Hey guys,

I am running Windows 7, 32 bit and have had Chrome on my computer for years and never had a problem. Now, the program won't even start. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, creating a new default folder, etc. Apparently there are who are having this problem.

It looks like the best solution might be installing an old version of Chrome, but that seems kind of silly.

https://productforums.google.com/forum/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer#!msg/chrome/Uqb9TahmDhI/fBpeuCkUWJcJ

Has anyone else experienced the problem? And if so, how did you fix it?

Thanks in advance!

Nope works fine here, so can't help you there.
Anything interesting in event viewer?

Do you have any security software installed? LIke anti-virus or EMET or something else? Might that be the issue?

I haven't installed anything new recently. I did go to my firewall to ensure it had access. Still nothing.

Did you reboot after the uninstall, and then again after the install? Also run a full virus scan with your virus software or malware bytes. A lot of viruses shut off your browsers so that you can not look up how to remove them.

that smells like bad trouble my friend.

Computers don't do silly things like this on their own. I am fairly certain that your issues are not limited to chrome and the real problem is actually more systemic. I am also inclined to assume that your maintenance habits are lacking.

If one of my computers were to start acting connery to the extent that you described I'd simply reformat the beast. Burn those problems down and start anew.

I actually keep my computer up to date with SlimDrivers and pay attention to the Windows Action center for various updates. I had a tech guy at my school run an antivirus on my computer a month or two ago and nothing popped up for him. He was really surprised because normally students have dozens of malware programs on their computer. Everything else on my computer works great. Firefox is working great for the moment.

As I mentioned earlier, it seems lots of people are having this problem right now.

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/tdlOv4V4jDk[176-200-false]

Yeah, my advice to you would be to take ownership of your computer and it's well-being. Those statements suggest your proclivity to leave said responsibilities in the hands of others. It behooves you to know your machine inside and out--like they say, "If you want something done right, do it yourself" and good PC maintenance is no exception.

this'll get you started:

http://bit.ly/1hjE7YE

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Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.

If you're looking for a quick fix, I suggest a registry optimizer such as CCleaner:
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

A more total, automated solution would be Advanced SystemCare:
http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html

I do use CCleaner regularly but programs like ASC will never replace knowing your machine, it's software and exhibiting due diligence in keeping the crap and bad practices from mucking it up.

What it sounds like to me is that the newest Chrome update doesn't play well with some software or hardware combination. These sorts of things are very hard to track down though.

You could try Chrome as a new desktop user (not just a new Chrome profile) and make sure you have as little as possible running in the background. Probably won't help though.

If it's a hardware incompatibility you're basically screwed unless Chrome fix the issue. Are you using an older computer?

how long have you been sitting on THAT chestnut?

I' m sorry, what's your contribution here?

Pratchett's enlightenment for the masses.

Ed: thanks for the reminder :-D

omg hope this situation doesn't infect my system. I use Chrome the most (using it right now writing this post).

Looks like I have version 35.0.1916.114 m; and it is working fine atm. Chrome About shows "Google Chrome is up to date".

Keeping fingers crossed!

Like someone else mentioned - check in Event Viewer.

Hope you get it solved.