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re: "Windows Explorer (file manager)" and Explorer crash
Sunday, April 3, 2005 at 12:18 am
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Posted by borg (2664 messages posted)


Control Panel -> Folder Options -> View, check "launch folder windows in a separate process". This is a nice file manager, it works like the ancient Norton Commander. Run some spyware scans, often that's the cause for explorer crashes.


On Saturday, April 2, 2005 at 7:31 pm, Howie wrote:
>According to Microsoft "Windows Explorer", formerly named "File Manager" in previous
>versions of Windows, is also one of the tasks that "Explorer" runs. I use "Windows
>Explorer" often and it apparently causes "Explorer" to crash often. Is there a way
>to restore "Windows Explorer" automatically when "Explorer" crashes? Does Symantic
>sell a Norton File Manager for XP? Extensis file manager doesn't crash but it is
>a photo cataloqing system.
>Thanks,
>Howie


Written in response to:
"Windows Explorer (file manager)" and Explorer crash (Howie: Saturday, April 2, 2005 at 7:31 pm)

Responses to this message:
*re: "Windows Explorer (file manager)" and Explorer crash (Howie: Sunday, April 3, 2005 at 10:54 am)
*re: "Windows Explorer (file manager)" and Explorer crash (Howie: Sunday, April 3, 2005 at 11:15 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-"Windows Explorer (file manager)" and Explorer crash (Howie: Sat, Apr 2, 2005, 7:31 pm)
-re: "Windows Explorer (file manager)" and Explorer crash (borg: Sun, Apr 3, 2005, 12:18 am)
*re: "Windows Explorer (file manager)" and Explorer crash (Howie: Sun, Apr 3, 2005, 10:54 am)
-re: "Windows Explorer (file manager)" and Explorer crash (Howie: Sun, Apr 3, 2005, 11:15 am)
*re: "Windows Explorer (file manager)" and Explorer crash (borg: Sun, Apr 3, 2005, 11:51 am)
-re: "Windows Explorer (file manager)" and Explorer crash (Paulina: Sun, Apr 3, 2005, 3:34 am)
*re: "Windows Explorer (file manager)" and Explorer crash (Howie: Sun, Apr 3, 2005, 10:48 am)
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