Two Instances of Explorer.exe

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On Windows XP Home SP 2,

Task Manager shows two separate instances of explorer.exe with my user name. Normal?

Daddy
 
Daddy said:
Task Manager shows two separate instances of explorer.exe with my user
name. Normal?
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That depends and may happen when this option has been checked: Explorer >
Tools > Folder Options > View > Launch Folder Windows in a separate process
(or similar since translated). Could be caused by malware also, of course.
 
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