22:32 +0000
      Re: "Installer" Problems dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-07-15 10:50 +1200
        Re: "Installer" Problems KRL <karl@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-15 08:30 -0400
          Re: "Installer" Problems dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-07-16 01:01 +1200
          Re: "Installer" Problems Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-15 14:43 +0100

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