himself567
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- Jan 12, 2011
So I've been having this really strange and annoying problem where numerous programs crash immediately after I start them, and so far, all of them have been made by Microsoft. So far the list is up to Windows Explorer, Gadgets, Internet Explorer, Word, Powerpoint, Publisher, Windows Media Player and System Maintenance. In addition (I don't know if it's related) I can't install certain programs like Avast! Antivirus or CCleaner. I've run a virus scan with Avira and it didn't find anything and I did a system restore back to the furthest point I could and nothing happened. Another thing is that my Gadgets work, but only if I use the ones that came with Windows. I can't use any of the one's I downloaded after the fact. The only thing I can think of is at one point I had AVG 11 and updated it, which cause the endless loop startup crash, but I was able to fix that. I'm just not sure if that cause additional problems in some files somewhere. If anyone has any idea why this is happening it would be very helpful! Thanks!
I submitted a thread on the microsoft forums but nobody is on those, here's the link:
Everything Microsoft related is crashing
I submitted a thread on the microsoft forums but nobody is on those, here's the link:
Everything Microsoft related is crashing