Does this happen in Safe Mode? If not, that suggests that a program
loading at startup is the culprit.
In a run box, type "SFC /scannow". This will check your file system for
integrity, and is explained here:  http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
Make sure you're up to date with Windows patches.

Omer Cormier wrote:

>Hi, I'm new to freepctech and I have a question.
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>I am running Windows XP and whenever I use Windows Explorer I get the following error message.
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>"Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvienence."
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>This error occurs frequently, sometimes when I attempt to use Explore by right clicking the "Satrt" button and selecting "Explorer" and at other times it occurs when I am in Explore and I attempt to exit back to my desktop.
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>Any and all advice is appreciated.
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