Hello,
I've been having a strange problem lately, where explorer won't start up unless I start a high-memory using program (like Photoshop). I actually have two computers, that have almost identical hardware and software, and I used Advanced System Optimizer to fix startup/shutdown errors in explorer. It worked for one computer, but the other still has issues. I've repeated the error fixer process, but it still is the same.
Also, explorer.exe will boot instantly when I log on from the welcome screen. The way I have it set up, is when I start up the computer, it automatically logs me in.
I've tried ending explorer.exe's process, then restarting it, but when I do that all the programs that are supposed to start up, don't.
I'm really at a loss and I would prefer not to reformat since I've already reformatted this computer a couple months ago. I have an up-to-date copy of ZoneAlarm Security Suite, and my last scan showed no viruses. I am continuing to look around on Google to try and find a solution, but so far I have not found anything.
I have a few programs blocked from start-up with Advanced System Optimizer, I'm going to see what happens if I tell ZoneAlarm to not let it start up when I reboot and see if that solves my problem. I will update with the details on that.
I really appreciate the help.
-Raven
I've been having a strange problem lately, where explorer won't start up unless I start a high-memory using program (like Photoshop). I actually have two computers, that have almost identical hardware and software, and I used Advanced System Optimizer to fix startup/shutdown errors in explorer. It worked for one computer, but the other still has issues. I've repeated the error fixer process, but it still is the same.
Also, explorer.exe will boot instantly when I log on from the welcome screen. The way I have it set up, is when I start up the computer, it automatically logs me in.
I've tried ending explorer.exe's process, then restarting it, but when I do that all the programs that are supposed to start up, don't.
I'm really at a loss and I would prefer not to reformat since I've already reformatted this computer a couple months ago. I have an up-to-date copy of ZoneAlarm Security Suite, and my last scan showed no viruses. I am continuing to look around on Google to try and find a solution, but so far I have not found anything.
I have a few programs blocked from start-up with Advanced System Optimizer, I'm going to see what happens if I tell ZoneAlarm to not let it start up when I reboot and see if that solves my problem. I will update with the details on that.
I really appreciate the help.
-Raven