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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Rameris wrote:

> 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