explorer.exe problem

**Justa Lol** · Mar 18th, 2009, 10:34 AM

my explorer.exe keeps crashing, i open it again by opening taskmanager and then run it again but i need to find out how to make it stop crashing...

i have no idea where to start... if you know something can you please reply?

i used to have alot more processes...
my running processes are these:

**Hack** · Mar 18th, 2009, 10:40 AM

Is this your Windows Explorer or your Internet Explorer?

What OS are you running?

What does "crash" mean? What does it do?

**Justa Lol** · Mar 18th, 2009, 10:43 AM

windows explorer.
like if i open more then 1 folder then it just stops running and comes up with a box that says it has stopped running.

**Hack** · Mar 18th, 2009, 10:50 AM

Has it always done that or did it just start doing it?

**Justa Lol** · Mar 18th, 2009, 11:03 AM

started yesterday after i tried a code(from this forum) in vb6 to check if a process was running or not, then i shut down the computer and went to bed and now i started the computer it keeps crashing, but i restarted and now it wont start at all.

**Justa Lol** · Mar 18th, 2009, 11:05 AM

the only processes i got running is:

firefox.exe
csrss.exe
taskeng.exe
taskmgr.exe
rundll32.exe
winlogon.exe

**kregg** · Mar 18th, 2009, 11:13 AM

Have you got any other programs that rely or use explorer in any way (e.g. Dropbox)

Either way, try giving your computer a scan with Spybot Search and Destroy. If that fails, try running HiJackThis, save a log of what comes out, and then either copy & paste the contents of that log, or upload the log (it should be a text file) to this forum as well as other forums that specialise in HiJackThis problems.

**Justa Lol** · Mar 18th, 2009, 11:18 AM

Code:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 17:16:20, on 18-03-2009
Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18372)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Taskmgr.exe
C:\Windows\regedit.exe
C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = 
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = 
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName = 
R3 - URLSearchHook: Winamp Search Class - {57BCA5FA-5DBB-45a2-B558-1755C3F6253B} - C:\Program Files\Winamp Toolbar\winamptb.dll
O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: Winamp Toolbar Loader - {25CEE8EC-5730-41bc-8B58-22DDC8AB8C20} - C:\Program Files\Winamp Toolbar\winamptb.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Hj&#230;lp til tilmelding til Windows Live - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - C:\Program Files\Google\Google Toolbar\GoogleToolbar.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO - {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} - C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\5.0.926.3450\swg.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Dictionary Compression sdch - {C84D72FE-E17D-4195-BB24-76C02E2E7C4E} - C:\Program Files\Google\Google Toolbar\Component\fastsearch_219B3E1547538286.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Winamp Toolbar - {EBF2BA02-9094-4c5a-858B-BB198F3D8DE2} - C:\Program Files\Winamp Toolbar\winamptb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google Toolbar - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - C:\Program Files\Google\Google Toolbar\GoogleToolbar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] &#37;ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SigmatelSysTrayApp] sttray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] "C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avgnt] "C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avgnt.exe" /min
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [swg] C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ehTray.exe] C:\Windows\ehome\ehTray.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Skype] "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" /nosplash /minimized
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'LOKAL TJENESTE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User 'LOKAL TJENESTE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'NETV&#198;RKSTJENESTE')
O4 - Startup: start.lnk = C:\Users\Bruger\Desktop\Stuff\backup\server\start.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &NeoTrace It! - C:\PROGRA~1\VISUAL~1\NTXcontext.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Winamp Search - C:\ProgramData\Winamp Toolbar\ieToolbar\resources\en-US\local\search.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to Google Photos Screensa&ver - res://C:\Windows\system32\GPhotos.scr/200
O8 - Extra context menu item: ******* SWF Catcher - C:\Program Files\Common Files\SourceTec\SWF Catcher\InternetExplorer.htm
O9 - Extra button: ******* SWF Catcher - {E19ADC6E-3909-43E4-9A89-B7B676377EE3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\SourceTec\SWF Catcher\InternetExplorer.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ******* SWF Catcher - {E19ADC6E-3909-43E4-9A89-B7B676377EE3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\SourceTec\SWF Catcher\InternetExplorer.htm
O9 - Extra button: NeoTrace It! - {9885224C-1217-4c5f-83C2-00002E6CEF2B} - C:\PROGRA~1\VISUAL~1\NTXtoolbar.htm (HKCU)
O13 - Gopher Prefix: 
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O23 - Service: Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus Scheduler (AntiVirScheduler) - Avira GmbH - C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\sched.exe
O23 - Service: Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus Guard (AntiVirService) - Avira GmbH - C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avguard.exe
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour-tjeneste (Bonjour Service) - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Macrovision Europe Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1150\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe
O23 - Service: PnkBstrA - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
O23 - Service: SigmaTel Audio Service (STacSV) - SigmaTel, Inc. - C:\Program Files\SigmaTel\C-dur-lyd\WDM\STacSV.exe
O23 - Service: Steam Client Service - Valve Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe
O23 - Service: wampapache - Apache Software Foundation - c:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.2.8\bin\httpd.exe
O23 - Service: wampmysqld - Unknown owner - c:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.1.30\bin\mysqld.exe

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End of file - 7118 bytes

hijackthis logfile..

edit: the other program crashes too..

edit: got the other running...

**Lord Orwell** · Mar 18th, 2009, 11:35 AM

if you are having any kind of memory errors, explorer.exe is always the first one to fail. Run memtest86.

**Siddharth Rout** · Mar 18th, 2009, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Justa Lol

started yesterday after i tried a code(from this forum) in vb6 to check if a process was running or not, then i shut down the computer and went to bed and now i started the computer it keeps crashing, but i restarted and now it wont start at all.

Which Code?

**Justa Lol** · Mar 18th, 2009, 12:21 PM

koolsid i'm not sure the code did it.
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=562055

lord orwell how? i cant see my start menu or my desktop...

**kregg** · Mar 18th, 2009, 12:42 PM

Press [CTRL]+[SHIFT]+[ESC], Go to file>new task>explorer.exe

That should bring up your desktop. If you have any more troubles, then please say so and show us the error message.

**Justa Lol** · Mar 18th, 2009, 01:22 PM

hehe thats the problem, it crashes when i open it.

the error message wont help you anything... its danish computer.

**Justa Lol** · Mar 18th, 2009, 02:52 PM

i ran my cd and i reinstalled it so now everything is deleted and explorer works...

**Lord Orwell** · Mar 18th, 2009, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Justa Lol

i ran my cd and i reinstalled it so now everything is deleted and explorer works...

evidently something got corrupted then. Driver most likely. Maybe an automatic update fried you. It got me once.

**Justa Lol** · Mar 18th, 2009, 05:28 PM

i found out that the cd made a backup luckily for me... otherwise 4 years work in java would go to waste... i've made a game in java and i've kept it online for 2 years.

**Lord Orwell** · Mar 18th, 2009, 06:10 PM

resinstalling windows shouldn't actually delete anything at all. It should create a new folder for windows with a .0 or at the end of it, and it should create new user accounts with your computer's netbios name appended to them.

**Justa Lol** · Mar 18th, 2009, 09:08 PM

actually it was called "old.windows"

but i found out the problem...
i tried to make this again and it crashed explorer.exe and i just ended vb6 then it started again and explorer is running fine now.
it has something to do with this(attachment), if someone could fix my code then i'd be grateful, it is a bit messy but thats the easiest way for me.

**Siddharth Rout** · Mar 19th, 2009, 09:29 AM

Honestly, I am scared to run your program lest my explorer goes for a six

I opened the code and was curious the way you were using Getsetting...

Are you getting correct values in Text5 to text8?

Reason why I ask is that the correct syntax is

Code:

GetSetting(appname := "MyApp", section := "text5", _
                       key := "text", default := Text5.Text)

as against

Code:

GetSetting(App.EXEName, "text5", "text", Text5.Text)

Maybe we need to monitor getsetting and SaveSetting closely....

**Justa Lol** · Mar 19th, 2009, 12:01 PM

thats why my explorer messed up? but it really loaded...

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