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Topic: I just installed Windows Vista, and every time i try to open anything like controll panel it tells me "Windows Explorer has stopped working" with the options to 1, check online for a solution and restart the program or ...
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Old May 14th, 2008, 11:24 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Vista Problem here, Windows Explorer has stopped working

I just installed Windows Vista, and every time i try to open anything like controll panel it tells me "Windows Explorer has stopped working" with the options to

1, check online for a solution and restart the program

or

2, Restart the program


and non of the options do anything

I tried all the automatic updates and so on, i trying to change the resolution to something highes than what it is right now, as it like like something less than 800x600


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Old May 15th, 2008, 12:42 AM     #2 (permalink)
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Have you installed any drivers?
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Have you installed any drivers?
I installed the CD its the upgradable version or Windows Vista
I had win XP on the system as i installed it as it was said i could and shuld do it that way, the first thing i did was to try and change the screen resolution to something higher and this problem happens when i try to use control panel or something else that is using Windows Explorer.

as i Vista got installed it also installed some hardware like the common stuff,updates and simular but this was after i had the problem, thinking maybe one of the updates might fix this issue.

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You did the upgrade from XP?

I would reformat and reinstall a fresh version. I'd never recommend doing upgrades for an OS.
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I just now think I fixed it, while searching the internet I saw an issue with Firebird2controll.cpl I un unstalled firebird and now for the first time 2 sec ago i entered control panel, it is the firebird progrem witch i beleve is for Acrobat Reader.

There is also no information (as always) on www.microsoft.com about this issue
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