Vista not launching applications...

[Raknor]

sometimes when i try to lauch an app in vista i get the blue circle/ hour glass thing, but nothing happens. This has happened with many of the demos ive downloaded and with FEAR. fortuanatally i was abled to get into the root directory of fear and launch from there but now im having a problem opening battlefield 2142 patch 1.25 i just click and it spins...anyone else having this prob with vista or know what is up?

 

[KSoD]

Are you sure that the short cuts are going to the right destination and executing the right file?

 

[advancedgeek]

if it is the blue circle or whatever it is it might be checking cd as people make no-cd and cracks and that is not a problem if it stays there for 5-10 seconds but if longer then your cd drive is old or something is wrong with your os/cd.

 

[Raknor]

these are root files no shortcuts invloved and no cd's either most of the time....i can tell you for sure that none of the hardware is to blame its all new.