Re: Every. Program. Crashes. (Well, almost every one)
- From: Rock <rock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:19:08 -0700
Max wrote:
I turned on my computer today and it started up like usual; after logging in, I went through my usual routine of closing unnecessary applications and waiting for the CPU usage to go down to around 0% (which takes maybe a couple minutes.)
First program:
The Xfire login window opens, I type my password and click "log in." The program loads quickly and the window opens. It has connected to the internet and loads my friends list. Maybe two seconds after the window has opened, it disappears and I get the "(application) has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience" message. I try again twice, with the same results.
Second program:
Hoping to find the answer to the problem online, I open internet explorer. It connects and loads my homepage quickly, almost unusually fast, and as soon as the window is open, I get the message again. "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
I click "send" to send the error report, and the program closes.
Realizing that the page had still loaded when the error message popped up, I tried opening internet explorer again, and this time ignored the error window. It's still open right now, as I type this.
Third program:
I'm searching with Google to find a solution to this problem, when all the sudden: "Zone Alarm has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." There goes my firewall, and now I start getting worried about whatever's wrong with my computer.
Fourth program, and so on...
I experiment now, opening different programs. Windows Media Player crashes soon after it is opening, before I can even start playing something. Microsoft Paint and Notepad don't have any problems, for some reason. I didn't leave them open long, anyways. Hey, Windows Movie Maker works. What gives?!
Conclusion:
Specific, seemingly randomly chosen applications crash when opened, each time they are opened. My computer is running much faster than usual, most likely due to the lack of programs that are usually running in the background. I have no idea what is going on, and what triggered this.
The last time I logged on, and it was running normally:
I changed my theme a few times.
I ended a few unwanted applications with task manager. I do this often, but I think there were a couple that I didn't recognize.
I accidentally visited a site that probably or definitely had malicious programs just waiting to be put onto my computer, however nothing was caught, and attempts to access my computer were denied.
Please, if anyone knows what could be going on with my computer, and how I might fix this problem, I will be extremely grateful for your help. I'm going to close everything and try restarting the computer now.
Have you run a thorough scan for viruses, spyware, and other malware using a current AV program with up to date definitions plus a combination of other anti-malware programs, running the scans in safe mode?
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Richard Harper’s Guide to Cleaning Pests
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http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
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http://www.spywareinfo.com
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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
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