26 Nov 2009 at 08:02 #1 GJ02 GJ02 Soldato Joined 30 Nov 2007 Posts 6,419 Location . good morning my fellow members im having biy of bother with random " windows explorer has stopped working " messages popping up does anyone know whats possibly causing this annoyiong little glitch and a possible fix ? many thanks tonk
good morning my fellow members im having biy of bother with random " windows explorer has stopped working " messages popping up does anyone know whats possibly causing this annoyiong little glitch and a possible fix ? many thanks tonk
26 Nov 2009 at 09:06 #2 cokecan cokecan Soldato Joined 4 Jan 2004 Posts 7,752 Location Nottingham does the error message pop up when you open specific folders? if so, what folders and what kind of files are in them? I've seen video files that have broken frames cause explorer to crash while the view is set to thumbnail
does the error message pop up when you open specific folders? if so, what folders and what kind of files are in them? I've seen video files that have broken frames cause explorer to crash while the view is set to thumbnail
26 Nov 2009 at 09:07 #3 bledd bledd Don Joined 21 Oct 2002 Posts 46,808 Location Parts Unknown usually it's from too many explorer addons, like google desktop and av (and multiple other ones) slowing explorer down remove any explorer addon type programs what AV are you using?
usually it's from too many explorer addons, like google desktop and av (and multiple other ones) slowing explorer down remove any explorer addon type programs what AV are you using?
26 Nov 2009 at 09:55 #4 GJ02 GJ02 Soldato OP Joined 30 Nov 2007 Posts 6,419 Location . it mostly happens on desktop when im click on an icon or when i refresh desktop the only thing addon wise im using is sidebar with 3 gadgets and im using comodo av and firewall
it mostly happens on desktop when im click on an icon or when i refresh desktop the only thing addon wise im using is sidebar with 3 gadgets and im using comodo av and firewall
26 Nov 2009 at 10:20 #5 bledd bledd Don Joined 21 Oct 2002 Posts 46,808 Location Parts Unknown does it do it in other user accounts on the machine?