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Old 02-05-2013, 05:43 PM   #337
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no clue if this a virus or just a computer problem

i can't get any programs to launch...pulled up task manager, and where I would normally have 50 processes I had only 6 or 7...

i'm in safe mode w/ networking now, i'm running malwarebytes but so far nothing...anyone experience this

i found this on the web, pretty close to what i'm experiencing...
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Starting a couple of weeks ago, (around Aug 3) I booted and noticed that a bunch of programs didn't start with Windows as they should. I'm pretty sure the only change that had happened since the previous boot was a Windows Update. Since I was in the middle of something for work, I decided to try a System Restore. That worked, so I put off researching the problem until I had more time. Then, a few days later, a new update came down that installed itself. In addition, it threw away the previous Restore Point. So, no going back, now. I limped along like that for a few days. Then, for no reason I can find, for two boots it worked perfectly. Tonight, another update, and it's back to not working. That's where I'm at now.

Running the programs manually works. No UAC warnings or anything like that.

In addition to none of the programs in my Startup folder starting, when I bring up the Task Manager immediately after a boot, only about 15 processes are running. Normally, there's more than a screen-full. So, I'm pretty sure that there are a lot of other things that are not getting fired off, too.

this guy hasn't found a solution
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/50...-starting-boot
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