Programs starting as "Suspended"

[Ben Jamin]

Hello,

I am currently running Win7 Home Premium on a custom rig I built for gaming, and have been running it for a few months no problem until now.

A few weeks ago after a startup I realized that any time I started to run a program, the program would not start. I would click on the application, my cursor would get the loading circle, then the program simply would not open. Shortcuts, taskbar, start menu, even trying to boot them through console would not work. The only applications I can start are McAfee, IE8, and most admin and windows tools. Anything else just wont start. I opened the task manager and saw that the programs were running as suspended, and the only way to get them to work was to right click them and hit continue.

I ran McAfee, no viruses detected. I ran Disk check and mem check, no errors detected on either. At first the problem would happen only one out of 10 or so startups, now it occurs every startup. Doing a system restore back to a point before a windows update seemed to fix it, until my system crashed after doing that and now its every startup again.

I would at all costs like a way to resolve this issue without needing a fresh reinstallation (though it seems that is the only solution), as I currently have no means to backup some important stuff I have on my computer .

Any help is greatly appretiated in advance.

 

[MossG]

Hi

Hey,

I know this response isn't exactly technical. But I have recently be suffering from this exact same problem and have found that the solution in my case is to clear out all the dust and dirt from within my PC case, and believe me there was a lot!

Good luck in finding a solution and please send me what ever information you find, incase there are other fixes!

 

[cesarpenco]

hi benjamin! i thought that i was alone in the sea whith this problem, i found a post that talk about this problem, but there was no reponse. i´m fighting with this problem along 2 months. and nobody seems to have this problems.
i tell you what i found about this problem

only happens when the system is connected on internet.
i thought, like you, that an update was cause of the problem but i cancel all updates after restore the system and still occasionally happens.
discard viruses and troyans because when problem happens there is no internet activity and is weird that a virus no connect to the web.
i noticed that sometimes the is no problem after a system restart. all programs starts whitout problems .

is rare that when renew the program that start as suspended in task manager, a message pop says that a user suspended the task
i hope that the microsoft people give us a solution.
i apologise about mi english. i learn it playing video games!

 

[jimcarmichael]

I have the exact same problem.

At the moment I can launch resmon and see the applications as 'suspended' in the processes list.
You can for the apps to run by right clicking on the process and clicking 'resume process'

Full virus check - normal...

Why is this happening?

 

[dothackjhe]

I guess it got something to do with the OS. Try upgrading to a higher version of your Windows 7.

 

[jimcarmichael]

I'm sorry, but the above advice is ridiculous.
'Try upgrading to a higher version of the os'
?

Sorry, dothackjhe, but this is not very useful, nor will it solve the problem.

The issue appears to mostly affect 32bit programmes, suggesting interference with the 32 bit emulation in win 7.

I have found an application in my startup config called Wlx.exe (check with MSCONFIG). I suspect this is a virus and will update and scan later

-I'll keep you posted.

 

[dothackjhe]

Haha, I guess I'm not really good at this OS stuff yet. It's just a suggestion anyway.

 

[jimcarmichael]

np

 

[jimcarmichael]

This problem does not appear to be a virus - full Kaspersky scan is normal.

This thread discusses the issue.
It may be a virtual machine problem...

http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-...under-processes-but-not-applications-tab.html

 

[PatTheWebGuy]

A Coincidence?

Hello Ben.

I just encountered this exact same problem this morning, but didn't find a possible solution until a moment ago.

I booted into safe mode and launched a browser. I tried all the ones installed - Safari, FF, IE, Chrome - they all opened properly.

For whatever reason, I restarted the computer again and everything "seems" back to normal.

Coincidence? I have no idea, but I am able to access mail, browse pages, even load a game again without having to resume the application.

If you can, perhaps boot into safe mode and try to launch a browser, close it and reopen. See if this helps.

Pat.

 

[Jacee]

WLX.EXE - Trojan.Agent/Gen-CDesc[Gen] | SUPERAntiSpyware

 

[cesarpenco]

which antivirus do you use? I use 64-bit nod 32 V4

add more details of the problem: when the problem occurs, there are many programs that are suspended at the start, corel, chrome, outlook, word, etc, this does not happen with internet explorer 32 bits, it opens without problems when the problem is affecting pc.

and i live with the problem, because every time I boot the OS checks if the program chrome works fine, and 1 of every 3 times I have to reboot the pc.

 

[cesarpenco]

once the system starts working fine, the problem never appear until the system is shut down, normaly at the next day. i dont remember that the problem appears resetting pc, always occur at the next day. i heard that the SO automatically suspends task when system is overloaded. maybe is a bug of system.

 

[PatTheWebGuy]

No virus

I've used many antivirus programs to find any virus including
Norton
Trend Micro Online Scanner
AVG

All came clean. No virus.

All I simply did was boot into safe mode, load a browser, close it and reopened. Tried other programs as well.

All opened without any application suspension, and my system has been working ever since.

Been shutting down as well - no problems. No hangs, nothing.

Pat.

 

[cesarpenco]

pat . i dont know why you are posting thing that are not usefull for people that have this problem. evidently this problem is not normal, only exist this forum and another for talking on this problem. i like this SO , thats why i try to fix this issue, you dont have to defend this SO.
is obvius people who post here is sure that is not have virus, just wondering what antivirus people are using for reference. maybe this problem was caused by NOD antivirus.

 

[PatTheWebGuy]

Not useful? How is it not useful?

I thought I clearly explained my going into Safe Mode, opened a few apps, and somewhere between doing this and booting normally made everything work again. I presume doing this might have reset some setting(s) into a working state as both SFC /scannow and many antiviruses found nothing.

Of course, I know it might not work for everyone. I am fully aware of this. It might work, it might not.

I have no idea WHY it happened. It might be a virus, but again, I didn't find that WLX.exe file on my system as Jacee seems to want everyone to believe. I referred to Norton, Trend and AVG to prove to myself and any others it's not related to a virus. Even jimcarmichael said Kapersky found nothing.

For all I know, it might even be related to this odd song that suddenly plays on my system without warning. It's not from the Net - I've unplugged the modem to check - so it's obviously something local on my comp.

If anyone else could possibly boot into safe mode, and it works after rebooting back into normal mode, could it not be considered a quick-but-possibly-temporary solution? I simply want to verify if this solution is possible so the comp can again be used normally.

I consider my solution strictly as a theory, of course. I "solved" it on my comp, and if anyone else is willing to test it out, then that would be great. If it doesn't work, then it's back to square one, right?


Pat.

 

[cesarpenco]

sorry pat did not understand what you wrote. remember, i learned english by playing video games.

my temporary solution was restarted windows, and some how everything works fine.
sometime your problem is solved by resetting the machine? or always have to do the procedure that you say.

 

[jimcarmichael]

Mine eventually stopped having the problem.
I've no idea what changed, it just spontaneously resolved.

As I said before this started after a virtual machine installation.

Good luck finding a solution...

 

[SlasherIT]

Hello,

Try doing an SFC /SCANNOW.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

If that does not solve your problem(s), could you please open Event Viewer, save a log of the Application and System log and attach it please.

Thanks,
Slasher

 

[cesarpenco]

temporal solution programs starts as suspended

I still have the problem, I found a temporal solution

First solution: boot the pc without a in ternet connection (turn off the router, sign off the network cable), and after the complete boot (and some minutes more) make the internet connection.

second solution: leave the windows login screen a few minutes, do not enter immediately.

note: some programs like Internet Explorer does not show the error when starts. I taste with google chrome, or any Microsoft Office program, they starts as suspended . when this problem is not solved ends with crashes of windows.