Windows Vista Programs can't be launched, Recent Items empty, missing Control Panel icons

[bhanja_trinanjan]

Hi,

I am not repeating the entire issue here. The subject says it all... Kindly visit

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Basically, 90% of installed apps stop working all of a sudden... the screenshots in that thread illustrate the problem.

Using OEM version of Vista Home Premium 32 bit + SP1 + all updates + latest patches for every app & driver

System free of viruses & spyware...

Please help!

 

[Celestra]

Hi!! Just Celestra here for the moment.... What is your computer make and model number? Have you downloaded anything lately? Your info doesn't come out on my computer, it's just a white window. Have you tried a system restore point ? Without knowing more about your case, it kind of sounds like you've lost some files or something.

 

[bhanja_trinanjan]

Hi!! Just Celestra here for the moment.... What is your computer make and model number? Have you downloaded anything lately? Your info doesn't come out on my computer, it's just a white window. Have you tried a system restore point ? Without knowing more about your case, it kind of sounds like you've lost some files or something.

Dear Celestra,

Thanks for your help... I haven't updated anything manually.. I have got all the latest updates + SP1 via Windows Update automatically. I have the latest drivers for each and every piece of hardware and have installed requisite patches for each & every app.. Plus the apps on my system are pretty common ones... I have a single Seagate 7200.11 320GB running in AHCI NCQ on the JMicron JMB363 controller on the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 rev 3.3 bios F12 mobo.

The specs of my system are:

E6600
8800GTS 320
GA-965P-DS3 3.3 bios F12
2GB XMS2 6400C4D Corsair dual channel kit
Liteon PATA DVD writer on JMB363
Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP1 + all updates

Could you view the thread @rage3d? all details about the issue there... yet to find a solution

 

[Celestra]

I think you may have lost basic program files, if you can't restore, then it's gotta come from back-up. Have you done any tweaks ?

 

[03hdfatboy]

I'm also a member of rage 3d.
Reformat the drive and do a clean install of Vista and SP1.

 

[kjanx]

obvious, bad memory or bad install of vista with bad memory.

 

[Celestra]

Hi!!! I can now get your post, for some reason it wasn't working earlier. I have never had to install Vista, my computer was born that way. However, if I had seen your post I would have said it was a bad install. O3hdfatboy had talked about this sort of thing a lot, I think you should listen to him. If you register with this forum you would get better responses.

 

[kemical]

I agree with the above posts, check your memory using one stick at a time.. Save what work you can and re-install..

 

[03hdfatboy]

I agree with the above posts, check your memory using one stick at a time.. Save what work you can and re-install..

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