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Unable to launch any apps (I guess .exe)
My laptop (Sony Vaio / Win 7 Pro 64 bit) began playing up a couple of months ago, occasionally clicking on an icon (eg Firefox, Outlook...) in the taskbar (or from the start menu as well) failed to launch the program. The 'cursor wheel' would spin but then a few seconds later...nothing. A reboot generally fixed it. Over the past couple of months this has got much worse, to the point where now nothing will launch and a reboot doesn't fix it.
In safe mode, all appears to be OK. I am working in safe mode now.
I tried sfc /scannow. No problems reported
I have run virus scans with: G Data, SAS, MBAM, MSE, Spybot. No malware reported.
Before I surrender & reinstall Windows, can anyone suggest a course of action to troubleshoot this?
In the event viewer there are a shedload of errors of various types -typically relating to (1) inability to pick up an IP froDHCP server or (2) Microsoft Security Client OOBE stopped. Dunno if they are relevant or just normal running.
Thanks!