Browsers don’t open

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HP g7
Windows 7/64
Browsers IE (latest)
Chrome also recently updated to latest version

I normally only use Chrome…after closing Chrome but using the computer for other functions (not online) when I tried to open
Chrome nothing happens. I get the little “circle” and then it stops. IE and Chrome do the same thing…neither opens…just the
desktop is visible. Any computer based program works fine.
I scanned with Malwarebytes and Comodo with nothing detected…also rebooted and then tried an earlier restore point

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

Frank Rocap

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It might be worth opening an Elevated Command Prompt (type cmd in search, Right Click and choose Run As Admin) and typing “sfc /scannow” without the quotes. (notice the space between c and /)

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Medico,

Will follow your instructions shortly. I started computer in “safe mode with networking” and was able to open Chrome and connect to internet sites, but
the browsers don’t open in normal mode.

I’ll post again as soon as I got back to the computer and do the scan.

Thanks
Frank

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Medico,

I ran the scan…if found corrupt files and successfully repaired them but Chrome nor IE open…I posted above that they do work in “safe mode”.

Thank you for the help and Happy New Year

Frank

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Did you reboot in between? If you open TaskManager, do you see Chrome listed, after you try to execute it? If so, if you kill all Chrome instances in Task Manager and try to execute Chrome again, does the problem persist?

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Medico and ruirib,

Problem Solved: Malwarebytes Anti Exploit BETA software time expired. This was installed on 2 computers. On this computer when
I clicked a browser short cut I got a “warning box” about the expiration and until I clicked through that box the browser on this
computer didn’t open either. Clicking the box closed and the browser open right away.

Problem computer: No Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit BETA “expiration warning box” came up to click & close and so no browser.
Uninstalling on both computers has solved the issue.
No more BETA stuff for me…just glad I had this computer to tip me off as to what the problem might be.

Thank you both for your time and suggestions…what weird problems you guys deal with!!!

Happy New Year

Frank Rocap

Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit BETA;malwarebytes.org

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Glad you got it sorted, Frank and thanks for posting the solution to the problem.

Happy New Year.

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Hey Y’all,

It appears there is a new version to fix this problem. See this GHacks article.

Happy New Year All! :fanfare:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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RetiredGeek,

That s it…exactly what popped up on my netbook and only when I clicked it closed would the browser open. I saw it when I
started to look for a solution to the problem and finally remember installing the same anti-exploit software on the problem
computer…but

On the problem computer the little warning box never showed up and so I couldn’t close it and so the browser never open.
I saw it listed in task manager and every time I’d shut down a black screen mentioned something it had to close first but
was so fast I couldn’t ever finish reading it!!

Thanks all for your input….I followed through on all the checks and learned my way around the computer a little more . What relief when Chrome open after I removed the anti exploit software!!

Happy 2014

Frank Rocap

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