More on startup woes -- check the other StartupItems folder We've continue to report on an issue where Security Update 2006-003 causes stalls in startup on some Macs (primarily Intel-based systems).

Apple has improved macOS’s upgrade process tremendously over the years. With recent releases, it’s rare something goes pear-shaped and prevents an upgrade from completing. However, you can sometimes ...

Confirmation: StartupItems removal fix for startup issues The biggest issue with Security Update 2006-003 continues to be a stall in startup on some Macs (primarily Intel-based systems). For most ...

Startup programs are apps or utilities that launch automatically as soon the operating system boots up. On macOS, startup programs are called login items, and they save you the time and effort you’d ...

I keep two items in my 'startup' folder: Coolmon & Proxomitron. A problem occurs when I reboot my computer. It loads the programs in my startup folder twice. When I check MSCONFIG, it shows *two* ...

I have a strange problem, it seems anything I manually add to Start->Programs->Startup always starts up twice. I have CoolMon in there now, and I suppose I haven't noticed because one instance just ...