Applications launching but not running

[HK]

I recently re-installed Windows XP Professional SP2 on a new
Asus-motherboard based system and I'm having some strange behavior.

I have two applications that used to run flawlessly on my older PC which now
do not launch properly. When I double-click to start the application, the
disk spins up, I get a momentary hourglass and then, nothing.

I check the Task Manager and the application is not in the application list
but it is in the processes list. The two applications that I'm having a
problem with are Mozilla Firefox 0.8 and LG PowerProducer (OEM software with
my DVD drive).

Any ideas? If this helps at all, I tired the latest Firefox (1.0.2) and it
does launch but constantly hangs.

TIA,

HK

 

[Al Dykes]

I recently re-installed Windows XP Professional SP2 on a new
Asus-motherboard based system and I'm having some strange behavior.

I have two applications that used to run flawlessly on my older PC which now
do not launch properly. When I double-click to start the application, the
disk spins up, I get a momentary hourglass and then, nothing.

I check the Task Manager and the application is not in the application list
but it is in the processes list. The two applications that I'm having a
problem with are Mozilla Firefox 0.8 and LG PowerProducer (OEM software with
my DVD drive).

Any ideas? If this helps at all, I tired the latest Firefox (1.0.2) and it
does launch but constantly hangs.

TIA,

HK

FF does this to me once in a while, every couple weeks. I kill it in
task manager and it works fine for a while. I don;t use your other software
but try killing it.

 

[HK]

Thanks Al, I know I can kill it but I'd like to use the application. If I
kill it and start it again, it still doesn't work. What I'm more curious
about is the apps that show up as Processes but not Applications.