<Bill.Canfield******.com> wrote

> XP, SP2
>
> When I open a folder that contains an .avi file, without even clicking
> on the icon, I get a "Runtime Error! - Program:
> C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe."
>
> This doesn't happen with every .avi file folder that I try to open, but
> it can get really obnoxious when it does.
>
> Sometimes, in a folder containing an .avi file, when I click
> VIEW>THUMBNAILS, I get the same error message.
>
> In the error report window, when I click to see the data that this
> particular error code contains I get the following error signature:
>
> AppName: explorer.exe AppVer: 6.0.2900.2180
> ModName: avisplitter.ax
> ModVer: 1.0.0.7 Offset: 000284d2
>
> Does anybody out there know the cause of this problem and if there's a
> remedy?

See if running this edit on Kelly's site helps:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 74: AVI Search Remove

See the top of the page for info on running the edit.

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Rock [MVP - User/Shell]