Windows explorer restarts frequently

[Adithya]

I have a HP compaq 6730b laptop . Very recently purchased it . Windows explorer keeps restarting on several occasions , when i open the C drive  or when i insert a disk . Any reason so as to why ?

[CorMit]

Hello Adithya,

Because it is Vista .. lol. Naw, I like Vista, but it sounds like it is just a corrupt install .. and if it is a recently purchased notebook it was probably just sitting there with the recovery finished just needing you to type in all your info, I would recommend running a full SYSTEM RECOVERY

Tap F11 directly after turning the computer on and follow the instructions,

choose NO to Microsoft RESTORE,

click Next,

Choose YES to SYSTEM RECOVERY

RECOVER WITHOUT BACKING UP FILES

Wait 30-45 mins, then click on Restart/Finish

Then your computer will work fine

[JayJay]

You dont need to do a recovery. Just reset Internet explorer. go to tools internet options and advanced and then reset...

[Kalt]

I would be that something you added (or spyware) is causing it to crash.  Don't reset your Internet Explorer settings as mentioned above...it's not applicable.

Try this:  Go to Start, All Programs, Accessories - then right-click on Command Prompt and choose "Run as administrator"  Once the black command prompt box opens type this command "SFC /SCANNOW" and then hit enter....let it run through and look for corrupt system files.  Once it's done, type "CHKDSK /F" and hit enter, it will ask you to schedule the disk check and you will type "Y" for yes and hit enter.  Then restart the notebook and let it run the chkdsk.

[CorMit]

Replying to JayJay ...

WINDOWS EXPLORER was the thing causing the error .. NOT INTERNET EXPLORER .. which is why I mentioned a RECOVERY .. thats the only thing I have found to actually FIX that in Vista .. it was happening to me when I tryed to browse beyond the C: drive or browsing to my DVD drive (E

[JayJay]

define windows explore. .....i believe it to be IE7..If i remember right windows explore is basically IE7 so again to resolve the issue you dont need to do a recovery. Just reset IE7

[CorMit]

Windows Explorer Defined :::

1. the Desktop

2. The base of where all programs are run from within a WINDOWS OS

to see that windows explorer is ... open TASK MANAGER, in the PROCESSES tab .. find and end process on EXPLORER.EXE

and what you see next you will see what WINDOWS EXPLORER is ..

*****EDIT*****

 Internet Explorer is a Web Broswing PROGRAM launched from within WINDOWS EXPLORER, it is a common misunderstanding of terms ..

*****EDIT*****

Message Edited by CorMit on 01-05-2009 08:05 PM

[JayJay]

again just reset IE7 and post back in here and see if it works

[CorMit]

Dude IE7 is not WINDOWS EXPLORER .. can someone explain this any better ... i know i gave a half a$$ed description ... but its not that complicated to comprehend ..

[Adithya]

hey guys !

Thanks a lot for your sugggestions .

Anticlimax! I was busy for a while , so couldnt reply . The error subsided the day after i posted the message . (I hadnt done any remedy)

But , as per your suggestions 

1) I had restarted IE ,  

2) performed a scan and disk check . It says that few corrupt filed had been found but it wasnt able to rectify all of them . It also mentioned that , this had been recorded in the logs , but  i aint able to access it .

Since the error stopped recurring , i didnt proceed to do a system recovery . Do you think i should ?