re: Question: How to restore systray icons after Explorer crashes
Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at 4:18 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Bob
(2 messages posted)
Thank you for your reply - although I'm embarrassed to admit this, it never occurred
to me to just end task on the missing icons and restart the programs (I have 4 TSR's
that lose their icons when Windows Explorer crashes, so it will be tedious but quicker
than a reboot!).
I'm running Windows XP Home, SP 1 with all current patches installed.
The problem with Windows Explorer crashing when I use it to navigate the hard drive
started occurring after I'd run this computer for over a year and without any hardware
changes, so I don't think it's an IRQ conflict or driver problem (I'll check both
to be sure).
Is there particular monitoring software that you'd recommend for this purpose? I
have no problem generating the crash, so the monitoring software may indeed allow
me to identify the culprit!
Thanks again!
On Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at 11:48 am, yurmy wrote:
>As far as the icons goes oneway to do is it quite annouying when you want to save
>data within the program..I've always ended task on the missing icons and restarted
>the program again.. I think more of what you wanted to ask was...How can you make
>the programs the icons are missing for the top most focused window..Then my method
>would be of much more benefit..As you could save your work and simply restart w/
>no loss..
>
>
>As far as the network goes..What operating system are you using? Have you made sure
>your network card isn't conflicting IRQ's w/ anyother device i.e. vga card.. Some
>devices will not "share" a IRQ willingly thus causing random crashes when both devices
>are in use. Now w/ new motherbaords which support more than 15 IRQ's thats normally
>not an issue. As well newer motherbaords support ACPI compliance which is a method
>used for IRQ sharing that allows better perfomance and less chance of conflicts
as
>well as crashes. Another thing to try.. Update all nessasary drivers i.e. motherbaord
>chipset drivers,network card,direct X,soundcard,VGA etc. Those are what most people
>have as defualt devices in their system. As you may have more.. Lastly you may wanna
>try using some sort of system monitoring program and try to generate the crash..The
>monitor will log whatever happens to that point and hopefully you'll be able to
pin
>point the culprit.. Best of wishes to you Bob.
>
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