Windows Explorer Randomly Crashing

[newms 0]

Okay, I've had Vista for a few months now but just recently my Windows Explorer has been having problems.It says "Windows Explorer has stopped working" and then I click the option restart the program.I usually have 2 - 5 Explorer windows open and when I click restart the program it closes all of my windows and opens up My Documents.I usually get this error one or two times a day but I'm not doing anything wrong.Is this error only happening to me or has it happened to anyone else.Thanks.

[krazygoddess 0]

I also have Vista on my new laptop, which i dont care for at all. but I seem to be having the same problem. I will be fine and surfing and all of a suddent it stops working. I have to close everything and then reopen IE. Then it works again just fine.

[newms 0]

I also have Vista on my new laptop, which i dont care for at all. but I seem to be having the same problem. I will be fine and surfing and all of a suddent it stops working. I have to close everything and then reopen IE. Then it works again just fine.

I'm talking about Windows Explorer not Internet Explorer. I mean like My Documents, My Computer... stuff like that.

[Erdemir 0]

I'm talking about Windows Explorer not Internet Explorer. I mean like My Documents, My Computer... stuff like that.

Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer are working on the same basic. If you try to type c: in Internet Explorer, it will work as Windows Explorer. And also, if you try to type http://forums.xisto.com/ in Windows Explorer address bar, it will work as Internet Explorer.

About your Windows Explorer problem: My laptop came with Windows Vista and I didn't like Vista because of lots of reasons. And setup Windows XP SP2 instead.
Maybe you should remove Windows Vista and use Windows XP. I think Windows XP is the best operating system Microsoft has ever built even Vista exists.

[Saint_Michael 3]

Lets keep the I hate vista and the switch to XP posts to 0 and give actual support here.


Anyway, I did a few google searches and of course it is a coming problem two of the solutions would be to install Vista SP 1 and see if that fixes the problem, if you haven't already installed it. If you have it installed I check out this Microsoft document and download the patch they provide.

[IceAge 0]

This is sometimes caused by Spyware, or a malicious virus infecting explorer.exe.

 

 

lay down the porn downloads, and porn sites. You wont get any Spyware if you don't visit. (Only messing. - Don't take this personal. )

 

 

 

Make sure you don't visit any suspicious weblinks, on Google, and/or any other sites.

 

Sites with warez downloads often have active threats these days.

 

I recommend using AVG for your browser protection although AVG does cause slow computer performance.

 

Always scan your Computer twice a week, to make sure you have nothing on your computer that is a threat to your system.

 

use CCleaner to scan for Registry issues, and get them fixed asap.

 

Registry entries are often making your computer's performance slow as well.

 

I will make a few Computer Tutorials soon in the Computer section.

 

I hope this helps.

[newms 0]

I defragmented my computer then ran a virus scan and it seems to have fixed the problem.

[iGuest 3]

I have windows ultimate and also have downloaded SP1. I scan my computer with Norton on a regular basis as well as using ccleaner.  I still have a problem with windows explorer crashing randomly.  The task bar will simply stop responding and I get the message that windows explorer has stopped and needs to be restarted. I've scanned my computer for spyware and virus' but I don't seem to have any. I have been able to fix the problem.  I deeply regreat buying a computer that has vista on it.  I had no problems with vista until after I downloaded SP1.