Everything Explorer Related is Closing

[karling07]

Alright, this is a really strange problem. I'm running Windows XP and now every time I click an explorer related application (ex. internet explorer, my computer, recycling bin, documents, etc etc), it will open for a brief moment and then everything except the desktop will suddenly disappear (including the start menu & icons; so ALL that's left is my wallpaper image), then it will refresh and the icons/start menu will reload.

This makes it so I cannot access any explorer related applications which is really a problem. I don't care about IE, but things like my computer and documents are essential for me...

Thanks!

 

[Kalgatha]

well...have you ran anti-spyware and anti-virus software? try running windows in safe mode and doing this, now, im no computer genius, but i do like to think i know alot hope this helps

 

[rdcmmnst]

yeah sounds like a virus to me...You do have antivirus software right?

 

[BlindBusDriver]

If you dont have antivirus/anti spyware try downloading Avg for virus scanning and Ad-aware SE for spyware problems there both free and they work great

 

[BlindBusDriver]

Here are the links to thoses if you wanted to dl them

Avg Free Edition http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 (link at the very bottom)

And for Ad-Aware SE http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

*Edited kuz i messed up a link

 

[Kalgatha]

do you think he can dl them if he can't get internet explorer running? lol...i suggest if you don't allready have anti-virus to buy norton from your local store

 

[BlindBusDriver]

well he could dl them at a friends house then burn the programs installers to a disk and he must be able to get axcess to the internet kuz hes on the forums is he not?

 

[Osak]

BlindBusDriver is right, also imo AVG is a GREAT anitvirus tool much better then......Norton. Aslo for a firewall i would suggest ZoneAlarm.

 

[Kalgatha]

yeah...i didn't think of that...about him being on the forums...i thought he was magic ....is it really better than norton?

 

[BlindBusDriver]

yea from what iv seen i have nortan and avg on my comp... avg gets free automatic dls on startup scansmore indept... also did i tell you that its completely FREE. Iv also had it detect things that nortan missed and nortan scans damn slow on my computer compaired to Avg