 [Resolved] Windows Explorer Error Message, Problem accessing My Pictures folder |
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| [Resolved] Windows Explorer Error Message, Problem accessing My Pictures folder |
| Geezer |
 Oct 23 2009, 09:08 AM
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I have an ongoing problem with Windows Explorer errors.
Whenever I open the My Pictures folder, within a few seconds an error message appears, "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close". I have tried altering the folder options to Photo albums with no difference. Can anyone help?  |
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| moon |
Oct 23 2009, 10:09 AM
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 3Gs iPhone :-) Group: SAF Moderator Posts: 2,713 Joined: 13-January 02 From: Middleburg, FL. Member No.: 1,936 |
restore to earlier date !!
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| Geezer |
Oct 23 2009, 12:05 PM
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QUOTE(moon @ Oct 23 2009, 06:09 PM)  restore to earlier date !! Did that. Went back 2 months, problem still remains!  |
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| moon |
Oct 23 2009, 12:32 PM
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3Gs iPhone :-) Group: SAF Moderator Posts: 2,713 Joined: 13-January 02 From: Middleburg, FL. Member No.: 1,936 |
go to Start, Run then type in 'SFC /scannow' without the quotes and with the space and push Enter w/CD in drive.
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(º·.¸(¨*·.¸ ¸.·*¨)¸.·º) «.·°·. **m()()n**.·°·.» (¸.·º(¸.·¨* *¨·.¸)º·.¸) Please - post your question in the forums and we will all learn. "Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| Geezer |
Oct 25 2009, 09:09 AM
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QUOTE(moon @ Oct 23 2009, 08:32 PM) go to Start, Run then type in 'SFC /scannow' without the quotes and with the space and push Enter w/CD in drive. get back w/results Still no joy! |
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| moon |
Oct 25 2009, 05:03 PM
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3Gs iPhone :-) Group: SAF Moderator Posts: 2,713 Joined: 13-January 02 From: Middleburg, FL. Member No.: 1,936 |
Then try an Over the Top repair Install:
Insert your XP CD into your CD drive and restart your computer. When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message is displayed on your screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD. When you see the following message displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER: To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER. At this point an option to press R to enter the Recovery Console is displayed. DO NOT SELECT this option. On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the license agreement. Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box, and then press the R key to repair Windows XP, Follow the menu on the screen to complete Setup. -------------------- ---------------------------
(º·.¸(¨*·.¸ ¸.·*¨)¸.·º) «.·°·. **m()()n**.·°·.» (¸.·º(¸.·¨* *¨·.¸)º·.¸) Please - post your question in the forums and we will all learn. "Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| Geezer |
Oct 26 2009, 02:20 PM
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QUOTE(moon @ Oct 26 2009, 01:03 AM) Then try an Over the Top repair Install: Insert your XP CD into your CD drive and restart your computer. When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message is displayed on your screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD. When you see the following message displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER: To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER. At this point an option to press R to enter the Recovery Console is displayed. DO NOT SELECT this option. On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the license agreement. Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box, and then press the R key to repair Windows XP, Follow the menu on the screen to complete Setup. Many thanks for your support. Have to be away for a few days, will try this and report back A.S.A.P. |
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| Geezer |
Oct 30 2009, 12:32 PM
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QUOTE(Geezer @ Oct 26 2009, 10:20 PM) Many thanks for your support. Have to be away for a few days, will try this and report back A.S.A.P. Hi, I'm back! Just a few thoughts before I follow your advice. I have service pack 3 installed but my installation disc is only service pack 2! Will this operation mean I have to reinstall pack 3? Also in the same vein will I then have to install all the other updates I have? |
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| moon |
Oct 30 2009, 04:23 PM
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3Gs iPhone :-) Group: SAF Moderator Posts: 2,713 Joined: 13-January 02 From: Middleburg, FL. Member No.: 1,936 |
Yes !!
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(º·.¸(¨*·.¸ ¸.·*¨)¸.·º) «.·°·. **m()()n**.·°·.» (¸.·º(¸.·¨* *¨·.¸)º·.¸) Please - post your question in the forums and we will all learn. "Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| angelu |
Nov 6 2009, 01:49 AM
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QUOTE(Geezer @ Oct 23 2009, 05:08 PM) I have an ongoing problem with Windows Explorer errors. Whenever I open the My Pictures folder, within a few seconds an error message appears, "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close". I have tried altering the folder options to Photo albums with no difference. Can anyone help? Many times your problem is related with a bad codec instalitation. It can be solved using: REGSVR32 /U SHMEDIA.DLL In this case the explorer won't try to open the properties. -------------------- If you want to know more about computers just visit my blog:
English: Discover Your Pc Spanish: Descubre Tu Pc |
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| Geezer |
Nov 6 2009, 07:07 AM
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QUOTE(angelu @ Nov 6 2009, 09:49 AM) Many times your problem is related with a bad codec instalitation. It can be solved using: REGSVR32 /U SHMEDIA.DLL In this case the explorer won't try to open the properties. angelu, Many thanks for your solution, it worked instantly. Of course as soon as I had your solution I found several references to it on the web. I had previously only found that lots of people were having tha same problems. Many thanks again.  |
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