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windows explorer problem

I am posting this on behalf of my son. He has a new dell dimension desktop which he bought 6 months ago but as he works away he has only used it twice. It starts up and then a screen pops up saying windows explorer has stopped working, then after 30 seconds another screen pops up saying windows explorer has encountered a problem, then it shuts down after 5 seconds. The screen goes blank for a minute before the whole process repeats itself.
He has tried re-booting with his windows but to no avail.
Any techies out there who can offer help

Thank you

Comments

  • PaulK_3
    PaulK_3 Posts: 1,146 Forumite
    Does it happen if he boots to safe mode? If so then a repair install via booting from the CD could be an option, if he has tried that then he may need to format the PC and start againl. It could also be hardware related so looking in even viewer in admin tools (control panel) is something else that needs to be done.
  • gremlin666_2
    gremlin666_2 Posts: 249 Forumite
    If i was you i'd forget internet explorer amd use Firefox which is a far better browser than explorer.
    Don't listen to the bad things about Vista its the best :beer:

    Just because it's free don't mean it's good :rolleyes:

    Ditch Norton Now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wall:

    Just Because you read it some where don't mean it's right ;)
  • PaulK_3
    PaulK_3 Posts: 1,146 Forumite
    It's a windows explorer problem not Internet Explorer.
  • chatty123
    chatty123 Posts: 794 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    hi paul. as far as i am aware it still happens when booting in sfae mode but i will call him later and ask him. the problem is he can not get to control panel as he cannot access it due to this explorer problem
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