Explorer.Exe Problem

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Alright, here's the problem.

Whenever I right click on a icon on my desktop a window pops up titled "exlplorer.exe - Application Error" then it says "The instruction at "0x021a415b" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be "written".

Click on OK to terminate the program.

Click on CANCEL to debug the program.

Now now. I've had people tell me to run anti-hijacking programs and run memorys tests and all kinds of other stuff. I appreciate them trying to help but in the long run it doesnt help, and end up still having the problem.

Anyways. I was talking to a friend and he said "Hey, Check the size of your explorer.exe" so I did and told him the size and my explorer.exe was 1mb bigger then his. We both use winxp home sp2 so it should be the same size, right?

He sent me his explorer.exe file and I tried to boot into safe mode to replace the file with the one he sent me, but whenever I boot up safe mode it just freezes on the desktop wallpaper. I don't know what could have cause this problem. My question to you all is "Is there anyway to replace a system file without being in safe mode?'

I really REALLY don't want to format, I got over 100gb of files. Any help will be very very very appreciated. Thanks.

[bfoos]

This thread might help.

[solvable]

This thread might help.

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Tried it. No luck.

[k22]

i read something at another forum that said that a shortcut added to the right-click context menu was crashing explorer. He downloaded a program called contextedit, removed the offending entry (probably related to a program you installed recently) and fixed it. You could do this or you could uninstall the program that added the entry as well.

If you want to remove it from the registry manually...

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm

[solvable]

i read something at another forum that said that a shortcut added to the right-click context menu was crashing explorer.  He downloaded a program called contextedit, removed the offending entry (probably related to a program you installed recently) and fixed it.  You could do this or you could uninstall the program that added the entry as well.

If you want to remove it from the registry manually...

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm

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OMG. It worked. I been having this problem for a good 7 months, and have posted this problem at tons of forums. I owe you big time. :woot:

[nvizible]

just a question: WHY have you got ALL your files on one partition? it seems a bit silly to me!!!. create a 10-20gig partition for ur os and programs and then an 80gig-whatever ur drive allows partiton for all ur moviez/music etc!

[k22]

OMG. It worked. I been having this problem for a good 7 months, and have posted this problem at tons of forums. I owe you big time.  :woot:

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Glad I could help out.