I get a windows error message everytime I click my lightroom icon. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the program and it still wont work.
Check the following, look in the "Lightroom sub-folder" (see screen shot) and if there is a file ending in .lock, delete this file and then try and restart Lightroom.
When Lightroom is open it places this file next to the opened catalog to ensure that it is not possible for any other user to access the catalog. If Lightroom shuts down unexpectedly the file remains in place and prevents Lightroom from opening. This file is temprory and is deleted when Lightroom is closed normally.
I'm having the same problem. I deleted the lock file but Lightroom is still not responding. This is the info from the details window:
Description:
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: AppHangXProcB1
Application Name: lightroom.exe
Application Version: 4.1.0.11
Application Timestamp: 4fb2266f
Hang Signature: b8ae
Hang Type: 64
Waiting on Application Name: svchost.exe:{69b37063-2bb6-43b5-a109-60e69a77840f}
Waiting on Application Version: 0.0.0.0
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 4105
Additional Hang Signature 1: b8ae05400f148a54117f04300a99b5bf
Additional Hang Signature 2: b6e4
Additional Hang Signature 3: b6e48f6fccbff32ca6478a4e3bea9018
Additional Hang Signature 4: b8ae
Additional Hang Signature 5: b8ae05400f148a54117f04300a99b5bf
Additional Hang Signature 6: b6e4
Additional Hang Signature 7: b6e48f6fccbff32ca6478a4e3bea9018
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