Geek Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fix-osx-1073-problems.jpg" alt="Fix OS X 10.7.3 Installation Problems with the Combo Updater" title="fix-osx-1073-problems" width="620" height="264" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26720" /></p> <p><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/01/mac-os-x-10-7-3-released-download-links/">Mac OS X 10.7.3 update</a> was just released, and for the vast majority of users the update installed trouble free. But not everyone was so lucky, and a series of problems have cropped up for some users, ranging from being stuck on an endless spinning loop progress indicator, to apps crashing nonstop, to a very bizarre “CUI CUI CUI” error screen filled with question marks (seen below), to other strange behavior. </p> <p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CUI-CUI-CUI-error.jpg" alt="CUI CUI CUI error with OS X 10.7.3" title="CUI-CUI-CUI-error" width="488" height="324" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26724" /></p> <p>The good news is these problems are relatively easy to fix. Basically all you need to do is install the OS X 10.7.3 Combo Updater over the existing messed up installation of 10.7.3. </p> <p>The bad news is that if you already updated to Mac OS X 10.7.3 and you’re having problems, you’re going to have to find a way to use the Combo Updater over the troubled installation. If you’re just encountering the CUI errors, this is relatively simple, but if you’re stuck on a boot loop you need to get a bit more creative.</p> <p><strong>Fixing the OS X 10.7.3 Installation Problems</strong> The simple formula is this:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/01/mac-os-x-10-7-3-released-download-links/">Download Mac OS X 10.7.3</a> Combo Updater (<a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1484">direct link</a>)</li> <li>Run the 10.7.3 Combo Updater on top of the existing 10.7.3 installation</li> <li>Reboot</li> </ul> <p>If you can’t get to the desktop of the Mac in question, you can <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/07/how-to-boot-a-mac-in-target-disk-mode/">boot it with Target Disk Mode</a> (Firewire or Thunderbolt required), and then point the 10.7.3 Combo Update at the troubled Mac and install it that way. If your OS X installation is totally screwed up and you can’t use target disk mode, you have a few choices:</p> <ol> <li>Restore from a recent pre-10.7.3 Time Machine backup, then install the Combo Updater</li> <li>Boot from Recovery HD, a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/08/lion-recovery-disk-assistant-tool-makes-external-lion-boot-recovery-drives/">Recovery Drive</a>, or <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/08/make-a-bootable-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-installer-from-a-usb-flash-drive/">Lion USB drive</a>, and reinstall everything</li> </ol> <p>Not the best situation, but hopefully you have recent Time Machine backups. </p> <p>Finally, if you’re reading this and haven’t had any problems but you’re now paranoid about the OS X 10.7.3 update, here’s all you need to do to be safe: Backup your Mac with Time Machine, download the Combo Updater and install the update manually. You’ll almost certainly be fine.</p> <p><em>Thanks to Erik, Martin, and <a href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3703113?start=60&tstart=0">Apple Discussion Boards</a> for the tips. Chime in if you have any additional info.</em></p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lI7I8INq-AJcgOqbfqQcOJ5VKT4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lI7I8INq-AJcgOqbfqQcOJ5VKT4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lI7I8INq-AJcgOqbfqQcOJ5VKT4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lI7I8INq-AJcgOqbfqQcOJ5VKT4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=vbql_RMTl3c:G3pshrkDsVU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=vbql_RMTl3c:G3pshrkDsVU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=vbql_RMTl3c:G3pshrkDsVU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=vbql_RMTl3c:G3pshrkDsVU:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=vbql_RMTl3c:G3pshrkDsVU:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=vbql_RMTl3c:G3pshrkDsVU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=vbql_RMTl3c:G3pshrkDsVU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/vbql_RMTl3c" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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