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Selected Version:	10.4.6
Release Date:	2006-04-03
License:	Update
Downloads (version 10.4.6):	1,193
Downloads (all versions):	83,912

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802.1X login authentication configurations created in Internet Connect can now be used at the Mac OS X login window, too.
Addresses an issue in which, when at the login window, the computer would not shut down automatically at a time specified in Energy Saver Schedule preferences; for more information, see this article.
Prevents a potential issue in which Mac OS X might stop responding when trying to log in as a FileVault-protected user if the protected Home image file has been damaged or moved; instead, a "You are unable to log in to the user account (name) at this time." alert message appears.
Addresses an issue for home directories on AFP servers in which, after failing to burn a disc, an "error -61" alert message would appear when trying to delete the Burn Folder related to the unsuccessful burn.
If you change your login password at the Login window, you will now be given an opportunity to apply the same change to your default keychain.
You can now copy folders with files to an SMB-based server instead of only the folder being copied and this alert message appearing: "The operation cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient privileges for some of the items."
Addresses an issue that could prevent MacBook Pro from printing to wireless printers via AppleTalk.
Improves iDisk (WebDAV file system) performance.
File and folder names that contain colon or forward slash ( /) characters in the main directory of an iDisk or WebDAV volume no longer cause issues.
Resolves potential issues that could occur when using automatic proxy configuration (PAC) files.
Resolves an issue in which Mail could unexpectedly quit when lowering the quote level within a reply message.
Addresses an issue in which iChat, on an Intel-based Mac with a built-in iSight camera, could sometimes stop displaying video from the iSight camera until the computer was shut down and started up again.
Dragging a movie clip into iMovie 6 on an Intel-based Mac will no longer potentially cause some of the iMovie window to turn black.
Disk Utility's repair permissions feature will no longer report "We are using special permissions for..." messages.
Updates Calculator so that the percentage button ("%") will no longer divide, under certain circumstances, when you expect it to calculate percentagethis could happen in Mac OS X 10.4.3 through 10.4.5.
Resolves an issue that could cause Help Viewer to sometimes display a blank window.
Addresses some issues that could cause DVD Player to unexpectedly quit when playing a movie disc on an Intel-based Mac.
Terminal windows will no longer fail to open when using the /bin/zsh shell.
EXIF data is now exported with TIFF images in Aperture.
Aperture will no longer unexpectedly quit when exporting a file with keywords that contain twelve or more Cyrillic characters.
Resolves potential issues with several iPhoto Automator actions, such as Import Photos into iPhoto.
Includes iSync 2.2 which provides support for additional mobile phones. For more information, see iSync 2.2: Read before updating to Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later, or before first sync.
Resolves an issue in which Blizzard World of Warcraft character graphics could be distorted on an Intel-based Mac with a built-in graphics processor when vertex shaders are enabled.
The Command-H key combination now hides QuarkXPress 6 as expected when it is the front application.
Addresses an issue for Aspyr Media's True Crime: The Streets of LA game in which game movies are very dim on Intel-based Macs.
Addresses an issue for Microsoft Word 2004 in which Word would display a "Word cannot complete the operation because too many files are open" alert message when autosaving a document to a network-based home directory.
Improves character graphics appearance for Aspyr Media's The Sims House Party when running with Rosetta on an Intel-based Mac.
Makes Mac OS X aware of United States Daylight Savings Time (DST) changes enacted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Clicking an unmounted iDisk icon in the Save As dialog window of an application running with Rosetta no longer causes the application to stop with a spinning cursor.
Spotlight is now better able to search the content of older Microsoft Word documents.
Addresses an issue in which some third-party applications might stop responding or unexpectedly quit when running on an Intel-based Mac if you disconnect or connect a display while the computer is on.
Addresses potential vnode reference count mismatches that could lead to a kernel panic.
Addresses USB audio issues for PowerPC Macs; for example, latency is improved.
Addresses several AppleScript issues, including: Preservation of property values in Script Menu, a potential Bonjour issue with "choose remote application", an invisible "choose application" dialog issue, and improved compatibility with Dashboard widgets and applications.
Includes recent Apple security updates.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel

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Intel based Mac

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Yes! My HP scanning software works again! - Version: 10.6.2, 11/11/2009 11:34AM PST

loehman

When I first installed system 10.6, the only way the scanner would work was through Preview. There was no OCR and the quality was not what I was used to. This update fixed that. Otherwise, no problems.

Screensaver problems - Version: 10.6.2, 11/10/2009 12:46PM PST

pooh

Since updating to 10.6.2 my iPhoto screensaver does not work anymore. Or at least it takes a very long time before the screen saver starts (half an hour for some larger picture folders). Also when I select a picture folder as a screen saver the screen saver and/or System Preferences stalls completely and my system's blowers ramp up. It seems as if the pictures screen saver doesn't use spotlight anymore but does a file-by-file search. With my photo library with over 50.000 photo's that's taking much too long. Before updating to 10.6.2 the screensaver was working effortlessly, starting in seconds. Reapplying the combo updater and rebuilding the spotlight indexes does not help.

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Serious Finder problem still not fixed - Version: 10.6.2, 11/10/2009 06:59AM PST

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msachs

We recently purchased a new (late 2009) iMac with 10.6.1 pre-installed. It is unusable (with our set up) as the Finder continuously crashes. However, when booted from an external drive running 10.5.8, all works well. Seeing that this issue effected others (see: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2135129&start=0&tstart=0), we were hoping that the 10.6.2 update would fix this issue. Unfortunately, it didn't. We're now seriously considering erasing the main drive and downgrading our new iMac to 10.5.8 permanently (or at least until there is a 10.6.x upgrade that is guaranteed to solve this issue). We clearly won't be updating any of our other Macs (including our Server) to 10.6 any time soon.