UPDATED WITH NEW INFO! Read postscript!
Across the web you may be finding articles like this:
“Along with the OS X 10.7.3 update, Apple issued Security Update 2012-001 for Snow Leopard to address a number of security vulnerabilities in the latest version of that OS.
After installing the update, a number of people have found that Rosetta applications no longer work properly, and are reporting problems with applications crashing, no longer being able to perform tasks like saving files, or having problems with services like printing.
Rosetta is a dynamic instruction translator for PowerPC code that allows PowerPC-based programs to run on Intel CPUs. This technology allowed for a relatively seamless transition to Intel CPUs in 2006, giving developers time to build native Intel versions of their programs.”
The recommended cure is to download the 10.6.8 Combo Updater from support.apple.com/downloads/ then install right over what you previously installed. As this updater was issued prior to the security update, it will reactivate Rosetta.
Another thought is to delete the package recipt for Rosetta and attempt to again download Rosetta from Software Update. As I don’t have a Snow Leopard equipped machine, I cannot test this solution.
If you have questions, give me a call.
…Gunner
P.S.: Apple has released Security Update2012-001 v1.1 to address issues with Rosetta.
Security Update 2012-001 v1.1 is now available for Mac OS X v10.6.8 systems to address a compatibility issue. Version 1.1 of this update removes the ImageIO security fixes released in Security Update 2012-001.
Security Update 2012-001 v1.1 is available via Software Update and also as a standalone installer.
Read more: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57370890-263/rosetta-broken-in-os-x-10.6.8-after-security-update/#ixzz1lQyMM0Gn