There would be little use for your computer if it didn’t have any programs and applications.
Programs are the functions we use on your computer which help us perform a specific task. For example, if we want to surf the internet to find some information we would install and open a web browser applications such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
Without programs on our computer, it would indeed be very boring and most people would not have one.
Fortunately, there are millions of programs out there to server just about any requirement. However, sometimes they don’t always install on your computer.
This post will discuss why your computer might have problems installing either some or all new applications, this also includes updating and reinstalling.
Reasons Why You Might Not Be Able to Install Programs
Not Enough Space
If your computer’s hard drive is full there will not be enough space to install new programs to it.
The more you use your computer the more files and data you will accumulate. Your hard drive only has a limited amount of space. Every time you download a file, save a picture or even go to a website you will store files for future use on your internal hard drive.
There are many cleaning programs out there, but more than likely you will have many files piling up in your Downloads. A quick and easy fix will be to delete those files and empty your trash file.
Operating System Damaged
Your operating System such as Windows is a very sensitive and easily manipulated piece of software. It doesn’t take a lot to damage it and if that happens it will do all sorts of crazy things.
A good indicator that your operating system is damaged is that you will not be able to =open files, not be able to install new programs and often your computer runs really slow.
Wrong Operating System
There are many different opting systems out.
Not all programs work on all operating system. When you download and install a file it is important to make sure you have the correct one to suit your operating system.
Developers can not see into the future. A program may have been made way before a particular operating system existed, so it is entirely possible the program you want to install does not work with today’s technology
Corrupt Installation File
Sometimes downloading a installation file over the internet doesn’t always go as planned.
The way a internet download works is it is chopped into pieces by the sender and reassemble on your end when you receive the file in pieces. Most of the time this works but sometimes things go wrong and the download doesn’t work as planned.
If my installation file doesn’t work, i always try and re-download again using a different web browser.
Computer Virus
Yes, you have probably read it 1000 times on my blog. As well as doing all sorts of crazy things on your computer, computer viruses will also stop you from installing applications on your machine.
This can also include opening existing programs.
A lot of people will make the mistake of uninstalling a program when it doesn’t open. Only to try and reinstall it again and not be able to, in the process losing the files and contents within the program.
Solutions to Help You Install Applications
Windows 10 Clean Up
Running the Windows Clean Up application built into your computer can sometimes repair operating system files.
This is a good place to start, the majority of errors we find are within the operating system itself and this is a very good, free and easy repair.
Virus Removal
Run your antivirus program. A lot of the time if you are infected already the antivirus programs will not work as good. However, this is always good to try anyway.
Windows Updates
Your problem good actually be a known bug in the system and your operating system manufacturer like Microsoft will release updates and patches to fix the problem. Try and run an update to see if that fix’s your issues.
Factory Reset
If nothing else works you might have to factory reset your computer back to like the day you got it. If you go this way make sure you save all the files you want to keep in case you loose everything completely.
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