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    Does windows explorer randomly crash on you?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by shinakuma9, Jan 18, 2010.

  1. shinakuma9

    shinakuma9 Notebook Deity

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    Im running windows 7 x64 ultimate, and randomly, no matter what im doing, i would get an error saying windows explorer has stopped working, it restarts within 5 seconds and everything is fine and dandy again. Does this happen to anyone else?
     
    shinakuma9, Jan 18, 2010
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  2. neenee

    neenee Notebook Consultant

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    It would help us if you could share the error message you see after explorer stops working.
     
    neenee, Jan 18, 2010
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    Szadzik Notebook Evangelist

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    No, it does not.
     
    Szadzik, Jan 18, 2010
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  4. Amnesiac

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    Haven't got it here, and I have the same hardware, except for the processor.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 18, 2010
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  5. shinakuma9

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    No error message, it just says windows explorer has stopped working, windows is finding a solution to the problem. A second later it restarts very quickly and everything is the way it was before. Its not really a bother because the entire thing takes about 10 seconds, but yeah it just keeps happening usually when i open/close windows too fast.
     
    shinakuma9, Jan 18, 2010
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  6. Amnesiac

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    Start Menu > Action Center

    Entry should be in there. See if Windows has anything to say about it.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 18, 2010
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  7. shinakuma9

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    do you mean event viewer? theres nothing in the action center that i can see that relates to windows explorer. In the event viewer however, this is what i found

    Faulting application name: Explorer.EXE, version: 6.1.7600.16404, time stamp: 0x4a765771
    Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5be02b
    Exception code: 0xc000041d
    Fault offset: 0x0000000000051da0
    Faulting process id: 0x1a94
    Faulting application start time: 0x01ca9882d22ee4c0
    Faulting application path: C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
    Report Id: 62f28cde-0476-11df-a7c7-00037a883d43
     
    shinakuma9, Jan 18, 2010
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  8. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I get random crashes sometimes too.
     
    sgogeta4, Jan 18, 2010
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  9. Persio

    Persio Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, I do. Everything was working fine when I was running build 7100, but since I moved to 7600 I get these crashes a couple of times a day.
     
    Persio, Jan 19, 2010
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    I sometimes get it when right clicking in the start menu or my computer.
     
    flipfire, Jan 19, 2010
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  11. Pirx

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    That's because of a buggy shell extension you have installed at some point. The only cure is to uninstall/update the offending extension.

    Generally speaking, Explorer crashes are almost always the result of buggy third-party software, with hardware/driver problems a distant second.
     
    Pirx, Jan 19, 2010
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  12. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    No problems here. Win 7 x64 bit.

    Just curious are these clean installs with proper drivers, or were these upgrades to Windows Vista? Or worse, upgrades from Win 7 RC and/or Beta versions?

    Cheers!
     
    tilleroftheearth, Jan 19, 2010
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  13. chewyeong90

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    You're absolutely right. I used to have this problem and what I did was by using this, http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html and doing the elimination process, it turns out to be a buggy shell extension. Disable it and u're good to go.
     
    chewyeong90, Jan 19, 2010
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