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    explorer.exe crashes randomly

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jarlaxle, Jul 25, 2008.

  1. jarlaxle

    jarlaxle Notebook Geek

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    Hi

    Recently I've encountered problems with my explorer.exe. It just crashes randomly (and then restart itself), especially when I launch some games (still it happened few times during simple work). Results are only windows of error, blink of a screen and mess with icons in tray, but it's a bit troubling.
    I scanned my drives with antivirus and spy sweeper, but it haven't found any crap at all. Then I've performed chkdsk with /r parameter and although it found and fixed some errors - crashes still happen.

    Any suggestions ?
     
    jarlaxle, Jul 25, 2008
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  2. rubenvb

    rubenvb Notebook Consultant

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    As it happens when you launch games, it may be a faulty video driver. Try updating it.
     
    rubenvb, Jul 25, 2008
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  3. jarlaxle

    jarlaxle Notebook Geek

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    I've installed a new one yesterday. Went to 177.70 from 177.41. Still, explorer crashes :/
     
    jarlaxle, Jul 25, 2008
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  4. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Download and run CCleaner and see if you can fix anything through it.... (esp registry)
     
    Andy, Jul 25, 2008
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    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    What are your comp specs?
     
    Nocturnal310, Jul 25, 2008
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  6. jarlaxle

    jarlaxle Notebook Geek

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    @angad1608, I use CCleaner, jv16 PowerTools, RegCleaner, so my comp is "pretty" clean :p

    @nocturnal310, my lappy is XPS M1530 T8300 2,4GHz, 2GB ram, 8600M GT
     
    jarlaxle, Jul 25, 2008
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  7. Andy

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    Vista or XP..??
     
    Andy, Jul 25, 2008
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  8. jarlaxle

    jarlaxle Notebook Geek

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    XP Pro with SP3 (fogot to mention that, ah)
     
    jarlaxle, Jul 25, 2008
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    Try "Start" -> "Run" -> SFC /SCANNOW
     
    Andy, Jul 25, 2008
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    Thanks a lot, I'll check it as soon as I'll be back home after work :)
     
    jarlaxle, Jul 25, 2008
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    You've probably got a corrupted/outdated driver somewheres - not necessarily a virus or other malware. To get a more specific idea of what's causing explorer to crash, check in the events log to see what was logged when it crashed.
     
    Shyster1, Jul 25, 2008
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