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problem with windows explorer on vista

emmet14 · 2007-08-06 12:32:55

i just recently got a laptop from dell. it has windows vista. i am transfering old files from my computer eg photos,music,videos etc. but when i put them on discs and go to look at them in windows explorer in unexpectently shuts down!! can someone help me???

06-08-2007 12:32pm

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emmet14

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i just recently got a laptop from dell. it has windows vista. i am transfering old files from my computer eg photos,music,videos etc. but when i put them on discs and go to look at them in windows explorer in unexpectently shuts down!! can someone help me???

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#2 06-08-2007 1:06pm

spurious

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Windows explorer shuts down or the laptop shuts down?
What error message, if any, do you get?
Have you tried a system restore?

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#3 07-08-2007 9:47am

8T8

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If it's explorer thats crashing it could be something on the disc are there any videos on the disc ?

(as explorer reads them for thumbnails)

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#4 07-08-2007 9:50am

matt-dublin

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disable thumbnail view:

tools>folder options> views, disable thumbnail view.

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#5 08-08-2007 5:01pm

emmet14

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ye it was videos on the disc and its window explorer that shuts down not the laptop. ill try and do a few of them things and see if it works. thanks o by the way it says an error has occured in windows explorer and it does up a report to send to microsoft

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