Problems with some programs

[Rameris]

Recently a few programs are behaving strangely. They seem to be primarily
internet dependent programs (Internet Explorer and others). Other internet
dependent programs work (firefox for instance). What the programs seem to do
is start to open and then shut down before it completely opens. The firefox
doesn't do it. The other programs that open and shut off are not microsoft
products only and the outlook express works fine. I have use spybot and
fsecure (from my internet provider) which show no malware or virus issues.
Any help would be appreciated

 

[Terry R.]

On 4/1/2010 9:01 AM On a whim, Rameris pounded out on the keyboard

Recently a few programs are behaving strangely. They seem to be primarily
internet dependent programs (Internet Explorer and others). Other internet
dependent programs work (firefox for instance). What the programs seem to do
is start to open and then shut down before it completely opens. The firefox
doesn't do it. The other programs that open and shut off are not microsoft
products only and the outlook express works fine. I have use spybot and
fsecure (from my internet provider) which show no malware or virus issues.
Any help would be appreciated

Hi Rameris,

I recently realized that IE8 wouldn't open. Since I don't use IE as my
browser, I had no idea how long it had been that way. Same issue as you
describe. I reinstalled the program and now it's fine. Sometimes a
file can get corrupted and cause the program to fail.

Run CHKDSK /F at a command prompt, reboot when prompted and let it run.
You may have files residing in a bad cluster, which may only be a
limited incident, or could mean an impending hard drive failure if it
happens again.

Terry R.

 

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