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    Control Panel broken

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by darthvader1432, May 23, 2009.

  1. darthvader1432

    darthvader1432 - Audiophile -

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    i have windows vista
    Ok well I have been playing tf2 today and I took a break.

    I hit the control panel button on my start menu

    the box for the control menu comes up but it stays white with nothing inside it

    also, when i hit windows update, the spiral loading thing comes near the cursor, then nothing happens

    i restart my computer and i have same problem

    I'm running a virus scan with AVIRA free version and SUPERantispyware right now.

    Hopefully it is a virus or something becuase i can delete it, but if i have to reinstall windows again Im going to rage.

    anybody know how to fix this?
     
    darthvader1432, May 23, 2009
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Any periphals?

    I get a lag when opening explorer windows when my external HDDs have shut down beause they feel the need to conserver electricity.

    How long have you waited for the content of the window to appear?

    Also, if you just minized the game its possible that some files were paged out to the HDD to free up RAM.
     
    DetlevCM, May 23, 2009
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  3. darthvader1432

    darthvader1432 - Audiophile -

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    no i dont have tf2 up right now i was just saying i played it earlier today
     
    darthvader1432, May 23, 2009
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  4. darthvader1432

    darthvader1432 - Audiophile -

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    no virus. pls somebody help me. my control panel wont work, nor will windows update. I heard there is some sort of cmd prompt you could type in to fix it

    PELEASESEAAEES HEPEPEPEPELLLEPPPPP

    Loook this i was trying to do a fix for this but i get this becuase apparently my system liceneing is courrpted.
    [​IMG]

    Im going to smash this computer

    EDIT: and when i try to restore to an earlier date i get the same error meesage
     
    darthvader1432, May 23, 2009
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  5. voltaire

    voltaire Notebook Consultant

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    I had/have the same problem. Drove me nuts trying to figure out what was causing it, turned out that it had something to do with my anti virus program, Avast. If I turn the anti virus program off and open the control panel I have no problem, if I don't the control panel window pops up with no icons and the spirally thingamajig doing it's thing until I get the "This Program is Not Responding" message. When I get time I'll reinstall the virus program but as long as I have a temporary fix I can live with it.
     
    voltaire, May 23, 2009
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  6. Angelic

    Angelic Kickin' back :3

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    Rob41 Team Pirate Control

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    Have you tried restoring to an earlier point?
     
    Rob41, May 24, 2009
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  8. -L1GHTGAM3R-

    -L1GHTGAM3R- Notebook Deity

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    yeah usually this solves most of my problems......u should try it :)
     
    -L1GHTGAM3R-, May 24, 2009
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  9. darthvader1432

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    ok i'm going to do it tommorrow becuase i want to play tf2 now
     
    darthvader1432, May 24, 2009
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  10. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If - only if - it is the anti virus as another poster suggeted - Kaspersky runs fine on Vista & XP. ;)
     
    DetlevCM, May 24, 2009
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