Encore CS4 Won't Start

Hi,
I'm not too handy with computers, honestly. I have used CS4 for a couple years now. I made my last DVD 6 months ago with it, running Vista. But now when I go to open Encore, it starts to open, you can see the assets panel, and then it all just shuts down inexplicably. I am finding a lot of people that have the same problems all over the internet, and none of their fixes worked for me. I need someone to guide me through fixing it.

Welcome to the forum.
When a program crashes, or exits unexpectedly, there is often a breadcrumb trail left behind in Event Viewer. This ARTICLE will give you some tips on finding clues amongst the breadcrumbs.
I'd also check your video and audio drivers, and update from the mfgrs' Web sites, if you do not have the most current.
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