Author Topic: Windows program shutting down randomly (Read 5839 times)

DJ Omnimaga · « **on:** September 06, 2007, 06:00:00 am »

ANyone know what could cause windows programs to suddently shut down when the Open/Save as is open for more than 2-25 seconds? It happens to me all the time and its annoying when I need to save as and I lose everything, or having to reopen the app all the time. It happens with most 3rd party apps, like Photofiltre, Image Studio, etc.

If there is a fix for this could someone direct me to it?

It only do that in Windows XP

spengo · « **Reply #1 on:** September 06, 2007, 09:21:00 am »

Hmm, how old is your windows install? Windows is known for getting f***ed up after awhile.

Delnar_Ersike · « **Reply #2 on:** September 06, 2007, 12:59:00 pm »

Have you tried replacing the RAM module(s) for your computer? Usually if programs quit unexpectedly (even in MacOS, not sure about Linux distributions) it's either because there isn't enough free RAM available or the RAM module that is in the computer does not agree with the computer all the time (aka isn't compatible with the motherboard)...

nitacku · « **Reply #3 on:** September 06, 2007, 01:29:00 pm »

There was one program that used to do this to me. I can't think of the name though...

It was really weird. It would do the same thing that you described; open the save dialog, and then close about 2 seconds after I click on anything. I'm not sure what is causing it. It only used to happen on that one program for me.

Could it be using .net framework? Maybe there is an error in the .net framework.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #4 on:** September 06, 2007, 05:39:00 pm »

maybe its that, i dont think its ram tho cuz i have 1 GB and it was meant for this mobo, and windows install is only 2 month old, I had this problem with my previous one as well as on my old pentium II back then

Delnar_Ersike · « **Reply #5 on:** September 07, 2007, 04:04:00 am »

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QUOTE (DJ Omnimaga @ 6 Sep, 2007, 21:39)

maybe its that, i dont think its ram tho cuz i have 1 GB and it was meant for this mobo, and windows install is only 2 month old, I had this problem with my previous one as well as on my old pentium II back then

Really? Is there anything common between those three computers other than their operating system?

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #6 on:** September 07, 2007, 10:29:00 am »

nope

, and its only 2 computers, the first one was a pII and the current one crashed once, so i had to reformat

JincS · « **Reply #7 on:** September 07, 2007, 04:47:00 pm »

If it's mostly imaging software that's crashing your compy, it's most likely that you're trying to save too big of pictures, and the software itself has crappy memory management. Only real thing you can do is save often and run only one or two programs at a time

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #8 on:** September 07, 2007, 05:19:00 pm »

this sucks, i guess most freeware programs have issues with this then

Halifax · « **Reply #9 on:** September 07, 2007, 06:02:00 pm »

I wouldn't exactly blame it on freeware. I think it is just the programmers. Windows Movie Maker does this too me a lot though.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #10 on:** September 07, 2007, 06:05:00 pm »

really? I had no problems with saving/opening files on it, nor any other microsoft programs. it just happens with most freeware stuff (not all tho), maybe most programmers miss one important thing in their debugging process that make them do that.

else its my comp or windows install, but it would be weird because all my previous xp install did that

Halifax · « **Reply #11 on:** September 07, 2007, 06:07:00 pm »

Hmm yeah it generally happens a lot to me with WMM and Microsoft Word. Although they save backup files every 10 minutes for which I am thankful. Or else I would be pulling my hair out right now, but they still do crash usually.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #12 on:** September 07, 2007, 06:08:00 pm »

ok, microshit really need to make their os better, i know its lot of hard work to maintain but it has been 6 years since XP was released and it still have many bugs (not fatal ones tho)

necro · « **Reply #13 on:** September 07, 2007, 07:24:00 pm »

Or perhaps a better set of programing standards that adress issues like these. Besides, xp is infinitely nicer than vista...(*cries* because higher end pc with vista preloaded sucks more than several year old xp laptop)

Delnar_Ersike · « **Reply #14 on:** September 08, 2007, 06:34:00 am »

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Or perhaps a better set of programing standards that adress issues like these. Besides, xp is infinitely nicer than vista...(*cries* because higher end pc with vista preloaded sucks more than several year old xp laptop)

I guess that is why Dell has become kind of popular these days (they can pre-load XP instead of Vista in about 66% of their computers, as well as pre-loading Ubuntu in some of their desktops)...

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