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Old 03-20-2007, 03:13 PM   #1
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What can I do?

What do I do when a program I want to run does not start? It is in the processes but never get there you can see it on windows task manager just sitting their take up memory
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Old 03-20-2007, 03:15 PM   #2
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What are the system specs for this computer including the operating system?

How long has this problem been going on?

Do you scan often with security software? Antivirus, antispyware, antitrojan?

What kind of background programs are you running on this computer?

What program are you having problems with?

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Old 03-20-2007, 03:23 PM   #3
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1.Dell E510, P4 360, with 1gb of RAM, and ATI Radeon x300

2. a long time a year, i would just restart the computer and if I started it just after I restarted it would work

3. yes yahoo online protection

4. normal stuff

5. a game Stronghold 2, it works fine when it works
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Old 03-21-2007, 08:23 AM   #4
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You're going to have to ctrl>alt>del and find out what background program is causing the problem ( one that loads rather later than the others, or used to.).
From the game's support site on background programs : http://www.take2games.com/index.php?...ion=background

Also, when was the last time you checked for patches for that game?
Your best bet might be to move your saved games and reinstall and update.
http://www.take2games.com/index.php?...ong2&p=support
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Old 03-28-2007, 12:52 PM   #5
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