Win Explorer "memory could not be written" and then App locks up

[Guest]

When I use Windows Explorer and attempt to delete files, I get the following
Error MessageApplication popup: explorer.exe - Application Error : The
instruction at "0x0366335f" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory
could not be "written".

Click on OK to terminate the program
Click on CANCEL to debug the program

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

The support center site provides no help.

Thanks

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

To repair all system files, go to Start/Run, and type (or paste in): SFC /SCANNOW (see: Description of Windows XP and Windows Server
2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe): http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310747 )

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the response, I tried that already and it didn't make any
difference.
I ran the program twice, (which by the way requires the WIN XP installation
disc) and the program showed the progress bar moving from left to right.
When the bar reached the end, it just disappeared, with no followup report of
errors corrected or no errors found.

The error only happens when I try to delete files using the right click or
toolbar, also unless I run the Dr Watson via the Debug opption, no errors
show up in the event log.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

I would try 'chkdsk /r', and take a look at this site.

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

 

[Guest]

I would try 'chkdsk /r', and take a look at this site.

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

 

[Guest]

PROBLEM SOLVED! Thanks

The ShellExView Shell Extensions Manager located the corrupted item and
solved the problem. It was a Shortcut to Shred XP. Data from ShellExView
posted below. The problem not only affected the right click it also affected
the delete key on the keyboard.

Shortcut to Shred XP Yes Context
Menu 2.0.3.6 Gale-Force No No No C:\PROGRA~1\GALE-F~1\ShredXP\SHREDX~1.DLL {6A1E4CE1-0549-0200-C028-CE90F5C75150} 7/1/2004
4:05:38 PM 7/10/2004 7:58:03 PM No .avi, .InCDSendTo, .lnk, .wmv,
AllFilesystemObjects, AVIFile, CompressedFolder, jpegfile, lnkfile, wmafile,
WMVFile