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Clicking Start causes explorer to crash
Strange one.
Everytime I click on the start button on my windows 2000 server explorer crashes and the start button disappears and then comes back a few seconds later.
If I terminal services to the computer everthing is fine and dandy.
any ideas?
Everytime I click on the start button on my windows 2000 server explorer crashes and the start button disappears and then comes back a few seconds later.
If I terminal services to the computer everthing is fine and dandy.
any ideas?
Once you've verified you're free from those:
Check http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
download and install the latest patches and service packs for your Operating system.
If you already have the latest service pack, try re-installing it.
Hope this helps!
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Bartender_1
Check http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
download and install the latest patches and service packs for your Operating system.
If you already have the latest service pack, try re-installing it.
Hope this helps!
:o)
Bartender_1
It sounds like there is no error message given.
Try running chkdsk (or check for errors on the drive if you can get to the GUI)
Try running chkdsk (or check for errors on the drive if you can get to the GUI)
ASKER
thanks guys
well its not a virus and stef you are correct, there are no error messages with this. Nothing appears in the event viewer either at the time of the crash.
well its not a virus and stef you are correct, there are no error messages with this. Nothing appears in the event viewer either at the time of the crash.
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