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| Windows Vista Explorer Crashes Frequently. |
If your Explorer.exe crashes / restarts frequently, and / or if you get the message: |
Windows Explorer has stopped working |
Windows Explorer is restarting |
| Here are some troubleshooting steps you may want to try. Quite possibly its one of your installed programs which may be interfering with the smooth functioning of explorer.exe. You may have to try them all. Hopefully one should help you. If an option doesn't help you, don't forget to restore it back to its default, where applicable & possible. |
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| 1) First and foremost ensure that your Vista is updated and scan your computer for virus and spyware. Follow it up with a Registry Cleaner run. CCleaner is a good freeware. |
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| 2) Run ChkDsk. |
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| 3) See if you a System Restore makes the problem go away. |
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| 4) Disable the Preview Pane in Explorer and see if it helps. To disable the Preview Pane, click Organize > Layout > Preview Pane. |
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| 5) Disable UAC and see if it helps. |
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| 6) Disable DEP or NoExecute Protection. Do note that Data Execution Prevention is a set of hardware and software technologies that perform additional checks on memory to help prevent malicious code from running on a system; as such it is a security feature..
Type cmd in Vista's search bar. Rt click on search results 'cmd' and click on Run as Administrator. Then copy paste |
bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOff |
| and hit enter. Reboot. This has been known to help in some earlier versions of Vista. |
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| 7) Open Explorer. Click Organize > Folder & Search Options > View > Advanced Settings > check 'Launch folder windows in a separate process' > Apply > OK. |
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| 8) Check if you have installed any helpers or add-ons to your explorer. Uninstall them. Often, even 3rd party shell extensions can cause Explorer to crash on particular actions. Several programs add items to the right click context menu. Download freeware utility ShellExView. |
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| It will let you view & disable suspect 3rd party shell extensions. Using Trial & Error method, you may to disable / enable the extensions to try and identify if any of them are causing a problem. ShellExView can be also be used for solving contextmenu problems in Explorer, like, say, if the Right-click is slow. |
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| See if KB930092 and KB931702 pertaining to Vista Explorer crashes apply to you. You may also wish to open a Support Request at Microsoft. |
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These Links may Interest You:
Windows Vista Freezes Frequently
GUIDE : Virus, Spyware, Malware Removal. |
| Problem Reports and Solutions Center in Windows Vista. |
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