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bene

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Registered: 2007-04-09

Posts: 3

Windows immediatley close

I tried to use Xfce, but evertime I open most windows they immediatley close.  One program that does not close is the text editor.
HELP

weibullguy

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From: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Registered: 2007-01-17

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Re: Windows immediatley close

Are you launching the applications by clicking on icons or from the menu?  Try executing them from the command line (if you can get a terminal emulator open) and see what errors are produced.  There are a plethora of reasons an application may behave this way.

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bene

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Registered: 2007-04-09

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Re: Windows immediatley close

I was tring to launch programs from the menu.  I tried to do what you said but I could not open the command prompt.  I could open the Application Finder, but most of the programs, including command prompt, that I tried to open from there did not work either.  I did see an exception popup.  It said Process ended with 1 child.  I am going to try to use the setup disk to repair the problem.

Jellybean

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Registered: 2007-02-17

Posts: 43

Re: Windows immediatley close

I don't think this is your problem, but someone else who had this problem had placed a book beside them, and it pressed the ESC key down...

bene

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Registered: 2007-04-09

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Re: Windows immediatley close

I used the CD to reinstall and now it works.  Even the GUI log in.