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My computer will run fine and then, all of a sudden when I try to open a
program by clicking on my taskbar the whole desktop disappears. Sometimes
it comes right back and other times I have to reboot to get it back. It
does not just do it with 1 program and I never know which one is going to
cause it.
Have Panda Titanium Antivirus and have run ck
Also have, CWShredder, Spybot Search and Destroy, Spyware Blaster & AdAware
6 Pro, all have the latest updates.. Have run check's with all those and
everything is fine. Any suggestions or help appreciated.
Thanking you in advance!
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

The shell is blowing off for some reason. Next time it happens see if
anything is logged in the events log (start->run->eventvwr.msc) at the time
of crash related to explorer.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp|


"Dan" <notme@cox.net> wrote in message
news:ej5sRaLhEHA.396@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> My computer will run fine and then, all of a sudden when I try to open a
> program by clicking on my taskbar the whole desktop disappears. Sometimes
> it comes right back and other times I have to reboot to get it back. It
> does not just do it with 1 program and I never know which one is going to
> cause it.
> Have Panda Titanium Antivirus and have run ck
> Also have, CWShredder, Spybot Search and Destroy, Spyware Blaster &
> AdAware
> 6 Pro, all have the latest updates.. Have run check's with all those and
> everything is fine. Any suggestions or help appreciated.
> Thanking you in advance!
>
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

If this is the problem where, when opening various programs, folders in Win
Explorer & so on, cause all folders and the Taskbar to disappear from the
desktop and then re-appear several seconds later (often in the process
losing half the links in Systray); it's been debated quite a few times over
the last months, but I have yet to see a valid reason for it - or a fix.
I'd also like to know, as I have the same problem on 2 PCs.
One MS fix has been put up several times, but it relates to one specific
problem which doesn't seem to really quite apply to this one & their
recommendation is not to use it unless you actually have that specific
problem.

--

johnf

> My computer will run fine and then, all of a sudden when I try to open a
> program by clicking on my taskbar the whole desktop disappears.
> Sometimes it comes right back and other times I have to reboot to get
> it back. It does not just do it with 1 program and I never know which
> one is going to cause it.
> Have Panda Titanium Antivirus and have run ck
> Also have, CWShredder, Spybot Search and Destroy, Spyware Blaster &
> AdAware 6 Pro, all have the latest updates.. Have run check's with all
> those and everything is fine. Any suggestions or help appreciated.
> Thanking you in advance!
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

What you're seeing is the shell blowing off. Could be for a number of
reason. Is there anything in the event log related to explorer faulting?

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp|


"johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:%230q$uRMhEHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> If this is the problem where, when opening various programs, folders in
> Win Explorer & so on, cause all folders and the Taskbar to disappear from
> the desktop and then re-appear several seconds later (often in the process
> losing half the links in Systray); it's been debated quite a few times
> over the last months, but I have yet to see a valid reason for it - or a
> fix.
> I'd also like to know, as I have the same problem on 2 PCs.
> One MS fix has been put up several times, but it relates to one specific
> problem which doesn't seem to really quite apply to this one & their
> recommendation is not to use it unless you actually have that specific
> problem.
>
> --
>
> johnf
>
>> My computer will run fine and then, all of a sudden when I try to open a
>> program by clicking on my taskbar the whole desktop disappears.
>> Sometimes it comes right back and other times I have to reboot to get
>> it back. It does not just do it with 1 program and I never know which
>> one is going to cause it.
>> Have Panda Titanium Antivirus and have run ck
>> Also have, CWShredder, Spybot Search and Destroy, Spyware Blaster &
>> AdAware 6 Pro, all have the latest updates.. Have run check's with all
>> those and everything is fine. Any suggestions or help appreciated.
>> Thanking you in advance!
>
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

1. Application popup: Explorer.EXE - Application Error : The instruction at
"0x77f57ec4" referenced memory at "0x00000067".
The memory could not be "written".

2. Application popup: Explorer.EXE - Application Error : The exception
unknown software exception (0xc015000f)
occurred in the application at location 0x77f6fca7.

The MS 'not really applicable' fix I referred to is -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329692

Have just been thinking - I can't recall seeing this problem occurring since
installing SP2, but aren't sure.

--

johnf

> What you're seeing is the shell blowing off. Could be for a number of
> reason. Is there anything in the event log related to explorer faulting?
>
> --
> Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> http://www.dts-l.org
> http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp|
>
>
> "johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:%230q$uRMhEHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> If this is the problem where, when opening various programs, folders in
>> Win Explorer & so on, cause all folders and the Taskbar to disappear
>> from the desktop and then re-appear several seconds later (often in
>> the process losing half the links in Systray); it's been debated quite
>> a few times over the last months, but I have yet to see a valid reason
>> for it - or a fix.
>> I'd also like to know, as I have the same problem on 2 PCs.
>> One MS fix has been put up several times, but it relates to one
>> specific problem which doesn't seem to really quite apply to this one
>> & their recommendation is not to use it unless you actually have that
>> specific problem.
>>
>> --
>>
>> johnf
>>
>>> My computer will run fine and then, all of a sudden when I try to
>>> open a program by clicking on my taskbar the whole desktop disappears.
>>> Sometimes it comes right back and other times I have to reboot to get
>>> it back. It does not just do it with 1 program and I never know which
>>> one is going to cause it.
>>> Have Panda Titanium Antivirus and have run ck
>>> Also have, CWShredder, Spybot Search and Destroy, Spyware Blaster &
>>> AdAware 6 Pro, all have the latest updates.. Have run check's with
>>> all those and everything is fine. Any suggestions or help
>>> appreciated. Thanking you in advance!
 
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