Occasionally a program that is known to be compatible with Windows 7 can fail. If this is a program that is compatible with Windows 7, and is the only program running, the problem could be with the software configuration, for example it could have been installed wrong.
If a program suddenly fails, you should go through all of the menus at the top of the screen and check any configuration settings, ensuring that they are correct. If you are using a program that requires access to a database you need to ensure that the database file is not corrupted, and make sure it is accessible. If the program relies on another kind of specific file you need to make sure the file that is needed is not corrupt and is accessible.
You can also use the event viewer within Microsoft to view any errors that the program may have caused. This will allow to look back and see when the errors started appearing, which can help you determine what could have caused the failure.
An application can also fail because of changes to the operating system. If a program stops working after you've made a system change or applied an update, consider using system restore to roll back system changes to a time when the application worked properly. This method won't remove any user files such as documents or emails, but it will remove any applications and updates installed after the system restore.
If software stops functioning but you cannot revert to an earlier state, you can try to repair the installation, if a repair option is available. This enables you to reinstall a program without losing any user data. To reinstall a program just insert the install disk into the PC and select repair when prompted. If there is no repair option you can simply back up the user data and totally reinstall the program.
If a critical application fails and you can't repair it using any of these methods you should restore the whole system from a backup where the program worked,
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