43Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution
ÂReinstallMacOSXandAppleapplications.ÂRestoreyourcomputertoitsfactorysettingsbyerasingitsdiskandreinstalling
MacOSXandyourAppleapplications.
Ifyourcomputerdetectsaproblem,itopenstheMacOSXUtilitiesapplication
automatically.Youcanalsoopenitmanuallybyrestartingyourcomputer.
To open the Mac OS X Utilities application:
mRestartyourcomputerwhileholdingdowntheCommand(x)andRkeys.TheMacOSX
Utilitiespaneappears.
Important:  IftheMacOSXUtilitiesapplicationdoesn’topenafterrestarting,hold
downCommand(x)-Option-RandrestartthecomputertoaccesstheMacOSX
UtilitiessoftwarefromtheInternet.Yourcomputermustbeconnectedtoanetwork
thathasaccesstotheInternet.
SomeutilitiesintheMacOSXUtilitiesapplicationrequireaccesstotheInternetand
theMacAppStore.Youmayneedtomakesureyourcomputerisconnectedtothe
InternetbyusingyourEthernetorWi-Finetwork.
To connect by using a Wi-Fi network:
1 ChooseanetworkfromtheWi-Fistatusmenuintheupperrightcornerofthescreen.
2 Ifnecessary,typethenetworkpassword.
Tojoinaclosednetwork,chooseJoinOtherNetwork.Enterthenetwork’sname
andpassword.