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title: "Getting a Strange \"Component Manager\" Message Under OS X?"
date: 2003-04-30T14:22:57-04:00
url: https://blog.lmorchard.com/2003/04/30/strange-component-error/
author: Les Orchard
---

# Getting a Strange "Component Manager" Message Under OS X?

Posting this just in case anyone needs it.  I've been getting the
following strange message lately in logs and consoles under OS X:
<blockquote><pre>## Component Manager: attempting to find symbols in a component alias of type (regR/carP/x!bt)</pre></blockquote>
<br /><br />
As it turns out, I had just installed Toast.  A quick Google search
leads me to <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com/msg09330.html" target="_top">blame Toast and remove a QuickTime component supporting Video CD</a>.
That's pretty obscure.  Hmph.  So much for never again worrying about strange drivers and
cryptic error messages under OS X.  :)
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