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Old 04-01-2016, 04:26 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by yvonne63 View Post
Dear BetterRed, I read the FAQ and checked all that I could think of. I havo no external device connected, nothing new installed (only updates from windows and McAfee). This is still the same computer with the same software.
The only other weird thing is dat HitmanPro gets stuck at 99%, while scanning something that's called windows/write.exe. Could that be it? I ran malwarebytes, but nothing found.
@yvonne63 FYI: windows/write is MS Wordpad

Maybe you should run a System File Check (sfc /scannow) see ==>> Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files

Antivirus programs can cause problems. Is Hitman Pro running concurrently with Calibre - I thought it was something you ran on demand. If it is running in the background I suggest you terminate it with Task Manager and try calibre.

The only thing I can suggest is to disable everything possible in start up (CCleaner is excellent for this), restart and see if calibre freezes - if it doesn't then we know its something in start up. If so, I would use a binary chop process to find the culprit - again CCleaner is the go.

If its not - then are there any strange devices ? Watcom mice, and tablets have caused problems

Have you tried running calibre in Safe mode - the msconfig utility has a tab to restart in Safe mode (easier than hitting F5 or is it F3 at the right nanosecond at boot time)

Added : Could you try the Portable Version - you can install it anywhere, but I suggest not Program Files or Program Files (86). It won't interfere with your installed version or libraries.

BR

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