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SL won't start!! HELP!!!!

Misty Novi
Registered User
Join date: 3 Mar 2007
Posts: 2
04-21-2007 16:45
I just erased & re-loaded the SL program and now I can't get it to start! When I click on the shortcut, it "checks hardware" & looks like it is about to go to the log-in window, but then it shuts down. No error report or anything is given, so I have no idea what is happening.

I'm not very computer saavy, so please explain this to me in simple terms. I did go to my firewall settings and made sure that my computer isn't blocking SL.

Please help!! I haven't been able to get online for several days and now this happens! :((
Misty Novi
Registered User
Join date: 3 Mar 2007
Posts: 2
04-21-2007 17:11
apparently my settings were for windows 95... I switched them to windows NT and everything seems to work now! :)
Talbain Edelman
Registered User
Join date: 12 Jan 2007
Posts: 8
04-21-2007 17:11
From: Misty Novi
I just erased & re-loaded the SL program and now I can't get it to start! When I click on the shortcut, it "checks hardware" & looks like it is about to go to the log-in window, but then it shuts down. No error report or anything is given, so I have no idea what is happening.

I'm not very computer saavy, so please explain this to me in simple terms. I did go to my firewall settings and made sure that my computer isn't blocking SL.

Please help!! I haven't been able to get online for several days and now this happens! :((


I have exactly the same problem after i reinstalled SL.
Are you using Windows Vista and a ATI graficcard? If yes, it may be a problem with the drivers.