Why did Rainmeter suddenly stop working? (or any program, for that matter?)

Yesterday I was messing around on my computer (surfing the internet I think), when I got a Windows pop-up that said Rainmeter had stopped working. Note: I was NOT messing with any sort of system files or settings when this happened.

First, I tried to start it again, and the same pop-up appeared.

Second, I restarted the computer. Rainmeter is supposed to start at startup, but I got the same pop-up, like Rainmeter was crashing immediately upon starting.

Third, I uninstalled Rainmeter from the control panel, and then reinstalled it. I no longer get the pop-up saying Rainmeter crashed when I try to open it - I just get nothing. The Rainmeter icon appears in the system tray, it is listed in the process list, but nothing appears on the desktop. The icon in the system tray does not respond to left, right, or double-clicks.

*** is going on? Why in the world would a program suddenly stop working? I am completely lost with how to get Rainmeter working again.

Help!

Mac

edit: seriously? wt-eff is considered profanity?

 

This happened to me awile ago, and I traced it back to one of my rainmeter apps, "notes." Do you have that? The sticky note thing caused it to crash, once I removed that, rainmeter worked.

 

as a matter of fact, I do have a to-do list that (if I remember correctly, it was a while ago) I coded by modifying someone else's "notes" app.

But where would that notes app be and why wouldn't it have gotten deleted when I uninstalled everything?

Mac

 

The apps would be in c>program files>rainmeter>skins. just remove the folder, exit rainmeter, start it back up.

the crashing will still happen as long as the notes is still in that folder. try removing it and seeing if it doesnt crash

EDIT: ive been calling them apps, but the appropriate word is rainmeter skins.