Windows Explorer stops working, restarts when using Vista search (start > search)

Run          sfc /scannow

Thanks, am I supposed to see something?  Started it, walked away and it ran and closed with no errors... unless it closes on errors.

 

System File Checker? didnt put that together at first...

 

Cannot repair member file [l:24{12}]"settings.ini" of Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch

 

Cannot repair member file [l:24{12}]"settings.ini" of Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch

 

A few more with TCPMON :

 

Cannot repair member file [l:20{10}]"tcpmon.ini" of Microsoft-Windows-Printing-StandardPortMonitor-TCPMonINI, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch

 

So... printing and sidebar?  I am currently disconnected to several workgroup and domain printers as well as a couple usb printers...

 

All the rest are verify and complete... nothing stands out as being repaired and there wasn't a prompt to reboot...

 

Any ideas? Thanks for the help...

No, no fanfare,it runs, it closes, it will replace any corrupted system files that are the wrong size, version, reboot for some changes to take effect.

 

It leaves a log file    Windows/Logs/CBS

 

 

 

Since the cbs.log may be huge (it's used by other programs besides the SFC),
you might want to do this:

To create relevant SFC-only information gleaned from the cbs.log, and put it
in a small file called sfcdetails.txt, right-click Command Prompt (using the
shortcut in Start Menu\Programs\Accessories) and choose Run as
Administrator. By default, the prompt starts in C:\Users\(Your Name).
Type:

cd desktop

Press Enter on your keyboard. Then Copy and Paste this at the prompt:

findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >sfcdetails.txt

Press Enter. Sfcdetails.txt should then appear on your Desktop.

Sorry I posted below the XXX's before your response. Worth a read I guess.

 

Here is a list of current IE7 Knowledge base articles, see if anything here sounds familair to your problem.

http://www.ie-vista.com/kbase3.html#kba

 

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If there are any system files SFC could not repair, that means the good copies it needed are not stored in the Windows\winsxs\backup   folder

 

 

Here is a tutorial on how to extract the files you need from the Vista DVD

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/86959-access-vista-install-dvd-files.html

 

 

If all else fails you can do a repair install of Vista as described here

 

http://vistasupport.mvps.org/repair_a_vista_installation_using_the_upgrade_option_of_the_vista_dvd.htm

 

 

 

http://vistasupport.mvps.org/vista_faq.htm  just an extra link I tossed in.

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At least 50% of the time it says Windows Explorer has stopped working and needs to restart. 

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This sounds like SpyLocked. Any of the symptoms discussed in that article show up on your system? If you think it could be related, I would try the manual removal instructions in that article. I would not necessarily recommend installing the promoted software on that page, since I have not used or tested it.

Bill is the link dead, or is it just my browser?

The link worked for me, though I don't believe that is my issue. I don't see any of those processes running nor related DLL's.  I am going to install a different AV and spyware and see if anything shows... thanks.

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Might be your browser, mombodog. Try Googling "spylocked."

Bill, finally got the link to work by turning off tcp autotune in Vista.

Did you get that idea from my other post? :smileywink:

I will give you credit, but my short term memory is bad enough I don't always remember where I get solutions, but I used Google to find the tweak.

 

I find using Google is faster than my memory unfortunately.