Comments on: Vista Explorer crash

By: Fox

Fox — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:54:51 +0000

This is from a long time ago, but I got to say that I have the same problem! It’s so frustrating. I’ve been using Macs for the last 4 years, and I absolutely HATE having to use Windows now. It’s horrible, it’s buggy, and it’s one headache after another. I’m dead serious: Microsoft is one lame company if they can even get their own file manipulation to function properly. There is absolutely no reason why Explorer should crash on simply copying and moving files… We’ve been doing this since the first HDDs came out, and even before… why in the world can’t Microsoft get it right? Why are they so bad at this?

By: ihatevista

ihatevista — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:28:33 +0000

why microsoft, WHY???? i get this error like every day, and every day i have to do the bad way of turning off my computer (using the switch). i just want service pack 2 or something, i cant even install crysis SP demo because of this error. i hope a fix will come soon….

By: Erny

Erny — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:46:53 +0000

I had this problem, researched on the net, did all the tricks offered until was about to go back to xp. i figured all the programss i had installed i removed them one by one tested the machine until i got the damn thing that was not befriending it. I was running a compatible anti virus that works with vista but the moment i removed it everything went back to smooth sailing and its a week now and no crashes, am using a different programm and vista is looking sweet. I like mcaffee but unfortunately it was not happy working with vista.

By: Jannik

Jannik — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:37:10 +0000

Too bad they don’t work

I guess the problem is on regedit.

The trojen is no more on my pc.

I guess that trojen was attached to some regedit files and changed them.

Now that the vundo trojen is gone, i need to mix with regedit to make whatever vundo changed back to normal.

Does anybody here knows hows how to do this?

By: Jannik

Jannik — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:03:14 +0000

Well, i take sometings back.

A saw some repair options and you guys should check this out!

This program can repair the windows explorer folder options that some treats disabnle it to make removal more dificult.
options?

Many many many more…

By: Jannik

Jannik — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:52:45 +0000

You were right.
Unlike other spywares like spyware doctor this one detected vundo and more 6 trojans.
To ascape kaspersky’s deadly hand , these must be veary secret trojans.

Yes they disssapeared autta my sistem.

But i Still have the windows explorer problem

If i want to select properties of a program when i click with the right side of the mause the explorer crashes and restarts.

Please keep giving solutions like this one.

Thank you chaos, i’m sorry it didn0t work…

By: Chaos

Chaos — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:50:35 +0000

Well I installed Vista yesterday and as soon as I was online this happened alot. I believe this is caused by a trojan called vundo (it is a very common trojan that easily infects all comps). On XP this causes pop up of ads and leaves your internet slow, on vista it has the affect of crashing your windows explorer constantly. Superantispyware will detect it and wipe it from your comp (try it).

By: pimpslapgates

pimpslapgates — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:19:57 +0000

I keep having this problem *on occasion*, i try to open up a folder, or double click on a file within it, and it crashes. I then try to do the same thing, and it’s fine. This is a fairly new vista business computer (feb 2008). I also have to reboot about once a week because all the icons on the bottom start fading out (like they’re dying or something :)).

In 1989 i had a unix workstation at work running x-windows that i rebooted once in 2 years; and that was to install more memory. It’s appalling that 20 yrs later MS can’t deliver an o/s that can find its way out of a wet paper bag…

By: Missy

Missy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:11:09 +0000

Im having a problem with vista an im just about ready to go crazy my task bar starts bouncing and moving icons in the wrong places I click on my start and have a blank menu also all programmes are doubled even on the desk top it continutes until i reboot the computer then its normal only to start all over again can someone please help me with this problem Im just about ready to head for a padded cell.

By: xts

xts — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:32:02 +0000

One more thing, I found that viewing the event viewer even causes the explorer to lock up and crash. I have also found that the event viewer can help you research somewhat on your errors by checking the time and date of the errors and remembering when your crashes occur.

I find that taking notes helps me keep track. You can usually find a link in the page with the error for more information, if not you can google it (the error number and/or description).

By: xts

xts — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:27:19 +0000

I can’t be sure exactly what started mine as several things have been going on already. I know that I’ve had this problem only lately and have recieved updates (automatically) upon rebooting from a hard crash with my system. I’m running Vista Home Premium, 320 gig hdd, 2 gig ram, 2.66 intel dual core, nvidia geforce 7300 gs, pci 8738 c-media sound, wireless microsoft mouse (loses connection sometimes). Since I have so many issues that started around Nov/Dec of 2007 I’m not sure which are causing which as most are random. Have been running the system for about a year now with vista, no reinstalls but restores and repairs, yes.

My most recent though are windows explorer crashing when I run internet explorer 7.0, when I right click on the desktop/a file on the desktop/the taskbar or start menu use. I’ve killed the explorer.exe and re-ran it using task manager, still crashed. I went to a site called secunia http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ and scanned my system, saw that there were security issues with 4 programs, updated them all except quicktime (not yet but shall) and the explorer.exe crashes have slowed giving me only one since so far. Not sure if it’s related though. It’s random as well as it seems to like to hit in large patterns then slow to nearly none, as if it were a group of tornadoes. Go figure.

I’m still seeking a good registry cleaner thinking it might help. I’ve had errors in the past before this began about my hard drive’s driver failing and dirty volume info (in reliability report in vista), issues with my acpi32 missing but the registry has a listing, mentioning my bios doesn’t have an irq for pci slot 7, warnings of winload.??? and drive.sys, so many I can’t keep up. Microsoft thinks my hard drive is failing, I don’t know… But I think these may be seperate issues here as the explorer issue just began. The hard lockups and conflicts began around the time .NET was trying to auto install (update for .NET framework from Microsoft).

Just trying to cover the most important bases so it may help someone. The reliability report I was able to access through control panel.

Sorry this was so long, everyone..

By: vijay

vijay — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:09:15 +0000

Use an alternative. I use Cubic Explorer for all my file management. Thats faster and much better than the inbuilt Explorer. This is not a solution and can be used by almost anybody who needs to open files and folders.

By: Eradication

Eradication — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:34:30 +0000

I have a problem too whenever i open more then two aplications or just windows my desktop starts moving changing with every move of a mouse i cant do anything, but i i open like a firefox it works fine but not always so the main problem is the windows eplores even if it does not crash its imposible to work with it…

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:43:52 +0000

hey! I have the same problem too! ok buddies…we are all just complaining! I understand it’s a really annoying problem, but if we all work together we can find a solution. I have come with so many “solutions that work” for this issue, but these are only temporary solutions. I’m recently trying the ShellExView solution, which suggests this problem is originated from third party shell extensions. If it works I’ll be posting it all over the internet! I swear! Because I really understand you guys.
P.S. anybody knows what desktop background or dreamscene is Tom using? (look at pictures posted above this page) GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

By: me!

me! — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:39:50 +0000

NEWS FLASH to all you dreamers.
Vista SP1 didn’t fix the Windows Explorer crashes, on the contrary, it increased it, especially on Laptops.

I had to disable the Windows Firewall otherwise the explorer keeps lagging and then crashing after the laptop is back from sleep mode.

Conclusion: Vista sucks, and that’s a fact.

By: sascha/hdrs

sascha/hdrs — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:20:39 +0000

on my latest vista installation the desktop sometimes crashes when i try to open the recycle bin. interestingly this even happens after installing SP1 for vista.

By: George

George — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:59:59 +0000

I am having the same problem. Whenever I try to open Control Panel or any window to do with configuration explorer.exe crashes.

I am unabled to even disabled a network connection as explorer crashes. I want to re-install XP, but I just can’t be bothered to reinstall my applications and customise it.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:05:09 +0000

I have 64 bit Vista Ultimate running on an Asus Blitz Formula MB with an Nvida GPU. Quad core Pentium 2 with 4 GB of RAM. USB keyboard, no problem using the keyboard in BIOS, and can even log into Windows with it. Once Windows starts I can use the mouse no problem. The second I use the keyboard, windows explorer crashes and locks up the machine. I tried several different keyboards by the way?

By: Stuart Chandler

Stuart Chandler — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:39:22 +0000

Just installed Vista 64-bit on a new build, RAID 0 drives. I had a ps/2 keyboard to help with RAID setup. Still using the PS/2 keyboard I discovered that whenever I went into any shell app (eg: Internet http:) selection, when I began to type, the whole thing froze up. The only thing that would work is shutting down the app thru task manager. Can anyone explain this or know of some method that I use to straighten this out?

Thought that by changing to USB keyboard problem would go away.This helps but still does it. Wanted to change the Homepage in Explorer in Internet Options. It happened again. What can be done?

By: Dimov000

Dimov000 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:55:30 +0000

Also I was one of the guys who suddenly had a crash of explorer whwn using the right click on the mouse.

After long searching I found out that it was not due to the shell extensions but due to programs using shellext.dll
This driver caused the problem and after uninstalling them it was over.
During my search I found by accident a great utlity called shmnview…which helps you out with all shell extensions.

Just because noother person found my solution…here is mine.

Dimov000