Windows Explorer has encountered a problem

[DW]

A dialogue box appears on my screen from time to time, most frequently when
I click on My Network Places. "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem
and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience". It occassionaly
appears in some programs. When I click on "don't send" the screen refreshes
and any applications I am running are closed.

Is there a simple way to get this message to disappear. When I drag it to
the side of the screen I am still able to work, save, etc.

Will SP2 solve this problem? Thanks.

DW

System:
P4 3.2
1056 MB RAM
Win XP SP1

 

[Guest]

XP is designed to manage critical sytem faults much better than previous
Windows versions.

The roor message that you have received reminds you that XP has recovered
from a critical problem. It cannot be turned off and by the same token,
should not be ignored.

There is something wrong with your PC: either the application itself is
incorrectly installed [or badly written] or there is a memory related fault
[it could be a faulty memory module or motherboard item].

In your case I would suggest running anti spyware to see if there are any
nasties and if none arfe revealed, attempt a repair installation of XP.