I’m running NT 4.0 workstation (SP6a) with IE 5.5 on a 700 MHz PC. Sometimes upon either launching or closing an application (no discernible pattern), I get the following error dialog box:
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Explorer.exe – application error
The instruction at “0x2300381e” referenced memory at “0x2300381e”. The memory could not be “read”.
Click on OK to terminate the application.
Click on CANCEL to debug the application.
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Clicking on OK makes the error go away, but the system tray empties. It also generates an entry in the event log (source: winlogon, event ID: 1002) with the following text:
The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted.
On my previous machine, Iused to get a similar error, but accompanied by a Dr. Watson dialog box along with any programs in my startup folder being rerun. Whatever advice or help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.