Occasional problem opening a program

[Larc]

I sometimes try to start a program when nothing seems to happen. The program
won't show up on the screen and Task Manager doesn't show that it's running.
However, if I try to shut down or reboot, XP has to shut down that invisible
program before it can close. In every case, the program is shown as "Not
responding" and has to be closed forcibly.

Anybody know a cure for this problem? It doesn't happen often, but can be a
real bother when it does. Rebooting usually clears everything up.

This has happened to four different programs, one being IE.

TIA!

Larc



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[Kelly]

Start here:

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;827315

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spybot
http://tinyurl.com/btf8

CWShredder (Line 313)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Hijack This
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Free Online Virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Larc]

| Start here:
|
| Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;827315

Thanks, Kelly. AdAware, SpyBot and CWShredder report my system is clean except
for some unsuspicious Microsoft stuff SpyBot found. No virus either according
to NAV, which is completely up to date.

Maybe I should run sfc /scannow to check for and fix any messed up system files.

Larc



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[Kelly]

Wouldn't hurt, Larc. I do apologize and please know that I have read too
many posts in the past few hours, but if you haven't done so already, seek
the fix for programs not opening on the taskbar here:

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm