Desktop Window Manager Has Stopped Work
Apr 11, 2010
Bought a Toshiba Satellite A100 from ebay with a cracked screen. I changed the screen yesterday, and the laptop worked well with no problems. Then today I decided to do a fresh installation of Vista because of all the previous owner had the hard drive in a bit of a mess. I installed using my normal Vista Anytime Upgrade disk and as soon as it finished installing I started getting all these messages like "Windows Modules installer has stopped working", "Desktop Window Manager has stopped working" and "TFncKy has stopped working". Things I've tried include reinstalling Vista from another disk. Using a different hard drive, changed the ram, installed all the proper drivers, installed vista updates (won't let me install SP1), staring at it menacingly & banging my head off the desk.
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Jan 23, 2010
My Task Manager windows had no menu or tabs unless I double clicked near a border.Any idea why Task Manager would open preventing me from clocing it unless I double clicked the border?...My Task Manager windows had no menu or tabs unless I=20 double clicked near a border.why Task Manager would open preventing me=20 from clocing it unless I double clicked the border?...
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Feb 8, 2009
one of my os have no destop. i cant open except for task manager control+alt+delete
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Jul 29, 2009
Whenever I attempt to start the Task Launcher I get a message that reads. Window has stopped working.
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Apr 4, 2009
The problem comes from trying to install new applications i.e. firefox, winrar, and utorrent, are just a few that we have tried to install. The same error keeps occurring, it will automatically come to the error window stating that the program "has stopped working" and proceeds to search for a solution. So far I have run the program as an administrator, compatibility mode, and have tried searching the even id #1000 on the windows support forums. Also it is the same exception code every time occurring from application error 0xc0000005.
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Mar 30, 2010
A few months ago, I had that lovely virus called Antivirus 2010. It got so bad that eventually, whenever I turned my Intel Pentium laptop on, the screen would just be black and there would be nothing except the virus window popping up with all the 'viruses' I had on my computer. Of course, a few other programs stopped running normally. The dock and widgets were gone. I had to create associations, which I never succeeded at, and this was all becoming way too frustrating. But I got by...
Last night, I decided to connect my HDMI cord to the laptop and watch a few episodes of Lost with my friends. Now, the HDMI button ('F8') wasn't working properly after my little mishap a few months earlier. When I pressed it, the usual, nice little pictures of different laptop-tv settings did not appear. Instead, I tried FN+ALT+F8. This seemed to work. But after we finished, I couldn't get the screen to return to normal again. It's all fuzzy and big, as if I was still connected to the tv.
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May 31, 2008
So basically, a few weeks after i got Vista i tried to install Stellarium (freeware astronomy program), which crashed my computer. I restarted, and after typing in my password I get "My Documents" open on a black screen, nothing else, no taskbar or desktop icons or anything. When i try to open the "taskbar and start menu" icon in Control Panel, nothing happens. Also, when I Ctrl-Alt-Del the usual screen comes up, but the task manager is no longer an option, and i can't think of how to access it or my taskbar. I've installed all the servfice packs and they haven't helped.
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Feb 10, 2009
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Feb 6, 2009
I have Vista Ultimate x86 on my main harddrive. Yesterday I tried to dual boot the beta of Windows 7 on my secondary harddrive which is clean. During the final steps of the installation, I had an electrical shortage. My installation of Windows 7 was incomplete on my second harddrive. Now when I try to open my computer, booting into Vista on my main drive is very slow and has limited functionality. Opening "My Computer" and the Vista disk manager does not work so I cant format the harddrive in question. However when I disconnect that harddrive from my computer, Vista loads fine. So if anyone can give me solutions for formatting my harddrive without having to log into Vista that would be great.
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Jul 9, 2009
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Dec 24, 2009
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Mar 23, 2008
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May 23, 2009
I have shortcuts to web pages on my desktop. They recently stopped working. When I click one, the arrow changes to a blue spinning circle and nothing else happens. If I click the IE icon, it opens and functions normally. I have Vista Home Basic and IE7. I ran Windows Update. It installed a bunch of updates, including IE8. But the problem remains.
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Dec 28, 2009
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Dec 8, 2009
I dont have windows vista dvd so i cannot reinstall from it. I had a back up but its completely useless. I have a oem key that was coming with the pc.windows update dont want to work anymore.
"Windows could not search for new updates"
Errors found:
Code 80070490 Windows Update encountered an unknown error.
Curious thing is it sais i dont have any currently update installed in my pc anymore. Few days ago the list was full with updates and now I dont have any on the list. For make it worse now my system restore tells me that i dont have any system restore point so i cant restore to any point before i get all the errors and stuff.
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Jun 12, 2008
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Sep 12, 2009
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Jul 25, 2008
Lately when I've tried looking at different folders and files on my hard drives I keep getting "Windows Explorer has stopped working and will restart." It's driving me nuts, I can barely do anything.
Also, same thing with Internet Explorer...I'm getting real sick of Vista's shoddiness..
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Apr 6, 2010
I used registry defrag of "Registry Mechanic" and its stopped to work suddenly so I restarted the computer and all was different. All the data that was on the desktop have been deleted, the font is different, when I'm opening FF it's asking me if I want to transfer from IE (like the first time I used it) and the most important thing that I can't get into the Restore fuction so I stuck here. What shall I do ? I have Vista Ultimate x64.
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Jun 9, 2008
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This program used to work just fine but stopped working and I do not get a notification of what the problem is or a code or something from Windows. I've recently updated to SP1 using Vista on an Acer 5570 laptop. I've tried changing the speed and placing the video on my desktop instead of pulling from folders but that makes no difference. I've changed file extensions, downloaded other programs to convert files to different types thinking that's what was wrong. Nothing has worked. I can view just fine using Windows Media Player so I'm not sure why I can no longer burn using this program......
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Apr 2, 2010
I have read many previous forums about AoE II issues, but none seem to apply to my issue. Late last year I successfully installed AoE II on my computer and was able to play it in Windows 98 compatibility without any issues. More recently whenever I try to play it, the window "Age of Empires II has stopped working." pops up.
I have updated patches, I have tried using files from a flash drive, I've tried installing and reinstalling, disabling graphics card, and many of the other suggestions read on this forum, none of which worked for me. I also installed the Trial version, and ironically, it works perfectly fine.
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May 5, 2009
I installed Windows live messenger, nevest verson a longtime ago, it stoppet to work some days ago, so i deleted it and tried tu uninstall. Then i tried to install it again, but the installing window told me that i already had windows live messenger. Now, i cant find the program or install it, what should i do?
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Oct 13, 2009
I have been trying to dowload programmes from the BBC iplayer site but first it tries to install Adobe AIR. This fails, giving a meaningless Windows message stating that the installer has stopped working. I can't get the Manage Attachments feature to work so I can't upload images of the error messages. I have an administrator account.
Following instruction, I downloaded AIR directly from the Adobe site and found that it still wouldn't install on my account. It asks me twice if I want to run the installation exe file but from two different locations which is weird. Once again I can't upload an image for some reason but the first Open File dialogue box has: Name: ...mon Gail_BecxDesktopAdobeAIRInstaller.exe Publisher: Adobe Systems Incorporated............
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May 18, 2009
I right click on the desktop, open the menu and pick new then folder and it works fine. I right click on the desktop, open the menu and pick new then shortcut and nothing happens. I restarted the computer but it is still the same.
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