Windows Explorer chrashes

[Rundelight]

Hi All

I am running a T61 with windows XP+SP2 and the latetest updates from Both windows and Lenovo.

I have a problem with Windows explorer it chrashes randomly and I get the error message (Windows explorer has encountered a problem and ....)

Then the explorer closes, after that everything comes back to normal except my lenovo Power Manager which is removed from the bottom XP status bar.

It often happens when I launch from the Quick launch toolbar in the bottom XP status bar. I also saw it a lot on IE7 and moved to FireFox and dont see the problem there anymore.

Any other seeing this type of issues?
Any good suggestions how to remove the problem?

Any suggestions would be highly appreciated

Thanks in Advance
Rundelight

[Shade]

I read somewhere that this problems was caused due to some security update micorsoft sent out.. And the problem was only with IE6.0 .. So I have no idea about what happening there..

Microsoft became aware of this major problem and sent out a new update to fix the problem.. So just updating your system should fix the problem.

[Rundelight]

I am running IE7 and all microsoft update should be installed both

hmm

[RealBlackStuff]

Uninstall the current (IBM) Java completely in Add/Remove.
Then install (runtime) Sun Java http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

[crazyfrog]

Have you upgraded memory recently? If you do, you could have a faulty/unstable memory installed.

Run PC-Doctor for windows to check each memory stick for 10 times. 1 or 2 or 5 times is no enough for large capacity memory, and it is better to test them separately.

[Rundelight]

I have the SUN JAVA installed

Also I ran 5 test in PC DOctor with no findings in the memory


Any other good ideas?

Thanks in advance
Rundelight

[RealBlackStuff]

You could check the properties of the IE7 icon in the QuickLaunch toolbar. (rightclick icon, select properties).
It may perhaps help to delete that icon and make a fresh one.

[Puppy]

It is very likely a Windows Explorer extension installed by an application which is buggy. The best tool to enumerate them is AutoRuns http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysi ... 63902.aspx

[Rundelight]

Hi

I managed to catch an error message after the issue happens it says:

Sysfader explorer.exe
the instruction at 0x74725042 referenced memory at 0x000003e8 the memory could not be read

Any ideas on this in an other forum a similar failure was indicated to be related to Nvidia. I have my laptop equipped with a Nvivia Quadro NVS 140M any one having an idea if it could be related to grapihcs card/processor?

Regards
Rundelight

[RealBlackStuff]

Looks like you have a virus 'Winshow'.
This post has the resolution for it:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=24363
Scroll down about halfway till you find a post by 'Taze'.

On page 2 of that post is another plausible explanation

Sysfader is not a virus. It seems to be installed with nVidia drivers.
My display driver is provided by nVidia. It offers all kinds of options and one of them is the culprit. The solution is Go to START > CONTROL PANEL > DISPLAY > NVIDIA NVIEW DESKTOP MANAGER > tab DESKTOP MANAGEMENT > PROPERTIES > tab APPEARANCE > EFFECTS and uncheck the FADE EFFECT option. God knows what it does but unchecking it solves the problem.

[Rundelight]

Hi

I tried to search for Winshow, winlink and other files suggested but without luck.

For the Nvidia I have the Desktopo management fully disabled so the program is not running

Problems still keeps coming

Regards
Rundelight

[Rundelight]

Problem solved

found in another forum that the following solution

My Computer, properties, advanced, performance settings remove the tick for first four line items

And away is the sysfader.exe issue and hence the Explorer crash

Regards
Rundelight