Issues with Windows Explorer

I have several issues with Vista and will start with these.1) When dumping a directory/file to the recycle bin, the rec...

Firefox vs. Internet Explorer, Ahead of IE8 and Firefox 3.1

Basically the title of this post should have been>>> Vista destroyed the Windows brand name and its taking IE ...

Window Explorer Crashing

When ever I'm trying to Right click on a folder, My windows explorer crashes. It also crashes when I highlight the fold...

Annoying Windows Explorer Problem

Today when navigating the Program Files folder I came across this error:Windows explorer has stopped working Followed by...

windows explorer not show floppy a:

windows explorer not show floppy a: model : NEC FD 1231H current driver \system32\drivers\fdc.sys...

Windows Explorer crashes when moving files

I'm trying to move files by dragging a folder from the right-hand pane in Windows explorer (Vista Business) to a differ...

Re: Lost Explorer Sidebar Shortcuts

oooookay, even worsewhen i click 'music' in the start menu, i get an error or taken to a music folder with nothing in it...

Windows Explorer Out Of Control

I asked these questions a week ago and got no answer... so I'll ask it again:1: How do I get rid of TAGS??? I have no us...

Explorer needs to restart

getting the error below when I right click on an icon on my desktop, any ideas?Rick Log Name: Application Source: ...

windows explorer font color

I created a new volume fron unallocated space. The volume seems to work fine. However in windows explorer the font is b...

Windows Explorer stops working when paging.

Windows explorer terminates and restarts every time I page through any folder that contains .MOV, AVI files or sub fold...

Windows Explorer becomes non responsive

I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT COMES AND GOES WITH NO APPARENT REASON.I AM RUNNING VISTA ULTIMATE 32BITABOUT A WEEK AGO \"WI...

How to "VIEW AS WEB PAGE" in VISTA EXPLORER ?

explorer in W98 had a button "View as Web Page". explorer in XP hided it per default. But it coud be switched ...

Explorer problems after adding new user

Hi - getting a strange set of problems after adding a new user in Vista Home Premium. Have been using Vista for nearly ...

Windows Explorer left display pane

I do not use the documents folder nor the desktop for data storage. My data is always on another hard drive and I an ex...

home premium- no windows explorer

I have a HP laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium. Windows explorer has disappeared and is nowhere to be found. I have...

Windows Explorer: Always showing list of files

Is it possible to make Windows explorer in Vista to always show the _list_ of the files in every folder instead of icons...

Vista 'Windows Explorer' Folder Types

In Vista Windows explorer under Documents, most folders have the basic tan folder icon and are manipulated like folders...

Explorer - Selecting Files using CTRL key

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with 4gb memory,When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the firs...

My Documents in explorer

I like to see my documents in explorer, at the top under desktop.I've seen some 'tweaks' that show how to make a shortcu...

Missing Search Option on Right click in Explorer

For some reason the "Search" Option now longer never shows when I right click on a folder, drive letter etc. A...

Windows 7 explorer crashes frequently (No 7 community?)

First, I looked for a Windows 7 community, which is where this question belongs. Is there one that I missed? Anyway Ma...

Explorer Has Stopped Refreshing Contest

I must have done something but have no idea where and searching the Registry gives no obvious clues.Whenever I move file...

Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8

Hi, I use Vista Home Premium 32bit and I want to install Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet explorer 8 at...

Winows explorer keeps restarting

What I mean is when ever I second click a folder or something it always says not responding then I have to restart windo...

Explorer problem

Hello all, first timer here. When I use Win explorer in Vista Ultimate, and click on a folder in the left pane, it open...

Explorer shutting down

Yep... Right now, if I try to use windows explorer at all, it shuts down leaving me a desktop. I can re run it from task...

error message "Windows Explorer has stopped working"

For some reason whenever I right click something, e.g. to create a short cut, to unzip a file, etc.I now get a message ...

How do I access Local Settings in Explorer

Hi folks,I have recently changed from XP to Vista Home Premium and cannot now access the Temp Internet files contained ...

Winows explorer crashed in vista ultimate

Hi all, I get a strange msg when i log into my user account on my current OS windows vista ultimate. I was trying to ins...

Windows Explorer freeze on rename, delete, etc.

Whenever I am in Windows explorer and I try to rename or delete a file, I can modify the file name but when I hit retur...

Control Panel, Windows Explorer and others not open when dou

Hi. I have this problem which seems rather usual as seen in Google but I couldn't find a solution apart from reinstalle...

Settings for Windows Explorer question

Whenever I open Windows explorer to view all files it always opens to user files/documents/windows. The file location ...

Explorer.exe is using almost 3 gigs of my ram, help!

Hi all new to the board here and noticed there was a post similar to this way back but was never resolved and it was usi...

error codes and explorer

i noticed error 652 and 80070652 and many other past unsuccessful updates on the view page of updates. My explorer, jus...

Windows explorer keeps closing and does not restart.

I have had this problem for about a few months and a system restore hasn't helped. Does anyone have any idea if this cou...

Vista/Windows Explorer..

OMG I have sooo much to learn moving from XP to Vista.. one question.. is there such a thing as Windows explorer in Vis...

Crashing in explorer.exe module

I am getting the following crash on my newly installed Vista ultimate system. Would like to know how to stop this.Here...

Emacs Zip File Crashing Vista Explorer

Hi!I have a new computer with Windows Vista. I wanted to install Emacs fromhttp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/windows/emac...

Date missing from Windows Explorer details view

When I view a folder's contents in Win explorer (using details view), I get all the files and their sizes, but the crea...

Unfixed bug in Vista SP1 explorer.exe

More than a year ago, not long after Vista came out, I posted a description of a bug here in this group (descriptions of...

windows explorer not responding after right clicking - error

I have a strange problem I have noticed recently, the first time after start-up and only the first time, i use windows ...

Explorer shutting down when I delete files (large) in Window

When i will delete files (most photoshop) from my harddrive or a network drive the explorer disapear and i most start t...

Internet Explorer - only starts quickly when 'Run As Adminis

Hi,Strange problem here.As of about a week ago whenever I start Internet explorer 7.x it takes about 30 seconds to open...

explorer locks when cd inserted

explorer stops responding when data cd in placed in DVD drive. Cannot install Office 2007 Lockup releases when CD is re...

Windows Explorer: another great Vista feature......;)

hi,I'm on Vista Ultimate.. when Windows explorer crashes I can't exit from it with Task Mgr, I can't even use "...

Vista explorer can write to network folder but app can't?

I have a Microsoft Access database runtime application (split front end/back end) that normally runs fine with the back...

search feature disappeared from explorer?

I disabled the drive indexing service just like I always do in windows XP -- disable indexing on each drive, and turn ...

Vista - Internet Explorer 8

hi,how can I restore the mime settings? I want to restore the default settings for the zip extension, so it shows me the...

windows explorer error

everytime i try to open something that uses windows explorer, such as control panel, display properties, etc. a few sec...

when creating folder or deleting files explorer freezes

Whenever I create a new folder the explorer screen freezes. Nothing else freezes. I have to go to task manager and end ...

Can see files in command prompt but not in windows explorer

My friends HD crashed. Before I reformatted it, I went into the Command Prompt option from the Windows RE and copied al...

cannot open any windows explorer programs - please help

Hello. I have a vista laptop which has been running with absolutely no problems for about one year. I switched it on jus...

Explorer/Office Error Message

Hello and thanks for your replies. I just recently upgraded from XP to Windows Vista SP 1 and I've ran into a couple of...

Does Vista explorer.exe crash as much in 32 bit as 64 bit?

I am still evaluating whether to keep the new install of the Vista 64 bit version or use the 32 bit. explorer.exe seem...

.arw thumbnails won't open in explorer

I am having problems trying to get raw sony files to register as thumbnails in explorer. i have tried all the usual thin...

Process Explorer and "Jobs"

Hi,In Process explorer list on Vista, some processes are marked as "Jobs".What does it mean and what is diffe...

Slow windows explorer

I open a file in my public directory. This is on the C drive on my local Vista Premium 64 machine. The green bar slow...

32 bit windows explorer in Vista 64 bit version

I'm trying to see 'thumbnail' previews of graphic files (Microsoft Photodraw ..mix extension, adobe illustrator .ai, ph...

Windows Explorer...

Is there any way to make Windows explorer open to Local Disc "C" with out having to go through "computer&...

Windows explorer stop responding

When I click the task bar I get a message " Windows explorer has stopeed responding" then I ave a choice betw...

windows internet explorer warning; w32.myzor.fk@fy is a viru

can someone help me with this message I get when opening IE.. How do I get rid of the virus and the message?Thanks Stu...

Windows Explorer Window Sizing Issue

I am trying to get my Windows explorer window to start up in a full screen position. I had it working at one time and no...

Photo Story 3 w Internet Explorer

I have just installed Photo Story 3 on my Windows Vista Home Edition w/SP1 and I have uploaded a wmv file of my photos ...

Question about Windows Explorer

Is there a way in Vista to see the cut, copy & paste icons that used to be visible in explorer under Windows XP? Tha...

explorer buggy

With Windows explorer I have the following problem: Often when I have chosen a folder for copying or cutting (marked blu...

why windows explorer folder pane cant synchronize with detia

When i highlight a folder in folder pane with keyboard up or down arrow, the details pane does not change accordingly! ...

Windows Explorer Crash in Vista Searches Constantly

Over the last few days Windows explorer searches always lead to a crash, irrespective what else is or isn't running. Er...

Double clicking explorer always opens a new explorer window

This just started happening, perhaps in the last few days. I just want explorer to show the double clicked folder or dr...

Explorer Favotire Links

I've searched through the newsgroup, and haven't found my problem.... When I have an explorer window open, explorer, not...

Problem regarding Internet Explorer

Hi.My desktop computer recently got infected with MS antivirus 2008, and i've being getting rid of it now for a couple o...

In Explorer, Right Clicking Kills Explorer

If I right click on any icon in explorer (to create a new directory, for example) explorer closes. How can I fix this/T...

Microsoft is trashing Windows Explorer

I suppose there are third-party file managers. I will be looking for one if and when forced to upgrade from XP. Having ...

Explorer views change from saved settings randomly

Hello:I'm running 32 bit Vista Home Basic. From explorer, I have set the view for files and folders to details, sorted ...

windows explorer vista 32 bit home premium crashing

Ok I have a toshiba satellite with windows vista home premium 32 bit version and about 3 months ago I started getting th...

FInd files in Windows Explorer...

Hi...How do I find, and delete, files containing certain words in Vista's Windows explorer?I have this large folder str...

Explorer.exe won't start..file association?

After installing vista 32bit sp1 my win+e key combo gives this error of "This file does not have a program associat...

Ping:*Bob* Re: Internet Explorer 7

On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:06:50 -0500, Tim Slattery wrote:You should put the checkmark in for these three: Disable script ...

Can't I customize the Explorer toolbar?

The toolbar of Windows explorer and file open/save dialog, was customizable (at least choose what to display) on Windows...

Explorer 8 drives machine onffline

Working with Vista Ultimate. I now find error messages in explorer suggesting that one can correct this in "Tools...

Windows Explorer (rant)

HiI have Ultimate 32, I just read an article in a PC Magazine decrying Windows explorer, saying how useless it was and ...

How do I change the name of a column in Vista Explorer?

How do I change the name of a column?The reson I ask is that I got a norwegian Vista Ultimate version even though I orde...

Windows Explorer Crashes, Restarts Every other day or so

Hi everyone,The forums have helped me tweak my Vista quite a bit. I have a problem, however, with something else other t...

Blank DVD disk not recognized by Windows Explorer

(Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP-2, IE-8, WM-6, WLM-09, classic mode, dial-up.)If this is not the correct newsgroup, ...

Explorer restarts when opening a CD

I have Vista Home Premium and everytime I put a data cd into the drive and open the folder to see the files, windows exp...

Windows Explorer Default Folder

How can I change the Default Folder for Windows explorer to my E:/ Drive?Because of the work I do, I do not ever use the...

My Internet Explorer keeps opening mutliples of tabs

Everytime I try to visit a site, several tabs labling: HTTP 404 NOT FOUND. This is really bothering me. Some of the tab...

Internet Explorer Language

I live in Canada and my IE is English : file, edit, view, favorites, etc. Is there a setting whereby I can have these &...

Explorer.exe stops respondings

Hi all. Over the past few days my Windows explorer has begun to give me trouble. Stops responding several times a day...

The old Explorer forgetting settings trick again

On my laptop, most explorer-like windows such as Computer and Control Panel retain their settings when closed and reope...

Vista update : explorer KO

Hello need help Windows Update did it's work this morning, VISTA is up to date.. explorer now blocks each time I want to...

Want file explorer to Always default to Details view

I use my computer as a professional. Therefore the Vista file explorer needs to always show the details view of a folde...

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

I'm new to Vista. I have just connected my new laptop with Vista to my home network (XP). No dramas.But when browsing th...

apphangb1 explorer.exe

Thank you for any help.I have 6 brand new hp pavilions, one is a pavillion elite 9340f quad core and 5 are hp pavillion ...

Reset internet explorer

Hi guys, hope you can help... i'm currently trying to download and activeX programme on my laptop and know that i need ...

File Explorer Sort By Date

How Do I get Vista's File explorer to include the Year when Sorting By Date ?Example If I Sort my Documents It sorts by ...

Windows Explorer in Vista HP/64

Not sure if this is the right group for this question or not, but it's about Windows explorer, which is used for file ma...

explorer moves files, but doesn't remove source folders

Has anyone noticed that when moving a folder structure in explorer, it will move all the files and keep the structure i...

Explorer.exe keeps crashing.

Yesterday, I ran into a big problem.When I started my laptop, My Windows explorer started as normal, then turned itself...

Runtime Error on Internet Explorer when running IE8 with soc

Has anyone come across this same problem? You log into facebook/MySpace or your social network site and then at some poi...

Previews of html documents in Windows Explorer

My Vista Home Premium Windows explorer does not display preview thumbnails of html files. My old 98SE had this handy fe...

Windows Explorer - Details view

In Windows explorer, I use the "Details" view exclusively. When right-clicking the column headers in the det...

Install Windows Internet Explorer 8 fails with Error Code E

I installed Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade "clean install" and then during the first windows update amoung ot...

Windows Explorer Always Opens In a New Window

In folder options it has selected "Open each folder in the same window" but it never does. When I right-click...

Internet Explorer Toolbars: adding a hypertext link as a but

Hello,I would like to add a button with an icon inside of one of the toolbars of Internet explorer so that I can see it ...

Windows Explorer is not responding - Is SP1 the fix?

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide, and sorry in advance for the tome. I have searched the forum but hav...

Explorer stops responding when CD inserted.

I have a DVD+RW to which I was transferring pictures. No problem although it did have a problem with a couple of the fil...

Explorer.exe don’t load untill I do it myself

Ok i had a virus and sbybot SD was giving me a message to do wtih csrss, I thought this was the problem so i removed the...

Windows Explorer Copying Files

When I use the right mouse button to drag a file from a folder in the right pane to another folder in the navigation pa...

Explorer does not show anything

Hi,I have the following problem with explorer: it does not show any files or directories. When I start it only white box...

explorer.exe does not run or even recognized!! HELP PLEASE!!

I have a blank desktop after the Vista loading screen that just shows the mouse cursor. I cannot ctrl+alt+del or anythi...

Windows Explorer 'Menu Bar' in Vista

I have looked everywhere but I cannot seem to find the menu bar in Windows explorer (Vista). I have right clicked everyw...

Unhiding Folders in Windows Explorer makes explorer.exe use

Hello! Unhiding "Folders" in the "Navigation pane" in the "Windows explorer" makes explor...

Explorer Windows

Hi,Every time I open a new browser window, it opens behind other windows.Is there a special setting for this?Thank you...

Explorer.exe draining 80-95% CPU

I'm not quite sure how to fix this one... Just today, my explorer.exe started sapping my CPU. I haven't a clue why, but...

windows explorer selections

When I open Windows explorer and select a file, I can not see enough contrast between a selected file and files that ar...

No Internet Explorer 7 downloads and crashes unless ran as

Hi,on my new Dell Vostro with Vista Ultimate (all recent patches) I am not able to download any files. I get a message t...

Font problem in WinMail and Internet Explorer

I had some problems installing fonts and cleared out some from the Fonts folder on my laptop. I've obviously deleted som...

Default Explorer Folder

Hello, does anyone know how to set the default folder which opens when starting Windows explorer?Thanks....

Windows Explorer Navigation Does Not Function Correctly...or

Vista Business 64 bit Windows explorer navigation is doing unwanted things. I am not sure if this is peculiar to VB64 o...

Windows halts on loading explorer

I hope this is the right section for this thread, But I'm working on an old acer 1.6 Ghz processor 512Mb ram running vis...

Problem with explorer.exe and blank screen.

I have a blank desktop after the Vista loading screen that just shows the mouse cursor. I cannot ctrl+alt+del or anythi...

Shortcuts cause Explorer error

Vista Business.Start menu and Desktop application shortcuts cause a Windows explorer error. All Office 2007 shortcuts,...

Default Windows Explorer view

Hi,When I open Windows explorer, I'd like to have it open to a default view every time, with certain folders open, etc. ...

Activate Windows Explorer column movement only on mouseover

Vista Windows explorer and some other Microsoft components with columns and lists still do not use mouseover to activate...

explorer columns

i have a problem where windows explorer columns don't stayi mean, if i have it as name, type, size, date modified, attri...

Windows Explorer has stopped working

The problem noted in the subject has plagued me ever since I installed Vista SP-1. I've googled dozens of time, posted ...

Annoying Keyboard shortcuts in Vista's Windows Explorer

One thing I don't like about Vista is the keyboard access in Windows explorer. In XP, you could press TAB repeatedly to...

internet explorer 8

hi, installed ie 8 beta today and have been using it most of the day with no crashes even on sites that would regulaly ...

Internet Explorer disappears

A friend has a new Toshiba laptop with Windows Vista. When she double clicks on the Internet explorer icon (on the desk...

windows explorer keep changing behavior

Sometime, i can click and drag a rectangle to select some files (just like what i usually did in XP) But sometime, the ...

"home folder" in window explorer

Hi,We know that we can set a home page for IE. I wonder if we can do a similar thing for windows explorer, i.e. set a ...

Can't restore Windows Explorer!!

Bought a new laptop that had a disk crash. They replaced the hard-drive and shadow copied info from old to new hard-driv...

Windows Explorer stopped working

When I try to copy to a folder or move files from one folder to another, I get a message "windows stopped working&...

Change the background of a specific folder in explorer view

Is there a way to take a single folder and change the background of it like in WIN98? IE: You can change the font, font...

Explorer.exe Issues!

::Hi there, Please can anyone help with my issue with explorer.exe. Computer switches on and I get after waiting ages, a...

Explorer Column Widths

How do I get stupid vista explorer remember the column widths? Please tell me step by step. I followed the instruction...

dvd's and windows explorer

when i put a dvd in my drive, and then i go to open it with double click in windows explorer it says, that i don't have...

Add new file type icons displayed in Windows Explorer?

We get nice icons as visual feedback for a type of file such as a word document or an xml file for example but not for ...

Internet Explorer Shutting down

Does anyone know why my internet explorer keeps shutting down? It started doing it a couple weeks ago. It shuts down se...

Explorer in Vista Keeps Closing due to Errors

I have Vista home premium and Windows explorer has been closing down and restarting a lot. The Start bar will also disa...

What codec makes explorer.exe load CPU?

Hello! explorer.exe uses 90% of CPU for a minute when I open a folder with movies or scroll the list of the files. The ...

Wiindows Explorer Search: Invalid Directory message.

I am wondering if what is on my hard drive and if what Win explorer thinks is on my hard drive are two different things...

Menu in Explorer

How do I make the Menu (File Edit View Tools Help) appear in the explorer window?Jan...

Printers Visible in Office but Not Internet Explorer

::My wife’s laptop has an interesting issue. If you go to Control Panel | Printers, no printers show, not even Fax or t...

Delete Internet Explorer Add-On

I've got this strange add-on named: "nnnmkKCR.dll". I think it is some kind of malware, because windows explo...

internet explorer crashing

I have Vista 64 and IE8 and I get frequent crashes in sites like Amazon or forum sites. Something freezes when that par...

Can't see external hard drive in Windows Explorer

I am connecting an external hard drive (Acomdata 250G drive - pretty standard) via USB to my HP laptop running Vista. ...

Change actual desktop icon (explorer)

Is it possible to change the actual desktop icon (which is visible at the top of the folder-tree in the windows explorer...

"Copy to" in Windows Explorer

In XP, I could customize the toolbar in all my folders to have a "copy to" button that would allow me to copy...

Lost PDF icons in Explorer

This is more of an annoyance than a problem, but suddenly all the explorer icons for PDF files have changed from the Ac...

Missing Drive Letters in My Computer & Explorer

When I go into my computer I cannot see my drive letters, if I type in the drive letter I can then get to that drive :ma...

Can I disable "Grouping" in Vista's Windows explorer??

I would like to completely disable the "Group By" and file grouping in Windows explorer in Vista. I detest...

windows explorer vista home premium 64-bit

dear Techarena community,I biught my new Vaio 2009 two monthes ago however, I am getting this error since two to three d...

Can't drag and drop in Windows Explorer

Hi, I recently changed my shortcut to open all of the folders on the C Drive when I open Windows explorer. It works fi...

Vista SP1 & Internet Explorer Crashes - Problem says HP Sm

My IE 7 keeps crashing and then restarts. I get a page from Microsoft that says HP Smart Web caused the problem and go ...

why windows explorer wont work

i dont know how to fix it...

Windows Explorer Problem

After fresh installation strangely I found that Windows explorer is not showing Size of the file? Is it due to some viru...

Internet Explorer 7

I've been constantly getting script error mssgs like the following: An error has occurred in the scr...

Windows Explorer Default Size

I have been trying, without success, to have Windows explorer open as "Maximized". Yet, it continues to only...

Windows 7 Ultimate and Explorer 8 beta

Where is this newsgroup?-- <<//--------------------\\>> Van Chocstraw >>\\------------------...

Interntet Explorer Dell Advertising

I just got a new Dell Inspirion 1525 with Windows Home Premium Vista. We I am connected to the internet Advertising po...

Lost Explorer Sidebar Shortcuts

Hey all - does anyone know how you get the shortcuts back in the sidebar of explorer? Just to show you what i'm going on...

Vista Game Explorer

How i can edit the Gameinformations (publisher, etc.) in the Game explorer?---------------------------------------------...

BUG: explorer crashes during extraction of complex zip files

explorer crashes during extraction of complex zip files. reproduction steps: 1. download this zip file http://joomlacod...

Possible lead on frequent explorer crash issue

Hello,I, like many other vista users, have been recently experiencing explorer.exe crashes. I've done research and its e...

hot key for creating a new folder in Windows Explorer

Hi,Does everyone know the hot key for creating a new folder in Windows explorer? The command is burried too deep in th...

Windows Explorer to write data files to DVD

Windows explorer in XP was a clumsy way to write data files to CD/ DVDs. Is W.E. in Vista any better regarding this?If n...

Explorer.exe crashes before desktop loaded

Everytime I turn on my laptop, windows explorer stops working before the desktop or anything else shows. I just get the...

windows explorer has stopped working....

Hi all,I just installed Service pack 2 for windows vista home premiun, now every time I want to delete something I got ...

How to view photo thumbnails with Windows Explorer in 64 Bit

I was having a problem seeing thumbnails in Windows explorer with Vista Ultimate 64. In trying to solve this problem I n...

explorer problem!!

Hi folks, I got another problem win windows vista home premiun. SInce a week ago i got some weird windows behaving. I ...

Internet explorer keeps freezing

Hi, over the last couple of weeks Internet explorer has decided to stop responding. Is this a general problem or am I...

Explorer - change to default behaviour

Hi allVista X64 Ultimate SP1Wonder if I may pick the collective brains?When I open Windows explorer I would like to chan...

Windows Explorer folder file count

After deleting file from a folder using Windows explorer the file count is not updated. Is this a bug?...

I think my system is screwed... Defender & Explorer crash...

Okay, I have gone through a complete system reinstall... that took around 18 hours to fully complete. I completely wiped...

Windows Explorer takes up full CPU at times

When I have a certain location open, Windows explorer takes up nearly all of my CPU usage. My Sidebar Gadget (Multi Me...

Right Click On Explorer Menu Bar

When one right clicks on explorer's menu bar what is one presented with. I only see 'Lock the Toobars' in the context me...

Search produces Windows Explorer error

When I type the letter 'v' in the search box on the start menu, a message box pops up saying Windows explorer has encoun...

Internet Explorer 7 For Windows Vista

I am having truoble with the Customise page that first appears when you forst start Interney Exploter, The internet exp...

Pen drive locks up explorer.exe on insertion.

I keep having this strange problem with any USB pen drive I use. After the first time I use it, which works fine, inser...

Windows Explorer View: default for all users

I need to have a reg file that will set the default option for windows explorer to list view, for ALL users. And to di...

Explorer ERROR:S:S

my explorer just keeps stopping from responding and then reopens by itself...anyone may know why and how to solve this ...

Internet Explorer Fonts - Language Script Error

It's about my girlfriend's Vista based PC. It started displaying Cyrillic characters on some web pages and also in dialo...

How to view hidden files in windows explorer

Using Vista Home Premium - Optioned so I can see system and hidden files. Multi-part Q using Windows explorer: 1) Can't...

Windows explorer and windows host process RUNDLL32 has stopp

I have no idea what happenend today when i tuened on my computer, 4 boxes came up 2 of each Windows explorer has stopped...

Vista - Explorer

Hi, Can you please help?I get an error message when I open explorer. "Attention some dangerous viruses detected in...

Internet Explorer & Flash

I am having a heck of a time with IE in that if I uninstall Flash (so that I don't have to deal not only with flash ads...

columns completely disappeared in explorer

Hi,the columns in explorer have all disappeared, except for the data modified column. It lists all the files in a folder...

Another Windows Explorer Annoyance.

Ok just tossing this out there not really expecting an answer. Just because its so stupid.Why in the world does vista...

Set default view in Windows Explorer

How can I set a default view for Windows explorer? It seems that each folder gets a different view style depending on it...

windows explorer stop working

Hi, recentley, whenever i click on the taskbar to teggle between the windows I get no response thn an error message pop...

Windows Explorer Stops Responding During Boot-Up

I am running Vista SP2 32-bit along with Norton Internet Security 2009 (NIS). I have NOT installed any software recent...

Permanent fix for Windows Explorer remembering settings??

Is there a permanent fix for Windows explorer not remembering it's window settings? Yes, the 'remember each folders set...

Process Explorer

I've always used Process explorer on my WinXP computer and now that I've received a Vista sp1 notebook, I wonder if I m...

Windows Search makes explorer.exe use 90% of CPU. Cure my wi

Hello! explorer.exe uses 90% of CPU after opening a HDD in a windows explorer window for minutes. Other windows account...

icon size in explorer

Hello,In Windows file explorer I have a list of folders on the left, and their files on the right.Can I increase the si...

Vista crashes with Internet Explorer

A friend of mine is telling me that ever since he installed Service Pack 1 on this Dell desktop, his browser crashes. I...

Folder Sizes in Windows Explorer

Why on earth doesn't Windows explorer show the sizes of Folders shown in the right hand pane as well as the sizes of in...

vista 32: problem adding to explorer context menu

Is there a fix for this it looks unresolved:http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general/browse...

I Explorer 7.0 601 crashing

Strange happenings. If I open explorer, where it has my default as Google, then sometimes it cant find it the Google pag...

Internet Explorer 8, not updating pages...

I didn't see a IE8 group, so I thought I'd post this here. I have a Vista laptop that seems to be caching pages I visit ...

Apply column headings setting in Windows Explorer to all dir

Hello all,The columns in the directory heading are set for each directory individually. Is there a place i can set so t...

Window Explorer, Start Menu

Anyway I can change windows explorer to open at the local disc "c" with out going through 'computer", etc...

DVD use freezes windows explorer

I'm running Vista premium 64 bit with all updates. Device manager says my DVD drivers are the best available. If I inser...

Faulting application explorer.exe ???

I am getting this error every time I right click on an EXE or try to pin something on the Start menu. Some files I can ...

Me Again About Internet Explorer 8 Beta

I have found out that it did not come with the computer my little cousin messed with my computer while I was away and d...

Vista Internet Explorer Horror and confusion

OK this is getting stupid I have vista running and everytime I go to close a Internet explorer window it stopps and I ge...

Windows Explorer-NOT IE the other one for folders

My problem is after I start up my laptop (compaq presario) I can open files and everything acts normal. But after they ...

Stop Explorer auto-detect - View change once and for all?

Is there some way to force Vista to NEVER change the explorer view based on the window contents?I've managed to get it t...

Windows Explorer in Vista display differently from XP

Im not sure is this a bug in vista, or the design have been changed from xp.Said we have a folder A, which has a subfold...

After I log out and back in, any open Explorer windows are r

Let's say that I have a window open to E:\My Downloaded Files. If I have to log out and back in (or reboot), that wind...

Can't move non-system files in Win Explorer

I am not trying to move system files or folders. I am trying to move folders/files I created and copied over from my XP...

Windows Update window (explorer.exe) does not respond

In my Windows Vista Business Edition SP1 installation, when I try to open the Windows Update window, the window freezes...

Windows Explorer in Vista not working when User Accts turned

Windows Vista 32 UltimateI have a default user account as administrator. No password. Took a while to figure out, but w...

Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) freezes at startup

Every time I start or restart Windows, the Windows explorer process ("explorer.exe") crashes. After I click ...

Windows Explorer not responding

My Windows explorer (NOT Internet explorer) keeps freezing with a title bar error message 'Not Responding'. I t may or...

Change Selected color in Explorer etc

When I have, for example, explorer open and I click on something to select it I can barely see any difference in appear...

Internet explorer unable to display website

This is a rather weird one. I can ping my default gateway, 4.2.2.2 and google.com just fine. There are no proxies set up...

Doubleclick and Enter not working in explorer

For some reason doubeclicking or pressing enter on an entry in windows explorer doesn't work anymore. (In the right hand...

Windows Explorer won't display any Toolbars

I have Vista Bus. When I open Windows explorer and right-click the menubar area the only toolbar choices that show up ...

Explorer.exe stopped working and no longer works.

Hi, im having an issue here. one day my explorer.exe stopped working and would not load. Even task manger wont launch. W...

Windows Explorer Windows

Trying to get Drives / Folders and Sub-Folders on the right as existed in XP. Also tried to get a shortcut from the Des...

Vista's New Windows Explorer.

After a year my feelings about Vista are still mixed. While there are some decent features, I still think many of the c...

vista Internet explorer script error

error occurred in the script of this page Line :159 Char:4 error object doesnt support this property or method. this is...

Killing Windows Explorer with task manager ?

Ok, so has Microsoft change something "by design" here ? I mean, for as long as I can remember I've been able...

Vista Explorer - Remove folder list?

In XP, I can create a folder that shows me only files only (the right hand pane of Windows explorer) by just clicking th...

Explorer.exe hangs once when you first open it

When I boot up this laptop and open any folder/driver, explorer.exe just sits there with a blank window. Clicking it cau...

explorer.exe crash/ sleep mode disabled

ok i am currently running a system with these specsOS: vista home premiumCPU : dual core 3.1 ghtz amd athlonMB: ASUS M2A...

Internet Explorer 7 'error on page' at the bottom of left ha

Ok, i'm a newbie here, as you can see. I have an error message at the bottom of the internet explorer 7 page (bottom le...

tool bar in internet explorer

I do not have the tool bar on the top when in internet explorer. I do have page, tools, home on the right. Can anyone...

How do I import my address (contacts) from explorer to Windo

Why can I not find my contacts on Windows Mail? Can I import them from my last computer?...

Explorer folder pane isn't clean anymore

Hi, recently the Folders navigation pane in windows explorer started showing messy vertical dots when expanding the tree...

windows explorer delete button

My clients keep hitting me with "Where's the delete button" on Vista Windows explorer versus XP Windows Explo...

Win Explorer command line switches

What can I put in Windows explorer's command line to enable me to view all of my hard drives when it initially opens?...

Vista Windows Explorer - invalid sorting

Hi,has anyone noticed that Windows 2008/Vista Windows explorer doesn't sort file entries correctly? This is how it shows...

Internet Explorer Blank Page

When ever I start Vista a blank Internet explorer page in full screen appears. The only way to get rid of it is to clos...

Windows Vista SP1 - Explorer Not Refreshing CD/DVD Drives

Background KnowledgeI have Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 with the following optical media drives. The syste...

Explorer has encountered an error

Hi, i just recently opened my guest account and when i logged it would say explorer.exe has encountered an error, I have...

file names missing under icons in Explorer

A friend's desktop machine (running under Vista) has suddenly started omitting the file names under the icons in Window...

"Windows Explorer" Crashing Often - before/after SP2

Asus x64 Vista Home Premium - checked for virsuses, sidebar disabled, explorer.exe set to high priority - nothing solvin...

blank screen after loading explorer

my laptop had a crash and i sent it for a repair service.. but i receive the laptop with a blank screen after loading.....

Windows Explorer error message while trying to burn a dvd

Ok, so I just tried burning a dvd (divx, avi files) and I keep getting an error message saying Windows explorer has stop...

STOP Vista automatic folder expansion in Win Explorer?

I often want to move files from right pane of Win Expl to a different folder shown in the left pane. However, as I drag ...

Select multiple folders in Windows Explorer and shortcut und

Hello all,Actual 2 questions.1. Select multiple files in a given folder in Windows explorer is straight forward enough ...

Windows Explorer urgent help

Hi everyone! Most of times I open a windows which's from windows explorer (eg. Windows update, my documents, etc.), a p...

Columns in the file explorer

When I try to change which columns to show in file explorer, like name, size, date modified etc and then pick Tools - F...

Internet Explorer Cannot Resolve Domain Names

I have a peculiar problem with Vista where Internet explorer (initially 7 but tried with 8 as well) cannot resolve doma...

Modify Explorer to show subfolders in folder icon

HI:I am not sure why I cannot find this helpful feature. It seems before that when a folder had a subfolder, it would ...

Dcument Explorer not working

Hi there,I'm using Windows Vista x64 Business Edition q6600 Intel quad processor, 4 Gig of RAM, 200 Gig free HD space Al...

Virus has caused explorer not to show anything?

Hi, I have a strange problem with explorer. When I open it, I only see the folders in the address bar along the top of ...

How to view Vista AppData folder in Windows Explorer?

1. I noticed that not all my temporary files were being deleted when I used TOOLS/INTERNET OPTIONS/Browsing History/De...

Windows Explorer keeps crashing when I attemp to move files

Fully patched Vista - I can reproduce every time.When I attempt to move files by dragging from one folder to the next wi...

Number of links in favorite links in Windows Explorer

Hi guys,how do you change the number of links in the favorite link panel inside the Windows explorer? I couldn't figure ...

How do I remove search box in Windows Explorer in Vista?

How do I remove search box in Windows explorer in Vista? Not in Internet explorer but in usual windows so I can have mo...

Windows Explorer Explore option is gone from right-click men

I have Windows Vista Home Basic. In Windows explorer, I have lost the "Explore" option when I right-click a fo...

MS Office Gone From Windows Explorer

I was trying to find the location of my Outlook 2007 exe file and did a search for it in C:|Program Files\Microsoft\Mic...

internet explorer add-on installer popup

Each time I login I get a message from the internet explorer add-on installer trying to install something and asking to...

How to disable smart address bar in Internet Explorer 8

I have a question regarding Internet explorer 8 and I hope someone can shed some light on this, thanks. Firstly, may I a...

explorer stops working when trying to delete desktop icons

so cant delete them.Hi,ok, when a program puts a shortcut on the desktop, if I go to delete it by right clicking or eve...

Silverlight works in firfox not explorer

Siverlight will not work in windows explorer but will work in Mozilla firefox? In windows explorer it asks me to install...

internet explorer ("windows explorer is not responding")

Since the install of Vista SP1, my internet explorer does not function properly. While browsing, suddently the hourglas...

Explorer Keeps Refreshing

I have Backgammon on my explorer page but I cannot plan as explorer refreshes every few minutes on its own. Annoying ye...

Win Explorer doesn't go to top of list

In Win explorer if I'm viewing subfolder B which is in folder A, and then I click on folder A in the left pain to see wh...

context menu for current folder in explorer?

Hi,in all prior Windows versions, there was an folder icon in the topleft corner of the explorer. When you right click ...

Windows Explorer and Microsoft Photo Editor

I have saved a number of jpeg files from a web site and I can see them in the folder on my hard disk when I use Photo E...

Delete customization button in Explorer

Vista has changed the ability to customize Windows explorer. I used that Delete button a lot and find right clicking a ...

Windows Explorer Favorite Links

Lately the favorites links section in Windows explorer says (Empty) and no longer has the usual items in there. There ...

New Folder in Explorer

In explorer, when I click 'New' - 'Folder' from the File menu the "New Folder" doesn't immediately appear. I ...

Explorer Folder SGowing 58 Files Sound Showing 54

Vista Basic x32 sp2 I moved the location of Vista's Media folder to a folder I call Sounds. When I open the folder in So...

External Hard Drive Stop showing up on Explorer

Hi, I have a 2.5" 10G Fujitsu hard drive with USB enclosure. The problem starts after I was trying to copy files o...

Files does not exists on explorer (vista 64 bits)

Hi i'm using vista 64 Bits, i have an apllication that give me a directory listing on some files, when i double clicked...

Vista Explorer view

I was looking at my music the other day in the Music Folder under my profile. I noticed 'Desktop' was listed. It does...

explorer.exe crashes

Transferring a lot of large image files from one location to another will often cause explorer.exe to crash.Is there a ...

Windows Explorer shuts down when I try to open folder on my

Windows explorer shuts down and restarts when I attempt to open what I will refer to as my main folder on my desk top.Pr...

Need Help With Internet Explorer

Hi I hope someone here can slove a strange problem I've been having. A few days ago I noticed while I was visiting the ...

Windows Vista - Explorer Problems

I keep getting the Windows Vista box saying that explorer has stopped working, searching for a solution!I've been googli...

internet explorer stops working

Everytime I use the internet after about opening 3 pages my internet explorer stops working freezes up and you have to ...

Windows Explorer Size and Position

I've seen numerous posts out there about how to get Vista to remember the size and position of Windows explorer. Alterin...

Network search everytime opening explorer

I dont know if this is normal for Vista, but everytime i open explorer and click on "Network" or any network ...

Missing Explorer in file folders

I use to store the progs I need all the time in a folder on my PC's desktop. Via clicking organize-layout-navigation pan...

Run explorer.exe as another user in Vista ?

Hello,I have trouble trying to run explorer.exe as another user in windows Vista os. In XP things worked like that - 1....

Problem With explorer not starting up and videos not playing

Everytime I start my computer and log on my account I am faced with a black screen except for the white mouse pointer in...

unwanted internet explorer windows

Hello,I know someone whom is running Windows Vista but from time to time gets internet explorer windows popping up to va...

Windows Explorer - Can NOT delete, move, etc.

Hello, all,You've all been so great in helping me in the recent past!This problem is VERY difficult to resolve.When I at...

Vista Explorer "features"

Anyone has the solution to the following two Vista "features" that really, really annoy me: - When I press F2,...

Can't find Windows Explorer after Partitioning new Hard driv

"When I use the standard Windows explorer shortcut, with the command line simply C:\Windows\explorer, it defaults t...

Vista and Internet Explorer question

Dear All, Please can you help. Having just returned to university as a grey haired student, I go to IE a lot to look up...

Vista and internet explorer 8 windows mail

I have sent some docs out which are in word format. I attached them to a mail in the usual way. Some do not attach corre...

Explorer EXE Help!

Hey guys! I'll get straight to the point. Everytime I put a DVD I burned with video data onto it into my disk drive, a...

Windows explorer views

I would like to set My computer/Winexplorer to open up in Medium icon view by using a registry edit or group policy. I k...

Windows Explorer Crashes when viewing Picture files on Media

Why does Windows explorer (Vista) freeze up everytime I try to read the media card from my camera. Files from my camer...

Opening Widows Explorer Maximised.

Over the last couple of days when I open my Internet explorer Home Page it opens in a small page format instead of maxi...

Windows startup problem [explorer.exe]

hi... i hope this is the right place to ask this question. if i didn't hit base with this one, please forgive me.so... ...

Explorer View Details

I am using Vista Home Premium. When I scan an item into the computer, I put it in my Pictures folder. I want to add &qu...

Usb thumb drive not showing up in windows explorer

My thumb drive is recognized in device manager, but doesn't show up when I go into explorer. How can I get explorer to ...

Internet Explorer Problem in Vista

I have been having a problem with IE on my Vista computer. I can access the internet just fine, but I can't download/ope...

Problem with Blue Screen/Explorer error on Startup

I have three users accounts on my HP Pavilion DV9260, running windows vista ultimate. Two accounts open up fine but on...

Vista Windows Explorer display of Entire Network computers

Under XP when I clicked on Entire Networks.Microsoft Windows networks I got a display tree that showed all the availabl...

Windows Explorer VERY Delayed!

Hi,Whenever I try to open any Windows explorer program like My Computer, Control Panel, Recycle Bin, etc. the window im...

Unable to Access Internet Explorer 7

March 7, 2009I can no longer use internet explorer. Every time I try to load IE – 7, I am redirected to a URL. It is: ...

Easy way to add / manage Games Explorer

I'm new to Vista. I have Vista Ultimate SP2 64 bit and noticed that there is the Games explorer. However, it does not ...

Help: Vista Explorer has stopped Refreshing Folder Contents

I must have done something but have no idea where and searching the Registry gives no obvious clues.Whenever I move file...

Incorrect behavior by Windows Explorer: error code 0xC00D0BB

I have an mp3 file. I right click, "Properties", and click Title, then paste:Libertéand hit enter.Then I OK t...

Explorer and Other Issues

I recently bought a new computer with vista installed on it. I brought it home and began installing World of Warcraft. W...

Blue screen of death & explorer problems

I have Vista home ultimate installed and for no reason at all I get the blue screen and the only way I can get out of i...

Outlook email(.Msg ) file problem in vista explorer....

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Explorer crashes if I try to edit a contact

In Windows Mail: I have set up the folder properties to 'Contacts'. If I right click a contact or select with a left c...

Organising folders in Explorer

When I open Windows explorer it opens at the start menu and I have to scroll up to get to my 'documents' .At the top o...

Does Windows Mail come with Vista or Internet Explorer 8

Just spent some *happy* ;-( hours sorting out Windows Mail for my brother. He has Vista which, I think, is not too imp...

Windows explorer not working

I know this question has had to have been asked somewhere on here before, but I'm having some trouble finding it... and ...

Windows explorer open folder wish

Hi...Can't find a NG committed to Windows explorer i particular, so if this is the wrong MG, please redirect me....I wa...

Internet explorer 8 help.....

Every time i use inernet explorer 8 to search for somthing,It loads at the bottom..then hangs..Ive tryed too turn off a...

ulead photo explorer 8.0 no longer works in windows vista -

ulead photo explorer 8.0 used to work ok in windows vista. now it fails with a c++ runtime error. this occured just af...

Can't view Windows Explorer

Hey. All I did was put in a DVD-RW disc, watched the video I had recorded from the TV and took it out. Now Windows Explo...

Can't Refresh Win Explorer With F5 (or Menu)

Copy files or folders to a Win explorer pane, they're at the bottom of the list. That's fine. Press F5, nothing happens...

explorer.exe stops responding at startup

my explorer.exe stops responding every time i attempt to login to my account. My account is the only account on the co...

Internet Explorer 8 Beta

i downloaded internet explorer 8 and im trying to switch back to internet explorer 7 but it won't work...

internet explorer: adding links to to toolbar as buttons

Hello,I have this site whose link is http://thesaurus.com/ . Given that I use it quite frequently I would like it to app...

Windows Explorer refuses to save window settings

Since I updated my Vista Ultimate laptop to SP1, Windows explorer no longer saves its position or dimensions when I clos...

Classic shell 'single click' problem in explorer.exe

I have seen this little issue on Vista and Windows 2008 and would like to know if others have seen it and might know a ...

Rotate Thumbnails in Explorer doesn't work

Hi guys, when I right-click on a jpg in explorer with XL Icons view, I have the option to rotate images left or right. T...

Windows Explorer and mouse control panel have selective amne

This is a new Vista Home Premium x64 desktop system from HP.Windows explorer consistently forgets how I have it set to s...

Vista - CD Eject causes Explorer to close

Hello,I have a weekly task where I copy about 2 dozen CDs onto a network volume. Every since I got Vista, I've been con...

Windows Explorer question

How do I get Windows explorer to to go to C: drive when I click on Windows explorer instead of going to my user name??TI...

internet explorer is not working

HiI have vista ultimate 64 bit but almost every time i open internet explorer it will crash and i get the message the i...

can only explorer mapped drive can't open

Vista SP1 with a mapped drive on a sbs 2008 . Mapped dive is accessable via UNC path and via mpped path uing explorer ....

Window Explorer has stopped working

This is a new install of Vista Ultimate w/SP1. Intel DX48BT2 motherboard with a Q9450 processor, 4 gig DDR3 1066 Kings...

Interner Explorer under Vista

Hope this is the correct forum to ask this.But some links/shortcuts I go to open in a NEW instance of Internet explorer...

WV Biz Sp1 on Asus X51L. Explorer.exe doesn't start

HI all. As I said above I get this weird behaviour from about a week ago. Boot starts, runs and at the end I have the l...

Can I change the view in windows explorer

My Windows explorer has had the most annoying set of attributes, ever since I got Vista and I can't find a way to chang...

Explorer.exe Running at 100%

This has just started (2 days ago), where if I click on My Computer\ C\any folder explorer.exe runs and consumes 95%...

Question regarding Microsoft Sync Center, Internet Explorer

Hi all - I'm posting this message here in the Vista forum as a starting point. If anyone thinks that it should be in a...

Where did Windows Explorer go???

What is now called Windows explorer in Vista has been crippled so that only the files and folders for the current user c...

Print problem vista 64 INTERNET explorer

trying to print from INTERNET explorer - get error message Before you can print you need to select a printer. The prin...

vista 64 internet explorer help

HiI have a new pc and been trying to get my wireless modem working, The issue i have is that i can only get my home page...

DEP closes Internet Explorer 8

I just installed IE8 today, finally, after a clean boot and everything went great and seemed to run great. I selected a...

Games Explorer doesn't open

For some strange reason when i try to open games explorer it automatically closes ont time, can someon help me out with...

Windows Vista Explorer has a unsorted option???

In details view of files, you can drag a file up or down the list, and explorer deselects sorts and you get an unsorted...

Adding buttons to the Explorer Toolbar

In XP, I can add buttons to the explorer toolbar by rm-clicking on the bar then selecting customize and choosing the ne...

Explorer vs Firefox and WMP

If I click on an internet streaming audio source using IE that uses WMP I have to save a header to the desktop and clic...

Vista Internet Explorer/Windows Explorer shortcut problem

When I start Internet explorer 7 from an internet shortcut on the desktop, Windows explorer hangs and I get a "Wind...

Internet Explorer Error!

hey all, it's me again (with yet another error ... :( ) when i navigate to some websites or different parts of a websi...

Whoa Games Explorer Update

Today I recieved an update for Windows Vista (Update for Microsoft Windows (kb947562)) which contained an update for Mi...

Windows Explorer--want Details view permanently

How do I get Windows explorer to always use by default the Details view. I have change the Views to Details, then gone ...

The shell stopped unexpectedly and explorer.exe was restarte

I don't know exactly since when this happens, but the Windows explorer suddenly disappears then restarts. Is there any k...

Explorer/file problem

In XP I was able arrange my files with days taken, size, JPG/PPT/DOC files in a same group, etc.Now I have hundrets of ...

High Explorer CPU utilization

Hi everyoneI have a strange problem with the explorer. Whenever I click Computer or press Win-E, CPU utilization on two ...

How to change user name in explorer path?

Hi,I recently set up a new user account under username X and later edited the name to username Y. As far as I can tell,...

Windows Explorer Fails

Download from an SD card via a card reader caused a failure of Windows explorer - rebooting/system restoring etc has ma...

Vista Explorer won't remove Drive Icons when Drives Dismount

My Vista explorer won't remove drive icons once a drive has been dismounted. Even if I physically remove a drive from th...

Internet Explorer loading issue

Hi all,This isn't a big deal but it can be quite irritating.I have a brand new machine with Windows Vista Business runni...

explorer.exe

*okay. this is really beginning to make me mad. i am using the hp pavillion tx2000. i bought it a few months ago. i've h...

Vista Explorer Refreshes every few seconds

I tried to search but could only find a solution to this in xp, which didn't work for me. My problem is that explorer wi...

Explorer.exer

Hi :) For the past week i've had this problem where i would turn on my computer and after the log in screen it would tel...

Explorer and other Apps hang randomly

Hey everyone, Im new here but I was hoping I would be able to get a little help and/or see if anyone has experienced thi...

Can't perform many functions in explorer- create/copy/move

I hope this is the correct place for this posting. I've searched everything I could find over the past 2 days. I am havi...

How to remove entries in Windows Explorer right-click menu?

I have a lot of entries in my right-click menu in Windows explorer. Is there a way to edit this menu to take out the ite...

controlling windows explorer on vista?

Windows explorer on Vista continues to have a mind of it's own. Every other directory I open up seems to have the "...

Explorer.exe uses much CPU for several minutes in 10 minutes

Hello! explorer.exe began to use much of CPU (it look like) after increasing RAM from 2GB to 6GB. explorer.exe uses muc...

help with INTERNET EXPLORER 8

helloAt least once a day i get internet explorer not responding, the version i have is 8.0.6001.18702, this is what i g...

Funny alphabetation in Windows explorer

My sweety and I take pictures and store them in folders. I label mine like this 2009 09 22. My sweety does 2009-09-22....

Explorer Needs to Restart, 2nd Try.....

getting the error below when I right click on an icon on my desktop, any ideas?RickLog Name: Application Source: ...

Thumbnail view in Windows Explorer

Hello all,There are thumbnail view in the Windows explorer in XP, and no longer there in Vista...that's a shame...or am...

Explorer Locking up - VISTA

I am running Vista. Recently, explorer will lock up sporatically when I hope links, within a web site. explorer locks...

Windows explorer crashing

I just saw another post with the same problem I've had for a month or so. I thought I would elaborate a bit more.Curre...

Explorer "not responding" over UNC shares

Hello,I'm having an odd problem.I'm running vista 64, Home Premium. I often run into a very strange problem. When acce...

Document Explorer error reading help files

Hi there, I'm using Windows Vista x64 Business Edition q6600 Intel quad processor, 4 Gig of RAM, 200 Gig free HD space...

Windows Explorer Problems

I am getting a lot of windows explorer problems with window hangs galore, particulalry with the Welcome Screen that tri...

WINPE 2.0 (adding Windows Explorer)

Is there a way to add Windows explorer?Johnny...

explorer.exe does not run on startup

Hello and thanks for your time.Every time I boot my computer, the process freezes when it's time to run explorer.exe. Fo...

Overide default columns in Windows Explorer column headings

hello all,When a particular folder contains only, say pictures or videos, the column headings for that folder contains ...

Windows Explorer and columns...

Hi...Can't find a NG committed to Windows explorer i particular, so if this is the wrong MG, please redirect me....How d...

explorer.exe uses much of CPU

Hello! explorer.exe uses about 90% of CPU after a restart for several minutes and in about 10 minutes intervals during ...

explorer.exe crashing because of msvcrt.dll

Ever since last night when I installed Mirc 6.32 its been crashing my explorer.exe by way of a fault in msvcrt.dll. I'...

Explorer.exe is crashing on Windows Vista Business N with SP

HelloProblem: I have and Windows Vista Business N laptop (Sony VAIO BX297XP) and on that machine explorer.exe is crashi...

Windows Explorer - Class Not Registered

Cannot add a folder to a Desktop Folder because Desktop is marked "Read Only." Attempting to clear the "...

Explorer Replacement?

Can someone recommend an explorer type program that will display EVERYTHING on the drive in normal mode, regardless of w...

Problem Downloading Internet Explorer

Hi,I'm running Vista Home Premium and SeaMonkey browser. The OEM IE7 does not work, for some unknown reason, and I del...

problem accessing windows explorer

Every time I try to get into windows explorer it opens up for a few seconds and then goes back to my desktop. It does t...

Windows Explorer View

Hi, When viewing the files in the folders I created on the "C" drive (Computer), there are preset views at th...

"explorer has stopped working"

The last few times I have used my computer, explorer has stopped working. Last time I just hit control alt delete and ...

Explorer Vertical Scroll Problems

I have Windows Vista Home Premium installed on an HP Pavillian Laptop. I am having a problem with the vertical scroll ...

CD/DVD ROM not seen in Windows Explorer

Hi, My laptop CD/DVD ROM is not shown in Windows explorer. It used to work just fine, but now it is inconsistent. Visa ...

Explorer doesn't show thumbnails on networked folder

I keep all my photos on a networked computer. On my Windows Vista Home Premium computer, I can't get explorer to displ...

Lost "File, New, Folder" option in Windows Explorer

I have lost the ability to create a new folder in Windows explorer, either from teh menu bar or the context menu. Uncl...

windows explorer slideshow dual monitor

I want to display a photo slideshow on my second monitor using windows explorer. the problem is that every time I click...

moving files in vista windows explorer

I'm finding the new windows explorer cumbersome When I click on the quick launch icon I get a view that's dificult to n...

Cannot hear audio files in Internet Explorer

I am running with Vista 64 and in general my audio works fine except when I click on a link in a web page to an audio f...

Youtube videos dont play in internet explorer

Further to my last post, I have just found out that the You tube videos play within my AOl browser, but not when viewed...

windows explorer crash

Hi, when I right click or try to delete a contact in windows mail, it causes windows explorer to crash. Is there a fix?...

How to download version 7 of Internet Explorer for Vista 64b

Is there any way to download Internet explorer version 7 for my Vista 64bit OS? I can't find a download for IE version 7...

Contacts Open In Windows Explorer instead of Mail

When I click on the Contacts in Windows mail, it opens the contacts in Windows explorer instead of in Windows Mail. So I...

Very slow home network access, explorer freezes

I've got the following system setup:Dell Studio Laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium. Home wired & wireless net...

Internet Explorer bug: never ending pop ups

This is the third Vista laptop (out of 3) which i've experienced this problem on. Occasionally when you open a link 'In ...

Windows Explorer in Vista stops responding when accesing net

Hi!I have a month old Toshiba Satellite L300D laptop, and I am experiencing problems with Windows explorer.The program ...

Explorer process engross 50-60% CPU

My OS is Vista U, after updated OS, the explore process engross 50-60% CPU resource, and the taskbar hangs, kill explore...

Explorer.exe stops running before my desktop is displayed

I've suddenly developed a problem when logging on to my laptop. Once I enter my password, windows starts to load up, bu...

Strange behaviour With Explorer

Hi There,I'm running Vista SP1 in a domain. I'm logged into my PC with a domain admin account and we are runnig UAC. If ...

explorer blinking unable to type in web addresses

&nbsp;I was wondering if anyone else has this same problem. I have vista sp1 and I have this problem that started ab...

File preview for Explorer?

Is there an add-on for explorer to give it a preview function for Office files (2007 if possible - not mandatory)simila...

Vista doesn't show setup.exe on CD disk with explorer

I am using a Vista Home Premium and I am trying to read a CD made from an XP Pro Sp3 Os. I am able to see all the fil...

Internet explorer 8 and Download accelerator

Hi,I recently installed Internet explorer 8 on Vista, but, in the Tools\Manage Addons\Accelerators section, i do not fin...

Windows Explorer in Vista vs. XP

I'm trying to adjust to Vista and I've found WE to be weird and confusing in Vista. The way the folders are displayed i...

Windows Explorer right-click crash

I am using a new (4 month) Fujitsu Amilo Laptop, with Home Premium pre-installed (has more than recommended spec to run...

Windows Explorer Tool Bar in Vista 32

I have recently used VMware to set up a host (Vista 64 bit) and a guest (Vista 32 bit) on my desktop. When opening Wi...

Windows Vista/Windows Explorer

Can anyone help please. My daughter has a new computer with vista pre-installed. She cannot now open any folders or prog...

windows mail and explorer

when i start up my computer and go e mail it says connecting i then close e mail and go to internet explorer it says web...

XP-style folder tree in explorer

Hi all,I seem to recall reading somewhere that there is a mod you can make to change the style of the tree view from th...

How to set default drive open location in