[xGOHANx]

OK i have searching the net for about three hours and i have come up with nothing to fix my problem. Im depending on you guys to help a fellow vista user.

THE PROBLEM

Everytime i use any program like "photoshop,word,exel,or even paint" my explorer stops responding. I click on open and the window pops up to "Documents" and boom "NOT RESPONDING". I try and save a file and boom "NOT RESPONDING". Its doesnt matter what program it does it in every program i try to use.

IM STUMPED
Please help me i am out of ideas i tried several things and nothing

Thanks

[wilson44512]

have you done any virus scans? have you scanned for spy ware.

[xGOHANx]

yes sir im currently using NOD32 and its coming up with nothing.

[DaveA]

What versions of these software are you using, if they are very old then that may be a problem for staters.
Did any of them ever work with Vista?

[xGOHANx]

yes i updated photoshop and im still having the problem

[DaveA]

Give us the name and version number of each of the programs that you are having issues with!

[Rich-M]

What version of Photoshop?

[Elvandil]

Any programs added just recently?

Problems like this can result from invalid entries added to the context menu. Are you having any problem with that?

You should also run a chkdsk /f on all your drives. Explorer can manipulate files on NTFS volumes even when there are disk errors, which is one of the great features of NTFS. But it takes a lot of time and CPU power.

[mikeyrob]

Originally Posted by xGOHANx

OK i have searching the net for about three hours and i have come up with nothing to fix my problem. Im depending on you guys to help a fellow vista user.

THE PROBLEM

Everytime i use any program like "photoshop,word,exel,or even paint" my explorer stops responding. I click on open and the window pops up to "Documents" and boom "NOT RESPONDING". I try and save a file and boom "NOT RESPONDING". Its doesnt matter what program it does it in every program i try to use.

IM STUMPED
Please help me i am out of ideas i tried several things and nothing

Thanks

This rings a bell ! I sure do know as had simarlar problem.. Its Windows Installer that is mucking you about,, Some Programs after install have sort of a hook or add in like AutoCAD and Photoshop. I uninstalled both and couldnt get Microsoft 2007 Office suites to open (weel they did but took like 3 mins , an eternity) Now to be Honest here I did a straight system Restore and put Photoshop and AutoCAD back ,, instant Success.. Others have had simarlar problems ,, You can fix Windows Installer apparently,, however I just Messed about for HOURS (like you) until it came clear
There is a posting on Utube about Windows Installer,, you will find Im right Good luck mikey rob