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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
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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
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
04-03-2005, 04:20 PM
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 ?
Is the error caused by axshlex.dll, version 1.4.9.1024 ?
nope. It kills explorer then drwatson. :ermm:
Ariel_001
04-03-2005, 09:00 PM
nope. It kills explorer then drwatson. :ermm:
Find out what is causing the errors. Often it just a buggy dll. It should tell you.
ok heres a pic i guess its becuase of that axshlex.dll
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/2931/untitled9ne.jpg
Ariel_001
04-03-2005, 09:35 PM
Are you using a cracked version of Alcohol 120%? I read the "DVT" crack is buggy.
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
04-04-2005, 05:29 AM
Well there you go. Problem solved.
Well there you go. Problem solved.
Ty :), I didnt feel like reinstalling SP2 :dry:
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