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Windows XP Explorer Problems

  • 28-04-2005 7:44am
    #1
    TheMonster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭


    Whenever I open explorer(from start menu or shortcut key) it hangs and I have to end task it. I can however open a folder on the desktop and everything is fine once I don't do show folders.

    Anyy ideas? SP2 and latest updates all applied.


Comments

  • #2
    Zapho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭Zapho


    Maybe you have a problem with hardware, like do you have an mp3 player like the Zen or the iPod? If there was a problem with them if you try to open explorer, it could hang. It could also be a problem with a network drive, or a damaged floppy drive.


  • #3
    Renton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭Renton


    Explorer.exe is tied in with Internet Explorer, could any of your browser hijacks be causing it?

    Try using hijackthis @ http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/ and pasting the log it creates of the scan here.

    Renton.


  • #4
    fatherdougalmag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,391 ✭✭✭fatherdougalmag


    I've heard tell of some instances where you might have large or numerous AVI's and Explorer tries to go off and get details about each of them and this ties things up for a while but it does eventually come back.


  • #5
    angelofdeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭angelofdeath


    i tend to agree with zapho, probably a hardware problem, open up the case and plug out all your optical drives, floppy drives, extra harddrives and eternal devices, boot up and see if you still have the problem


  • #6
    Saviour_Angel
    Registered Users Posts: 427 ✭✭Saviour_Angel


    Since I got the latest update a week ago I can't access eithor of my 2 ex HDD. It just crashs the pc... BSOD...
    Don't rule anything out until your sure... I know for a fact that the latest updates didn't do me any favors...
    But yes check to make sure it's not hardware also...


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Explorer - Tools - Folder Options - View - Launch folder windows in a different process.

    Not sure what effect it has but hopefully only one window at at time will hang/crash/timeout.


  • #8
    Gryzor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,715 ✭✭✭Gryzor


    i have this problem aswell......happens very frequently but not all the time.....i've got "My Computer" set to "Display as a Menu" from the Start menu...this works as a workaround when explorer hangs.....still buggin the sh1t out of me though.. :mad: i haven't installed any M$ patches in a couple of months..


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