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mmarzynski

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July 28th, 2004 13:00

HELP! Fonts folder causing Windows Explorer to crash - cannot access Fonts folder.

Hello:

I'm getting the following error message:

Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

I get the message above whenever I attempt to access the Fonts folder from the Control Panel, or when I try to open it on the C drive using Windows Explorer. When I try to access it, Windows Explorer shuts down,the desktop comes back, and I am able to continue using the computer. It does not seem to be affecting any other computer function. There appears to be only one way to see the contents of the Fonts folder: In Windows Explorer, I can select (but not open) the Fonts folder in its location in C/Windows/Fonts. I then do an all-inclusive Search within Fonts, and the Search results give me the contents of the Fonts folder. Using this method only, I can see what's inside the fonts folder. Double-clicking on it or trying to open it in any other way results in the crash above.

Using the Search method I described above to view the contents of the Fonts folder, I have tried to replace its entire contents of the Fonts folder with a backup of all my fonts.  I was able to do the replacement, but the problem continues to occur.  I have tried restarting in Safe Mode, doing an sfc /scannow scan, scanning windows using Norton Systemworks, deleting the Fonts folder (it will not let me under any circumstances), and finally re-installing Windows XP.  I did not try a clean re-install because I did not want to lose my settings, data, and apps.  I also tried a System restore, but this was after I did the XP re-installation, so the history of the original installation seems to be gone and I cannot go backwards beyond the date of my re-installation (yesterday).

Does anyone have any ideas?

Matthew