none of my programs start.
Thursday, April 6, 2006 by superman131 | Discussion: Windows XP
hello, i'm new to the community and i came across this post: programs won't start while i was googling my problem. i tried following what was suggested in that post and nothing helped.
so my problem: none of my programs run. i'll click on it, get an hourglass for a second or two, and nothing. and i can't download anything either. i've tried to run numerous online virus scans and none of them work because any software or components downloaded won't run, so nothing works.
any help will be greatly appreciated, i'm desperate.
so my problem: none of my programs run. i'll click on it, get an hourglass for a second or two, and nothing. and i can't download anything either. i've tried to run numerous online virus scans and none of them work because any software or components downloaded won't run, so nothing works.
any help will be greatly appreciated, i'm desperate.
superman131
Reply #2 Monday, April 10, 2006 11:18 AM
Reply #2 Monday, April 10, 2006 11:18 AM
thanks for replying!! i tried that, and it wouldn't run. and since it won't run, i can't even get into safe mode. i think i'm just kind of screwed. thanks anyway 
ZubaZ
Reply #3 Monday, April 10, 2006 11:37 AM
You should be able to enter safe mode by pressing [F8] when teh Windows logo shows at boot.
Reply #3 Monday, April 10, 2006 11:37 AM
| and since it won't run, i can't even get into safe mode. i think i'm just kind of screwed |
You should be able to enter safe mode by pressing [F8] when teh Windows logo shows at boot.
starkers
Reply #4 Wednesday, April 12, 2006 9:07 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, April 12, 2006 9:07 PM
Dunno if this'll help or not, but if you can enter BOIS by pressing delete before anything loads and change boot sequence to your CD rom, put in you XP disc and do a system repair....not from the recovery console but the blue screen offering installation options. Select Repair option> press R and select the OS/drive you wish to repair.
Hope this helps..
Hope this helps..
superman131
Reply #5 Friday, April 14, 2006 1:44 PM
Reply #5 Friday, April 14, 2006 1:44 PM
thanks again for all your help! but i found out the problem without even getting to safe mode: zone alarms. i have the free version, and every once in awhile they let you try the pro version for 15 days. i had a feeling it was zone alarms pro, but when .exe wouldn't execute for any programs, i couldn't uninstall it to see. however, yesterday my trial ended and viola, today everything worked! crazy. but thanks again! 
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Reply #1 Thursday, April 6, 2006 1:45 PM
If you can get to the run command line either in normal startup mode, or safe mode, you can perform a clean boot and add processes until you narrow down the issue.
Clean boot instructions: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us
Note - "Win-Key+R" brings up the run line.
Some programs may not load due to services being disabled, but many should start, especially "Notepad", etc.