When i go: Start> All programs > Accessories > System tools > Systeminformation
i get this message ( freely translated from norwegian )
"Windows can't open Help and Support because a systemapplication can't run. If you want to solve this problem, start the application called Help and Support"
Where is the Help and Support application, and what do i do?
i turned on my computer today and this error thing pops up.. it says
Runtime Error!Program C:WINDOWSExplorer.exeThis application has requested the runtime to terminate it in a unusual way.Please contact the applications support team for more informationi dont know what the suport team is. and whenever i click ok all my icons go away for 5 seconds then show back up and it pops up again. and it keeps going from there.
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