Explorer Error Folder Won't Open
Sep 10, 2005
When I try to access some folders in my directory I get the following error.Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.I feel like the old blue screen of death would have been easier to fix.Anyone have any suggestions? I read somewhere that this can have something to do with windows explorer 6 but I can't find this in my control panel to remove.I do have service pack 2 installed if that makes any difference.
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Dec 17, 2004
Whenever I try to open a folder on my desktop, I get the below error message. I have a feeling it has to do with windows explorer not working. I have Norton Antivirus, Spy sweeper (could this be the problem?), and SP2.
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Aug 30, 2006
While trying to change the global icon for folders, I seem to have changed whatever the folder opens with. Now when I open a folder in explorer, it opens a new explorer window instead of just doing it in that one. http://pi.monkeh.net/ explorer_ problem.avi. This is a short video clip demonstrating my problem, since visuals work better than text. I tried reverting whatever I did through Folder Options > File types, but no disc.
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Apr 2, 2007
I made the change below however, if I click on a folder in the left hand "Folders" pane, it works as before and opens the folder and displayed in the contents in the right hand pane.
However, if I click on any folders in the right hand (files pane) a new windows explorer window opens a displays the "my documents".
The same thing happens if you click on a shortcut to a folder. Instead of the folder opening, it opens a new window and displays "my documents".
This problems started when I added a new function to the folder file folder file type properties to print out the contents of a folder by calling a batch file that piped the content to a file.
In the file association for file folders in the advanced section I now have three functions
- the afore mentioned 'create file list'
- explore (the default), and
- find
For the folder file type I just have:
- explore and
- open
Any suggestions on how to put things back to the way Windows Explorer always worked before make clicking folders in the right hand pane open them up properly in the same window as per clicking them on the left hand pane?
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Feb 6, 2004
My explorer has gone nuts. It will run programs, run shortcuts to anything but folders and the real problem is that it wont open a signal folder either by explore or open commands. I've reinstalled WINXP off the CD as update, nothing happened. I've ran the steps listed in the last forum. Nothing has worked. I'm desperate. I'm running WinXP Professional on a basically 7 month old Dell comp with 512RAM and a 2.4 GhZ Pentium in it. I'm lost at what to do.
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Dec 27, 2007
There seems to be a problem with the My Pictures folder located in My Documents. whenever i open it,a windows explorer popup screen says there's an error with explorer..."Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." My Pictures cannot also be used with any other application,eg.setting up Avatars or when creating a DVD title menu(as in using a background display picture). Since I use ZoneAlarm whenever i open the my pictures folder a program alert appears saying windows explorer is trying to communicate with vsmon.exe...on clicking deny the explorer error pops up. I tried copying the pictures in the folder to an empty hard drive partition but instead the hard drive partition stopped working...i.e. the same explorer error popped up,making the partition inaccessible.
I then had to format the partition.
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Jan 26, 2008
I have a new Dell computer with windows xp operating system. My old computer was a gateway with windows xp also. The mother board on the gateway crashed and I could not find a replacement thus I purchased the new dell. I extracted the hard drive from the gateway and installed in an external drive case. All works well and I am able to retreve data from the gate way hard drive with one exception. While the hard drive was installed in the gateway I elected to make some of the folders private, ie right click on folder, click on sharing and security and clicking on private. This worked fine in the gateway but when I installed in external hard drive I am getting an "access denied" error message when trying to open with the Dell.
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Dec 2, 2006
i recently installed the lastet mcafee antivirus on my laptop.my system became slow and it said virtual memory too low.so i immediately Uninstalled Mac fee.now after this i am unable to use the internet.any site i try to open msg displays as internet explorer cannot open this page..what do i do?
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Aug 16, 2005
Whenever i click on my internet explorer (i believe its IE 6) i get a box stating: Runtime error!-it's fopllowed by the message: This application has requested the runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. I've added the latest updates and service packs from MSN but i can't get the browser to open
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Jun 26, 2005
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Aug 1, 2010
when i download a file and then try to open it. i get an error that the specified file has encountered a problem and needs to close. if i cut and past the file to a location outside the folder i can then run the program.
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Jan 23, 2009
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Jul 22, 2008
I was just changing some folder icons in Folder Options>File Types and now when I click on a folder it opens in OneNote! I went to File Types>File Folder>Advanced and under the Actions it reads: Add to VLC find Lock folder with Folder Lock Open as Notebook in OneNote
Play with VLC
The first two of the 3 check boxes underneath are ticked. I have no idea what the default action was before, but I don't see anything resembling simply open a folder. Can anyone help me reset the default action or create a new one to open the folder?
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Dec 22, 2006
Why can't I get XP to open every folder using the "Details" option? I do have it set so that it remembers (most of the time) to re-open that folder with the file view it was in when it was closed, but I want XP to open every new and old folder with the "file details" view. Seems like a simple thing, but I can't get XP to understand that's what I want.
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Apr 4, 2008
I recently had a problem on my computer where Internet explorer was not working and would'nt open, and no windows based functions that used the explorer interface would work... So i downloaded the IE7 install package on my other computer and burned to disk to install. everything was going along fine, and when prompted to restart to finsih the installation i did so..... that is when "it" hit the fan.
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Feb 17, 2006
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Apr 11, 2010
internet explorer wont open and windows explorer giving problems as well done virus scan spyware nothing came back this is the error amgettingadrgipghze54 argdf has encountered a problem and needs to close and allso windows explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close error signature appname.windows .update.exe appver.1515.8784.0.81
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Sep 3, 2006
I badly need your support. Day before yesterday (01-Aug-06) night I upgraded the yahoo toolbar and used their norton anti spy to scan. Then I shut down the system and started to work the next day. Every thing is perfectly ok except for one thing. In Windows Explorer, on any folder or drive if I double click or open I get a crash. If I do explore then there is no problem.
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Aug 5, 2005
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Feb 10, 2005
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Jul 21, 2004
I've been installing fonts onto my computer and I have probably 1600 or so in my folder now. Now whenever I try opening the folder it unexpectedly quits. I don't think it's a memory problem, cause I've got plenty of it. Also, it won't let me install any more fonts cause it keeps closing down.
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Sep 28, 2006
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Sep 13, 2005
I guess I don't understand the zip files..I have Home XP and I can extract to the zip folder but I can never open anything.
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Oct 18, 2006
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Aug 7, 2005
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Jan 7, 2007
I tried searching Google, but it just gave me pages of irrelevant junk. I need to create a batch file, that when envoked opens a "windows Explorer" window, and goes to a specified folder. Anyone know what code will do this?
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Mar 30, 2006
I wanted to move a folder from one location to another.I cut the folder, went to the desired location and pasted it.When when trying to open the folder it said access was denied.I went to it's properties and unchecked read only, tried to open it again, access is denied.I checked properties again and read only was still checked.I then did a system restore to 2 previous dates.Both resulted in the folder going back to it's original location.I was then able to go into the folder but did not have access to view any file in the folder.
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