Windows Explorer crashes

[Guest]

Nearly every time I try to load Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer!) it
crashes the computer with 'A problem has been detected and Windows has been
shut down to prevent damage...'. etc. , sometimes immediately, sometimes
after long use and at random times (though, accessing A: seems to crash it
pretty regularly). Suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Galen]

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Nearly every time I try to load Windows Explorer (not Internet
Explorer!) it crashes the computer with 'A problem has been detected
and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage...'. etc. ,
sometimes immediately, sometimes after long use and at random times
(though, accessing A: seems to crash it pretty regularly).
Suggestions would be appreciated.

I have found that this helps:

Explorer as a Separate Process :
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/tips/sep_explorer.html

It could also be many other things including malware of various types so if
running the desktop as a separate instance of explorer doesn't do the trick
then I'd scan. Heck you might even want to do a malware scan first as
running the desktop as a separate instance will take about 8 MB of
additional RAM.

Malware Cleaning :
http://www.kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

Galen
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