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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      ...unless I click a link in email! Stop me if you've heard this one. I cannot launch Opera with it's own icon/shortcut. BUT, if I click a link in an email, it brings Opera right up.

      What gives?!

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      • burnout426
        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

        What if you browse right to Opera's program files folder and double-left-click on launcher.exe? Does that at least work?

        You can also right-click on the Opera shortcut (or right-click on the Opera pinned taskbar icon and right click on "Opera Browser) and goto "properties". On the shortcut tab, you can look at the target field to make sure the command to launcher.exe is correct.

        Example (when installed for all users):

        "C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe"
        

        or for the current user only:

        "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\local\programs\Opera\launcher.exe" (I think)
        

        Did you recently update Windows?

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        • laland2k
          laland2k last edited by

          I have a problem:
          ![alt text](0_1543507161407_OperaError01.png image url)

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          • sgunhouse
            sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

            We can't read that language, you'll have to translate it for us.

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            • laland2k
              laland2k @sgunhouse last edited by

              @sgunhouse
              «The Instruction at 0x00007FFB8F1269C0 referenced memory at 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFF89. The memory could not be read»

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              • burnout426
                burnout426 Volunteer @laland2k last edited by

                @laland2k said in Opera won't start...:

                I have a problem:

                Is that related to this thread?

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                • laland2k
                  laland2k @burnout426 last edited by

                  @burnout426 said in Opera won't start...:

                  Opera won't start...:

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                  • burnout426
                    burnout426 Volunteer @laland2k last edited by

                    @laland2k I was assuming the OP didn't get an error when trying to launch via Opera's shortcut and that Opera runs fine when it's launched right, and that the OP doesn't get an error like that. So, I was thinking your issue is something different/separate. But, no biggie.

                    I'd delete your program files folder and reinstall Opera to make sure your program files are all in tact and no corrupted. If that doesn't help, I'd look into profile issues by renaming your profile folders so Opera creates new ones to see if things work fine then. If so, you might have to keep those new profile folder or figure out how to fix the old profile folder without Opera being able to run with it.

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User @burnout426 last edited by

                      @burnout426

                      "If that doesn't help, I'd look into profile issues by renaming your profile folders so Opera creates new ones to see if things work fine then. If so, you might have to keep those new profile folder or figure out how to fix the old profile folder without Opera being able to run with it."

                      This worked. Before I attempted it, I backed up my speed dials and made sure I was in sync. Once I got Opera restarted, all I had to do was sign in and sync up. Seems to be working fine now!

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                        Topic closed as solved.

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