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    Windows Explorer has stopped working (what the..

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by agbluestick, Oct 23, 2008.

  1. agbluestick

    agbluestick Notebook Geek

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    What the heck i use to get this error when vista first came out *** is this crap omg? i get it about 3-4 times a day randomly, and i have to restart then its fine again!

    Im running vista home SP1 64bit with all the latest updates etc...

    well might have to go back to ubuntu lol... i really hope i can fix this does anyone at all know how to fix this? i

    (this makes me want to rip my freaking hair off)
     
    agbluestick, Oct 23, 2008
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    Hinduemperior Notebook Deity

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    it might be a site you go to, there are certain sites that have adds that essentially fork-bomb IE
     
    Hinduemperior, Oct 23, 2008
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  3. Bartlett

    Bartlett The Prophet

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    if your taskbar goes out on you and you dont see anything on the bottom, then press cntrl-alt-delete, one by one and hold each one then select task manager. click new task and type in explorer.exe, and it should bring it back for u.
     
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  4. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    Umm...u could try accessing Event Logs (right click 'My Computer'--> Manage--> Event Viewer) Expand 'Windows logs' and look under the Applications and System logs for errors; they might hint you on what exactly is causing the Explorer crashes.

    On top of that you should also scan the entire computer for viruses/malware, and also run a Windows Update. I would also monitor the programs/processes that are running using task manager, msconfig etc.
     
    makaveli72, Oct 23, 2008
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