Note: I actually "fixed" this problem with a system restore, but seeing as how it keeps recurring every few months I'd like to find out what the root problem is.
So, the programs my laptop had installed with Windows 7 stop working around 1 - 2 minutes after I start up windows. I can still use Firefox, Google Chrome, Skype etc. but any windows-related programs such as Task manager or cmd.exe stop responding. If I use ctrl+alt+del to get to the menu and then return to windows, the whole screen turns black. If I open Skype or other programs like that, they show up on the black and a snapshot of the window stays if I move the window around.
Also I can't stop the programs, they just get stuck.
Shutting down the computer shows that all the stuck programs suddenly start working for those few seconds between windows stopping all processes and shutting down the computer.
I figured it could've been Explorer.exe messing up, but I tried killing that process in the 2 minute window and the system still got stuck. Tried googling for the problem, but didn't seem like anyone else had anything like this.
So, the programs my laptop had installed with Windows 7 stop working around 1 - 2 minutes after I start up windows. I can still use Firefox, Google Chrome, Skype etc. but any windows-related programs such as Task manager or cmd.exe stop responding. If I use ctrl+alt+del to get to the menu and then return to windows, the whole screen turns black. If I open Skype or other programs like that, they show up on the black and a snapshot of the window stays if I move the window around.
Also I can't stop the programs, they just get stuck.
Shutting down the computer shows that all the stuck programs suddenly start working for those few seconds between windows stopping all processes and shutting down the computer.
I figured it could've been Explorer.exe messing up, but I tried killing that process in the 2 minute window and the system still got stuck. Tried googling for the problem, but didn't seem like anyone else had anything like this.
