explorer.exe CRASH after closing control panel

[Shoewee]

Every time I x out from control panel explorer.exe crashes. It happens every
time. Any ideas as to how to fix this?

[Wesley Vogel]

Update your antivirus software and do a full system scan.

Also scan for spyware.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
Shoewee > hunted and pecked:
> Every time I x out from control panel explorer.exe crashes. It happens
> every time. Any ideas as to how to fix this?

[Shoewee]

The most updated norton runs every night, and Microsoft's Anti-Spyware runs
every night. No virus, and only one spyware which is from limewire. I don't
delete it or limewire will not work. That shouldn't be the problem anyway.
So no virus or spyware. the problem is still the same. As soon as I x out
of control panel explorer crashes and reloads itself.

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> Update your antivirus software and do a full system scan.
>
> Also scan for spyware.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In ,
> Shoewee > hunted and pecked:
> > Every time I x out from control panel explorer.exe crashes. It happens
> > every time. Any ideas as to how to fix this?
>

[Wesley Vogel]

Limewire installs spyware.

So, yes, spyware.

Some spyware can cause problems with the Control Panel if they have *.cpl
files that show up in the Control Panel.
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Try this...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Read the instructions at the top
Scroll down to...
256. Restore the Control Panel
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See if you have any errors in the Event Viewer related to the Control Panel.

Event ID & the Event Source are very important.

To open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK

For any Events that seem related to the problem...

Double click the event in Event Viewer | Click: the button below the second
arrow (looks like two pages) [[Copies the details of the event to the
Clipboard.]] | Paste into Notepad | Click:
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Read all info | Copy and paste to Notepad | Click the [+] Related Knowledge
Base articles | Follow any links that might be useful

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427

Event Viewer overview
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/event_overview_01.mspx
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
Shoewee > hunted and pecked:
> The most updated norton runs every night, and Microsoft's Anti-Spyware
> runs every night. No virus, and only one spyware which is from limewire.
> I don't delete it or limewire will not work. That shouldn't be the
> problem anyway. So no virus or spyware. the problem is still the same.
> As soon as I x out of control panel explorer crashes and reloads itself.
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Update your antivirus software and do a full system scan.
>>
>> Also scan for spyware.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In ,
>> Shoewee > hunted and pecked:
>>> Every time I x out from control panel explorer.exe crashes. It happens
>>> every time. Any ideas as to how to fix this?

[Shoewee]

OK inside of event viewer there are 2 errors. the first says Faulting
application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.2180, faulting module shlwapi.dll,
version 6.0.2900.2668, fault address 0x00008340

the other error that occured .02 seconds later stated Fault bucket 203172519.

I didn't see anything under the related articles that applied to my
situation. Any more help?!?!?

[Gary Tsang]

Recent versions of Limewire do NOT install spyware (not since 4.x)...

--
Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp


"Wesley Vogel" > wrote in message
...
> Limewire installs spyware.
>
> So, yes, spyware.
>
> Some spyware can cause problems with the Control Panel if they have *.cpl
> files that show up in the Control Panel.
> -----
>
> Try this...
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Read the instructions at the top
> Scroll down to...
> 256. Restore the Control Panel
> -----
>
> See if you have any errors in the Event Viewer related to the Control
> Panel.
>
> Event ID & the Event Source are very important.
>
> To open the Event Viewer...
> Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK
>
> For any Events that seem related to the problem...
>
> Double click the event in Event Viewer | Click: the button below the
> second
> arrow (looks like two pages) [[Copies the details of the event to the
> Clipboard.]] | Paste into Notepad | Click:
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>
> Read all info | Copy and paste to Notepad | Click the [+] Related
> Knowledge
> Base articles | Follow any links that might be useful
>
> HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427
>
> Event Viewer overview
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/event_overview_01.mspx
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In ,
> Shoewee > hunted and pecked:
>> The most updated norton runs every night, and Microsoft's Anti-Spyware
>> runs every night. No virus, and only one spyware which is from limewire.
>> I don't delete it or limewire will not work. That shouldn't be the
>> problem anyway. So no virus or spyware. the problem is still the same.
>> As soon as I x out of control panel explorer crashes and reloads itself.
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>
>>> Update your antivirus software and do a full system scan.
>>>
>>> Also scan for spyware.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In ,
>>> Shoewee > hunted and pecked:
>>>> Every time I x out from control panel explorer.exe crashes. It happens
>>>> every time. Any ideas as to how to fix this?
>

[Wesley Vogel]

Did you try this...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Read the instructions at the top
Scroll down to...
And click on...
256. Restore the Control Panel



--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
Shoewee > hunted and pecked:
> OK inside of event viewer there are 2 errors. the first says Faulting
> application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.2180, faulting module
> shlwapi.dll, version 6.0.2900.2668, fault address 0x00008340
>
> the other error that occured .02 seconds later stated Fault bucket
> 203172519.
>
> I didn't see anything under the related articles that applied to my
> situation. Any more help?!?!?