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by cypena

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how do fix an explorer error?
example: explorer has caused an error in

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by shiv

please give the exact error message and when is it caused i mean while running a particular application or is it intermittent?

by cypena

the example in my qestion is the exact error. with the edition restart pc if error keeps appearing. it is happening intermittently. the pc can just sit there and not be running any applications and the error will appear. i clear it by clicking ok and sometimes restarting but it still comes back.

by thechas

The "typical" cause of random explorer errors is either registry corruption, or lack of resources.

For registry corruption, try either Norton Win Doctor, or On-Track Fix-It.
Both do a reasonable job of cleaning up registry errors.

As to resource issues;
How much RAM, and free HDD space do you have?
For Windows 9X, I recommend 128MB to 384MB of RAM, and 500MB to 2GB of free HDD space for virtual memory.
For XP, max out your motherboard / budget on RAM.
I use a 4GB drive for virtual memory.

Next, try and reduce the number of applications that run in the background.
Every Icon in the system tray is using resources. For most of the associated programs, there are options in preferences to stop the program from loading at startup.

Chas

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