Right Click Drive= explorer.exe/drwatson error?

[S!X]

When i right click on my harddrive or cd drive in my computer it comes up with drwatson and explorer.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.... :blink: :helpsmili

[100%]

more here - http://www.google.no/search?q=explorer+crash+right+click&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official


Right Click Explorer Crash Solved
I thought I'd start this thread in hopes it might help someone in a situation similar to mine. I found no help on this issue and had to resort to contacting MS support for help.

The Issue:
After installing Service Pack 2 for XP, right clicking on any of the desktop icons results in explorer.exe crashing, followed by Dr Watson crashing.

The Platform:
Biostar motherboard with integrated video, sound, nic, modem and AMD Athlon XP processor.
Plenty of RAM and Hard Drive space (512mb and 40gb)

Environment:
Fresh install of XP Pro. No other software installed.

Solution:
Install Service Pack 2 in Safe Mode.

Conclusion:
Windows File Protection seems to be blocking the update of certain files. Why it occurs only on certain systems is a mystery, but both the customer machine I have in the shop and a friend's computer (Intel Mobo with Celeron processor) exhibit the exact same symptoms.

Disclaimer:
This was performed on a clean system with a fresh install of XP Pro. There are quite a few known issues with SP2, so this may not apply to your particular situation.

Hope this helps nonetheless.

Joebewan

[S!X]

Nice :D thx 15% I'll try that in the morning ( its 4:50 AM here now). :) This problem is quite odd, its never happend before :blink: :ph34r:

[Ariel_001]

When i right click on my harddrive or cd drive in my computer it comes up with drwatson and explorer.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.... :blink: :helpsmili

Is the error caused by axshlex.dll, version 1.4.9.1024 ?

[S!X]

Is the error caused by axshlex.dll, version 1.4.9.1024 ?

nope. It kills explorer then drwatson. :ermm:

[Ariel_001]

nope. It kills explorer then drwatson. :ermm:

Find out what is causing the errors. Often it just a buggy dll. It should tell you.

[S!X]

ok heres a pic i guess its becuase of that axshlex.dll

http://img186.exs.cx/img186/2931/untitled9ne.jpg

[Ariel_001]

Are you using a cracked version of Alcohol 120%? I read the "DVT" crack is buggy.

[S!X]

Are you using a cracked version of Alcohol 120%? I read the "DVT" crack is buggy.

yep, should i uninstall it? :lookaroun

EDIT: I uninstalled it and it fixed the problem :D :)

[Ariel_001]

Well there you go. Problem solved.

[S!X]

Well there you go. Problem solved.

Ty :), I didnt feel like reinstalling SP2 :dry: