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by bobbyjgr

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I am running Windows 2000 Pro and I keep getting an error every time I open something such as a program or the My documents folder. The error is "explorer.exe has generated errors and will be shutdown" this even happens in safe mode, I have alwayshad to rebuild a pc when this happens, does anyone know how to fix this problem without the hassle of rebuilding?

Thanks ahead of time

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by bobbyjgr

I nternet explorer and explorer.exe are 2 seperate things. I ahve Windows 2000 Pro SP2 and IE 5.5. Explorer.exe is part of the system files

by scottdavis

Have you tried running a full system scan, with the latest virus definitions loaded? It seems something you could be doing or not doing that could be causing this problem, if it has happened to you before on other machines. I have heard that spywarecan cause this problem as well, so go to lavasoft.com, and download AdAware, this will do a full system scan including your registry and find any unwanted spyware on your machine, you can delete them after the scan. If this does not work just setup 2K Pro again and do a parallel install. Finaly if all else fails re-install.

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