Updating to Safari caused mac to freeze
It was interesting when I updated my computer to the newest current version of Safari 5.1.1. It seemed to cause my mac to freeze. I didn’t see the Finder, and there was no sign that the computer was responding even after waiting for 15 minutes. I tried to bring up the Force Quit Application dialog box but was unable. I held down the power key for 10 seconds and the computer turned off. When I started the computer up, everything seemed fine.
I had no other applications running when I did the update. Strange for Safari to cause the system to crash. I wonder why?
Ok. Looks like I made a mistake above. Just to double-check I ran software update again. Guess what? It said that Safari was 5.1.2. So the first time I asked Software Update to install the update, it froze and didn’t complete. The second time I asked it to update, it applied the update and restarted the computer. This is the first time I remember having a problem with Software Update. Well really a problem with the Safari installer from that. I wonder why?
I have the same issue with my MacBook Pro – it freezes every single time without installing the new version 5.1.2
Has anyone a suggestion how to solve this problem? Thanks!
I would go to Disk Utility and run the Disk Verification and Disk Repair. I would also temporarily disable any haxies if you have installed any, and try to disable any anti-virus software like Norton/Mcafee if you have it installed.
Also boot in safe mode by holding down the shift key when you start your Mac and try to install it from there. If that fails, download the Safari .dmg and install overtop of what you have.