Security Update 2005-007 1.1 Special Report: Repairing startup disk while booted from another startup volume can resolve issues

CNET staff

Sept. 2, 2009 12:05 p.m. PT

2 min read

A number of issues caused by Security Update 2005-007 v.1.1 can be avoided by repairing the normal startup disk while booted from volume (such as your Mac OS X 10.4.x Tiger DVD or another volume with a valid Mac OS X installation) during the update process as follows:

Startup (restart) your Mac using a drive other than your usual startup drive as the boot volume. This can include an eDrive created by TechTool Pro, your Mac OS X 10.4.x Tiger DVD or or better, an external FireWire or USB 2.0 drive. Make sure that this drive includes a copy of Disk Utility (which can simply be copied from your normal startup volume).
Launch Disk Utility from the temporary startup drive. Perform a "Repair Disk" operation on your normal startup drive (which should now appear as another mounted volume in the Finder)

Now we've received reports from readers indicating that performing the same process after installing Security Update 2005-007 1.1 can have similar beneficial effects.

MacFixIt reader Mike writes:

"I had all sorts of problems last night immediately after installing the security update v1.1 Finder was inept, spinning pizza ball, couldn't do anything, even hard to restart as Finder wouldn't respond. Very, very frustrating !!!

"I started form the Tiger DVD, ran Disk Utility and repaired permissions and everything is wonderful again. The speed that the security update v1.0 gave was back. Very, very nice. You should pass this onto your reading as I see a lot of frustration from the postings on your site and others."

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