Hi Pat

It is an annoying problem.

I don't know the best way to proceed. If there is something corrupted, then perhaps a Lion Restore would fix the corruption? But perhaps a Lion Restore is too extreme a step and something less radical would work fine? Dunno.

Here is apple's doc on Lion Restore--

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718

Would a new purchase of Lion presumably have warranty tech support for 90 days or whatever? Might be worth asking apple what to do? Is there an apple store in your vicinity?

I don't have an apple store close to me, so that has never been an option to consider. If there were an apple store close and if I could dump it in their laps under warranty and get it fixed free-- That would be fabulous.

Because I'm not near a store, I'd at least call apple and see if they have any advice. They are geniuses after all.


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