Windows Explorer crashing and restarting

[Art - GTS Technologies]

Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg
displayed. On restart, it displays an Explorer browser window, but the
Desktop and Taskbar do not reappear. Ctrl-Alt-Del to Task Manager works
fine. If this is a known problem, please point me to the relevant URLs.
Thanks.

Event Log: "The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted."

Win XP Pro, with SP3 installed on top of SP2
Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg

displayed. On restart, it displays an Explorer browser window, but the
Desktop and Taskbar do not reappear. Ctrl-Alt-Del to Task Manager works
fine. If this is a known problem, please point me to the relevant URLs.
Thanks.

Event Log: "The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted."

Win XP Pro, with SP3 installed on top of SP2
Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM

You may want to try and get the update from this KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955109

At the top of the page, click on "View and request hotfix downloads",
follow the instructions. Let me know how it goes.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[The Real Truth MVP]

Try my Explorer Shell Fix tool. Download it here
http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm

 

[nass]

Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg
displayed. On restart, it displays an Explorer browser window, but the
Desktop and Taskbar do not reappear. Ctrl-Alt-Del to Task Manager works
fine. If this is a known problem, please point me to the relevant URLs.
Thanks.

Event Log: "The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted."

Win XP Pro, with SP3 installed on top of SP2
Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM

Did you checked the Even Viewer Log for cluses?
Make sure you scan thoroughly this machine with an up2date anti-virus and
anti-malware software.

Run this command:
sfc /scannow

The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891608

Windows Explorer may exit unexpectedly when you use it to view TIFF files in
the Details view in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898051/
HTH,
nass

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg

Did you checked the Even Viewer Log for cluses?
Make sure you scan thoroughly this machine with an up2date anti-virus and
anti-malware software.

Run this command:
sfc /scannow

The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891608

Windows Explorer may exit unexpectedly when you use it to view TIFF files in
the Details view in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898051/
HTH,
nass

This person has SP3 installed, those KB's wouldn't apply.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[nass]

This person has SP3 installed, those KB's wouldn't apply.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

Yep, I know the Op has SP3 and the above link for NT and Server2003 no even
for XP but I was given the Info for the Op to read for a similar scenario and
the Registry Keys can be the same no difference from XP/ SP3.
HTH,
nass

 

[PaulM]

Go here and download FixShell:
http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=133
This script will fix the Explorer Shell.