Windows Explorer problem in XP home

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On two different computers we have with XP Home (one Dell delivered with XP, one other just upgraded from Win 98 SE), Windows Explorer will not stay open. Right-clicking Start and clicking Explorer causes the screen to blank (except for the wallpaper) and then restore itself to the normal desktop. Running Explorer from the Programs listing will open it; however, it will not stay open long enough to use (same blanking, etc. as above). Anyone have any ideas what's going on here?
 
Hello
This is William (regular user of windows XP, just saw your problem on the forum
How to correct the problem on the issue of opening "My Computer", and Internet explorer ...Settings and so on
Just right-click on the Internet Explorer and select "properties", there go to "advanced" and in the list UNcheck: "Enable third-party browser extensions [requires restart] " then press the "apply" button and then O
This TOTALLY worked for me, I really hope it will work for you.
The thing is I was on the internet on March 31-April 1 at about midnight things went wrong, either a glitch or a new virus, (a lot of people on the forums got the same exact thing at this time [april1]; looks like a good April fools pranck !!! there are like 6 viruses that day !!
If it didn't fix the problem, according to one "victim" - he tryed to update his Adobe Acrobat 6.0 professional.
Well, let me know.
(by the way I opened my computer twice before it worked...
 
This worked perfectly. Thank you very much.


Ilusha said:
Hello !
This is William (regular user of windows XP, just saw your problem
Click to expand...
Just right-click on the Internet Explorer and select "properties",
Click to expand...
there go to "advanced" and in the list UNcheck: "Enable third-party browser
extensions [requires restart] " then press the "apply" button and then OK
This TOTALLY worked for me, I really hope it will work for you.
The thing is I was on the internet on March 31-April 1 at about
Click to expand...
midnight things went wrong, either a glitch or a new virus, (a lot of people
on the forums got the same exact thing at this time [april1]; looks like a
good April fools pranck !!! there are like 6 viruses that day !!)
If it didn't fix the problem, according to one "victim" - he tryed
Click to expand...
to update his Adobe Acrobat 6.0 professional.
 
Thanks from me too! This solved my problem with search function in Explorer

Ironically - given that it seems to be a virus - the problem first arose when I upgraded to McAfee Internet Security 6

Just out of interest what are third party browser extensions?
 
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