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Matt Monkey
I'm having a reoccuring problem with Windows XP, which is
Windows explorer just randomly crashing. Sometimes it
crashes right when it opens, sometimes it crashes when I
select a different folder, usually a folder with a lot of
items, like "My Documents". I noticed it was predictably
crashing when I opened a folder with a bunch of digital
photos (and directories) in "My Pictures", so I moved
that directory to the hard drive so I could open it. Up
until then it was crashing so regularly that I was
mystified how this problem hadn't been caught before.
Just now, explorer crashed when I accessed the Programs
menu from the Start button. I know it's a crash because
it hides the taskbar for a second while it's thinking,
then rebuilds it with any instances of Explorer closed
and with some of the icons on the system tray missing.
This is the behavior of a crash from Windows 95 on up.
What's with Windows XP? How do I stop this from
happening?
Windows explorer just randomly crashing. Sometimes it
crashes right when it opens, sometimes it crashes when I
select a different folder, usually a folder with a lot of
items, like "My Documents". I noticed it was predictably
crashing when I opened a folder with a bunch of digital
photos (and directories) in "My Pictures", so I moved
that directory to the hard drive so I could open it. Up
until then it was crashing so regularly that I was
mystified how this problem hadn't been caught before.
Just now, explorer crashed when I accessed the Programs
menu from the Start button. I know it's a crash because
it hides the taskbar for a second while it's thinking,
then rebuilds it with any instances of Explorer closed
and with some of the icons on the system tray missing.
This is the behavior of a crash from Windows 95 on up.
What's with Windows XP? How do I stop this from
happening?