Programs closing unexpediately

[dv]

All of a sudden my programs will close while I'm working on them. Sometimes
I get some kind of a message about Microsoft visual basic. It just flashes
and then is gone so I cant write it down. Have run, virus check, ad aware,
spyware blaster and spybot.
Programs that are closing are all programs with high graphics!
Also I have not installed any new software.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[MGGP]

You might try this when the problem occurs:
Hit the PrtScrn button on the keyboard, then paste the
message into Paint from the Clipboard (Edit, Paste) and
print it. At least you'll have a clue then . . . that
message is the key to solving the problem.

Good Luck !

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

All of a sudden my programs will close while I'm working on them.
Sometimes I get some kind of a message about Microsoft visual basic.
It just flashes and then is gone so I cant write it down. Have run,
virus check, ad aware, spyware blaster and spybot.
Programs that are closing are all programs with high graphics!
Also I have not installed any new software.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Could you enlighten me as to what "unexpediately" means? It isn't in the
Oxford English Dictionary.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Try the following program as well:

CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Also see the following link:

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| All of a sudden my programs will close while I'm working on them.
Sometimes
| I get some kind of a message about Microsoft visual basic. It just
flashes
| and then is gone so I cant write it down. Have run, virus check, ad
aware,
| spyware blaster and spybot.
| Programs that are closing are all programs with high graphics!
| Also I have not installed any new software.
| Any suggestions would be appreciated.
|
|

 

[johnf]

Why? Don't tell me you're planning on giving constructive advice for once?

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

If they are graphics intensive programs, maybe you don't have a graphics
card with enough memory or perhaps, your system's graphics card is sharing
with main system memory, another possible cause. The fix would be to
purchase a graphics card with more memory or a card that doesn't share with
main system memory and has enough memory of its own.

Without knowing anything about your setup it's difficult to say. You can
check out errors in event log but if the problem is either of the two
mentioned above, the error messages may simply be symptoms. Control
Panel\Administrative Tools\Event Viewer, look for errors that correspond
with when this problem occurs and double click the message as the
information within may contain clues as to the source of the problem.

Since this seems to be related to graphics, have you checked for updated
drivers for your graphics card? You would need to check the manufacturer's
website.

If you are running from a laptop and running from the battery, do you have
the same issue when it is connected to a power source?

 

[PCyr]

Miss Perspicacia Tick (a.k.a Amethyst, Cassandra, and many other aliases),
your posts are extremely rude, and counter-productive.

1) This is a Microsoft newsgroup designed to help people with questions
about Microsoft products.
2) People have a right to ask questions and make mistakes.
3) This is not English class. (Especially since you make MANY spelling and
grammar errors yourself)
4) Not everyone here speaks fluent English
5) If someone isn't following USENET etiquette, politely inform them of
their error if you expect them to listen. Calling them a moron is just
going to cause them to label you as a jacka**, and they will not listen.
6) This is a newsgroup to help
(http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=help) people, not criticise them
and be demeaning towards them.
7) If they post something off-topic, politely ask them to post in the
correct newsgroup.
8) If someone posts an incorrect solution, politely correct them.

-Being rude and demeaning as you are, only makes yourself appear
unintelligent, immature, insecure, and just plain isn't nice.

-If you are as intelligent as you try to appear to be, you would understand
that attacking people, is a very inferior thing to do. Are you so insecure
in life that you have to resort to attacking people about trivial things in
a Microsoft newsgroup? Are you so insecure that you can't stop and say to
yourself, "OK, this person just did something wrong. Why did they do it?
Was it on purpose?" and then respond politely. Are you so insecure that you
have to attack people who already are struggling with computer, and belittle
them even more, thus making yourself feel like some wolf that's establishing
its dominance? Are you so insecure that you have to act like some wild
animal, and belittle people, to make yourself feel dominant and superior?

Why do you feel the need to insult people? Nothing good comes of it. There
is no need for it. If you can think of a single reason for why we should
insult people, please tell us.