Windows XP error : PLEASE HELP!

[avid]

hi ppl,
dont kno if this is the right forum to post this...well anyways..
the problem i hav is that when i right click on folders in my c drive, windows explorer gives an error and shuts down. and the same thing happens when i even try to cut the folder using ctrl + X [the error where it says windows explorer has encountered an unexpected problem and needs to shut down : send error report/dont send]
Hopin someone can help me out with this!

[radeonboy]

I would go with the basics first. Check for Spyware and viruses.

1. Download Ad-Aware and Spybot, run tests with new updates.
2. Google.com > Panada Free Online Virus Scan
3. Check after if it works.

[avid]

tried all those ... and in addition to those two ive tried pest patrol, spysweeper and Norton anti-virus 2004

[ProfessorChaos]

try running a scandisk on ur hdd and re-installing the windows files if u need to.

[porphyra]

Is this a folder with a lot of .avi files in them? Or simply a content rich folder (i.e. lots of movies and pictures).

Could be a shell issue. Its quite common actually. If so then I can tell you what to do, if not then no clue.

[avid]

its with all folders in windows explorer...

[DennyD]

The first thing we need to know is what the error message is that you get. On the error screen it should mention something like "click here to see what data this error report contains."

In the data, look for something called "mod name" and lemme know what it is.

[Spazmogen]

There was a version of DivX 5.x that was crashing XP (windows explorer) with SP2 installed.

It's been fixed in the newer versions of DivX.