I get a grey screen with a lock symbol and a space for a password. That's the firmware password prompt. I checked the online documentation for the Kaspersky product, and it doesn't seem to set a firmware password automatically, so you must have done it yourself. Q: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 for Mac I have installed this software. At the end of the process I was instructed to shut down by using the on/off switch and to restart.

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You never shut down a Mac using the Power button unless the computer has frozen. Doing so can damage the file directory and cause the problem you now have. You will need to reinstall Lion in order to recover. You will need an Internet connection. Reinstalling Lion Without the Installer Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu.

Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows. When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'

S ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. Status of the hard drive. If it does not say 'Verified' then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is 'Verified' then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported.

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If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Continue button. Note: You can also re-download the Lion installer by opening the App Store application. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar.

You should now see an active Install button to the right of your Lion purchase entry. I get a grey screen with a lock symbol and a space for a password. That's the firmware password prompt. I checked the online documentation for the Kaspersky product, and it doesn't seem to set a firmware password automatically, so you must have done it yourself. If you don't know the password, then according to my understanding, you'll have to take your Mac to an Apple Store to get it reset.

There used to be a way you could reset it yourself, but that's changed in Lion. Once the firmware protection has been removed, you'll need to boot in safe mode and uninstall the Kaspersky product. It's worse than useless, as you've already discovered. All commercial 'anti-virus' products for the Mac are completely worthless. Apple Footer • This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only.

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