APPCRASH whenever I open Control Panel

[mark r.]

Hi:

I recently upgraded from WinXP Pro to Vista Ultimate, and whenever I launch
the Control Panel -- regardless of whether I am Administrator or a regular
user -- I receive the following APPCRASH error and Explorer must restart.
Can anyone propose a solution?

Thank you.

---- error text ----
Windows Explorer has stopped working.
+ Check online...
+ Restart
+ Debug

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Explorer.EXE
Application Version: 6.0.6000.16386
Application Timestamp: 4549b091
Fault Module Name: StackHash_23d6
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6000.16386
Fault Module Timestamp: 4549bdc9
Exception Code: c0000374
Exception Offset: 000af1c9
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 23d6
Additional Information 2: 3e593f8ad129f1205d00e7dce97b51ab
Additional Information 3: 8589

 

[Guest]

Hi Marc,

I suddenly have the same problem.
Whenever I wamt to launch MEDIA PLAYER or MEDIA CENTER.

Have you found a sollution yet (I didn't)

Martin

 

[Joe Guidera]

Check the event log to see if it offers a module that is causing the
appcrash. Like as not this is being caused by a third party control panel
applet that was installed.

Joe

 

[Guest]

I have the same problem but just with control panel. Explorer works fine. My
documents works fine. Only when I open control panel does the program want to
restart.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: explorer.exe
Application Version: 6.0.6000.16549
Application Timestamp: 46d230c5
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6000.16386
Fault Module Timestamp: 4549bdc9
Exception Code: c00000fd
Exception Offset: 000447f2
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 8d13
Additional Information 2: cdca9b1d21d12b77d84f02df48e34311
Additional Information 3: 8d13
Additional Information 4: cdca9b1d21d12b77d84f02df48e34311

 

[burger808]

I have the same problem but just with control panel. Explorer works fine. My
documents works fine. Only when I open control panel does the program want to
restart.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: explorer.exe
Application Version: 6.0.6000.16549
Application Timestamp: 46d230c5
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6000.16386
Fault Module Timestamp: 4549bdc9
Exception Code: c00000fd
Exception Offset: 000447f2
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 8d13
Additional Information 2: cdca9b1d21d12b77d84f02df48e34311
Additional Information 3: 8d13
Additional Information 4: cdca9b1d21d12b77d84f02df48e34311

 

[burger808]

i am having the same type of problem but windows explorer crashes when i
close the folder ( any windows folder) If anyone has a solution it would be
great. If i find one will post.