icon keep refreshing when i close win explorer

[Ziggy]

When i have my windoes explorer open & close it i lose my task bar & icons
refresh & i get this in my event viewer after. this also does after closing
programs. How can i stop this?

Details
Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 1002
Source: Winlogon
Version: 5.0
Component: Application Event Log
Symbolic Name: EVENT_SHELL_RESTARTED
Message: The shell stopped unexpectedly and %1 was restarted.

Explanation
The shell was stopped and then restarted. By default, the shell is
explorer.exe; however, you might have a customized shell.


User Action
No user action is required.



Version: 5.2
Symbolic Name: EVENT_SHELL_RESTARTED
Message: The shell stopped unexpectedly and %1 was restarted.

Explanation
The shell was stopped and then restarted. By default, the shell is
explorer.exe; however, you might have a customized shell.


User Action
No user action is required.

 

[Kelly]

Have you modified the shell? If not, try the edit on line 157
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[Ziggy]

I am not sure Kelly

how would u modify it?

Have you modified the shell? If not, try the edit on line 157
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[Kelly]

Have you renamed/replaced explorer.exe?