QS won't launch on startup

[simonjudd]

Hi everyone,

I have QuickSilver running on my MacBook Pro. When I start the
machine, QuickSilver tries to launch, I see the QS symbol come on
screen, but then the application quits without warning.

I'm running the latest version and I am on Snow Leopard 10.6.2

I have exactly the same set-up on my iMac and it works fine.

Has anyone got any ideas why it won't launch?

I have tried removing it and re-installing it but it still doesn't
work.

Thanks

Simon

[Patrick Robertson]

Do you have the services menu plugin installed, or the airport plugin?

If so, go to ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Plugins and delete them

Also, on Snow Leopard I'd suggest trying b57 (if you aren't already: http://guthub.com/tiennou/blacktree-alchemy/downloads )

2010/1/18 simonjudd <simonja...@googlemail.com>

[simonjudd]

Hi Patrick,

Sorry for the delay in replying.

I don't have any of those plugins you mentioned. Also, I am now
running the b57 version you suggested and it's still quitting on
startup.

Do you have any other ideas why it might be doing this? I have
deleted it and re-installed it a couple of times but it's still not
working.

Simon

On 19 Jan, 02:42, Patrick Robertson <robertson.patr...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Do you have the services menu plugin installed, or the airport plugin?
>
> If so, go to ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Plugins and delete
> them
>
> Also, on Snow Leopard I'd suggest trying b57 (if you aren't already:http://guthub.com/tiennou/blacktree-alchemy/downloads)
>

> 2010/1/18 simonjudd <simonjamesj...@googlemail.com>

[danewb]

Simon, one thing you could try that would possibly let you know
whether the problem is QS or some external conflict:

1. Log out of your user.
2. Create a new user using whatever name you choose. (Give it admin
ability)
3. Log in to the new user and start QS.

This will tell you if QS is crashing due a conflict in another "start
at login" program you have running.

Sorry if you knew this already. If this does the trick at least you'll
know where to start the process of elimination.

[Guy]

You can also try isolating whether it's a plugin causing the crash by
quitting QS, going to

~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Plugins

in the finder, then drag the Plugins folder onto your desktop. Now try
opening QS again. If it opens ok you know it's one of your plugins. So
start slowly adding plugins back (from the QS plugins panel), till
one causes a crash. Then you can remove the offending plugin from your
original folder and switch it back. Hoping there was only the one
problem plugin left. A potentially long winded pain I'm afraid but if
it is a plugin causing your grief you'll get there in the end.

[Stuart Murdoch]

Simon, I have disabled launch at startup on my computer; and it works fine under 10.6.2