Unfortunately, from the user perspective it appears that nothing is happening. When the user tries to start the program again, it fails because the application is aware that the service is already running and it ignores the request to launch again.
In these situations, what has likely happened is the program spawned the service required to run it, but the application that provides the expected user interface fails to start properly. Continuing to try and start the program does not actually change anything. This is similar to what happens with programs that fail to launch. This happens because once the first document fails - nothing sent to the printer after that can get through! Until the document blocking the queue is removed, nothing will print.
However, if the user were to open the printer queue, they would see all the documents sent to the printer sitting in the queue while nothing is being printed.
Sending a job to the printer fails and the first instinct is simply to send it again - which also won't print. What is preventing the program from launchingĪnyone who has ever had a printer issue should relate to this issue. At this point most people attempt to launch the program again only to suffer the same results. The process goes something like this: trying to start an application, looking for the spinning cursor to be sure the device is processing something, questioning whether or not the double-click was too fast and interpreted as a single click, to realizing nothing is happening. Here's a video demonstrating the steps below: How to Start Programs When They Fail to LaunchĪ program failing to launch is probably something everyone has experienced. Luckily, there are a few things you can do to get the program to launch successfully that do not require a full reboot of the device. Regardless of what is being held up, it is a waste of time! This is at best a nuisance, but it could be halting a presentation to a board or conference, preventing a payroll run, or preventing some other important task from being completed. Sometimes when trying to start a program or application on a Windows device it takes longer than normal to launch and eventually you realize it is not going to open.
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