Windows Explorer Problem

2006-07-06 08:17:58

#1

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7039|Toronto | Canada

"Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost.
Please tell Microsoft about this problem.
We have created an error report that you can send to help us improve Windows Explorer. We will treat this report as confidential and anonymous.
To see what data this error report contains, click here.
Debug Send Error Report Don't Send"

This is the message i get about 3/4 of the time when I turn my computer on. I have no clue how it started and it prevents me from doing anything else. If I try to open any program, the screen will blink and another message will appear. Even if I try to use the "debug", "send error report", or "don't send" I still get the same message. About 1 of 4 restarts will not have this message and will allow me to use my computer normally.

Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Winston_Churchill

2006-07-06 08:34:25

#2

s4vior6: Save's UR @$$; +1|7046|Somewhere in NYC

this might sound extreme but a reinstall might work.

2006-07-06 08:36:59

#3

Use0fWeapons: Get repairs here; +60|6833|Doncaster - UK

can you click on the "to see what the report contains"
then search the Microsoft website for that error code? (if there is one)

I don't know where else to go with this problem, sorry, i am only a slight tech-head though, so someone else may be more helpfully.
I bet CTD's are a real pain with your rig in this condition.

2006-07-06 09:00:36

#4

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7039|Toronto | Canada

When I click on what the error report contains it tells me the error signature, reporting details, and a choice to see technical information about the error report (which is like 15 pages long) and Microsoft's data collection policy.
The error signature is
AppName: explorer.exe
AppVer: 6.0.2900.2180
ModName: unknown
ModVer: 0.0.0.0
Offset: 0000dd4a

2006-07-06 09:15:44

#5

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6867|NYC / Hamburg

i hate to tell you this ....
assuming you did a virus/spyware scan and you tryed to restore to an earlier point, it looks loke your sys32 is screwed. i think you will need to reinstall or if possible a repair install

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-07-06 09:47:56

#6

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7039|Toronto | Canada

Are there any other possible solutions to this problem?

2006-07-06 11:23:19

#7

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6867|NYC / Hamburg

Winston_Churchill wrote:

Are there any other possible solutions to this problem?

aside from virus check, anti-spyware and a roll back? no not really. you are probabely missing/have corrupt key files. back everything up and then do a repair install. all your files and programs should still be there. But sometimes repair install fucks up and you need to reformat

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-07-06 13:04:53

#8

PuckMercury: 6 x 9 = 42; +298|6827|Portland, OR USA

at this point, anything other than a format/reload is a bandaid on a bullet hole. Depending on how old this install of windows is, it is probably due anyway. Windows has a shelf life and its performance degrades significantly after a year. This is especially the case if you're speaking of a gaming machine.

2006-07-06 13:10:44

#9

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6897|Seattle

Boot in safe mode. Look at your event viewer. It should give you a better understanding of what's going on.

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2006-07-09 10:34:36

#10

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7039|Toronto | Canada

King_County_Downy wrote:
Boot in safe mode. Look at your event viewer. It should give you a better understanding of what's going on.

Sorry, but I dont understand that. I know about safe mode etc., but what is event viewer?

2006-07-09 12:36:47

#11

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7039|Toronto | Canada

hmm... i was searching through my files and i found that thumbs.db showed up a lot
i deleted a whole bunch of them but there are some that say external/whatever/etc/ and i dont know how to delete them (i found them by searching)
i dont know if i solved the problem or what and how do i delete the rest of the files?
does anyone know more about this problem?
thanks a lot

2006-07-09 12:39:00

#12

arson: Member; +99|6936|New York

Use Firefox and never have an IE prob again...
http://www.mozilla.org/

2006-07-09 12:40:47

#13

tvmissleman: The Cereal Killer; +201|6958| United States of America

Winston_Churchill wrote:
"Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost.
Please tell Microsoft about this problem.
We have created an error report that you can send to help us improve Windows Explorer. We will treat this report as confidential and anonymous.
To see what data this error report contains, click here.
Debug Send Error Report Don't Send"

This is the message i get about 3/4 of the time when I turn my computer on. I have no clue how it started and it prevents me from doing anything else. If I try to open any program, the screen will blink and another message will appear. Even if I try to use the "debug", "send error report", or "don't send" I still get the same message. About 1 of 4 restarts will not have this message and will allow me to use my computer normally.

Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Winston_Churchill

my friend hade the same problem. the problem was he had more spyware on his compy than i had ever seen.
i took him 2 weeks to get rid of it all

2006-07-09 12:50:14

#14

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7039|Toronto | Canada

arson wrote:
Use Firefox and never have an IE prob again...
http://www.mozilla.org/

i use firefox

2006-07-09 12:52:33

#15

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7039|Toronto | Canada

tvmissleman wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
"Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost.
Please tell Microsoft about this problem.
We have created an error report that you can send to help us improve Windows Explorer. We will treat this report as confidential and anonymous.
To see what data this error report contains, click here.
Debug Send Error Report Don't Send"

This is the message i get about 3/4 of the time when I turn my computer on. I have no clue how it started and it prevents me from doing anything else. If I try to open any program, the screen will blink and another message will appear. Even if I try to use the "debug", "send error report", or "don't send" I still get the same message. About 1 of 4 restarts will not have this message and will allow me to use my computer normally.

Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Winston_Churchill
my friend hade the same problem. the problem was he had more spyware on his compy than i had ever seen.
i took him 2 weeks to get rid of it all

ive used a few spyware and virus scanners and they havent picked up anything other than a couple of little things by the spyware scanner

im hoping it wont come back now that i deleted a bunch of those thumbs.db files

2006-07-09 12:54:02

#16

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7143|Alberta, Canada

try downloading IE7

2006-07-09 17:45:20

#17

broncobullfrog: Extra Tender Juicy SPINY; +58|7051|The 70's

Dont worry about those thumbs.db things, they are just a record created by windows when you view a folder in thumbnail mode (and if you delete them they will just reload. ignore them for the time being.)

what spyware/av scans did you run? try them in safe-mode as a lot of nasty malware cant be detected once they have loaded.

(the firefox/IE7 suggestions are missing the point, its windows explorer that is the problem, not internet explorer.)

2006-07-09 17:50:50

#18

Vampira_NB: Trying is the first step to failing; +76|6974|Canada Eh?

ryan_14 wrote:
try downloading IE7

Its a problem with Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer, they're two different things

2006-07-09 19:51:10

#19

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7039|Toronto | Canada

broncobullfrog wrote:
Dont worry about those thumbs.db things, they are just a record created by windows when you view a folder in thumbnail mode (and if you delete them they will just reload. ignore them for the time being.)

what spyware/av scans did you run? try them in safe-mode as a lot of nasty malware cant be detected once they have loaded.

(the firefox/IE7 suggestions are missing the point, its windows explorer that is the problem, not internet explorer.)

i used windows defender, ad-aware SE personal, rogers yahoo anti-spy and rogers yahoo anti-virus

thanks ill try it in safe mode

2006-07-10 04:26:06

#20

broncobullfrog: Extra Tender Juicy SPINY; +58|7051|The 70's

Try this,..http://www.ewido.net/en/

Ewido is very good, download the trial, update it and run in safe-mode (you only lose the real-time protection when the trial runs out). If your problem is spyware/trojan related then ewido should find it.
I dont know how effective your yahoo av is, you could try an online scan at Trendmicro.

If these dont turn up anything, then im afraid you are back to reinstalling windows.

Last edited by broncobullfrog (2006-07-10 04:32:16)

2006-07-12 10:41:02

#21

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7143|Alberta, Canada

Vampira_NB wrote:
ryan_14 wrote:
try downloading IE7
Its a problem with Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer, they're two different things

whoops sorry bout that

2006-07-12 11:24:03

#22

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7036|Salt Lake City

You know it's because of all your raunchy pr0n, right!?

I agree with the repair install to see if that can resolve it. However, as noted that is only temporary. Once the OS has been installed for awhile you just have to nuke it and start from scratch.

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