Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg
displayed. On restart, it displays an Explorer browser window, but the
Desktop and Taskbar do not reappear. Ctrl-Alt-Del to Task Manager works
fine. If this is a known problem, please point me to the relevant URLs.
Thanks.

Event Log: "The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted."

Win XP Pro, with SP3 installed on top of SP2
Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM

>Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg
>displayed. On restart, it displays an Explorer browser window, but the
>Desktop and Taskbar do not reappear. Ctrl-Alt-Del to Task Manager works
>fine. If this is a known problem, please point me to the relevant URLs.
>Thanks.
>
>Event Log: "The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted."
>
>Win XP Pro, with SP3 installed on top of SP2
>Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM

You may want to try and get the update from this KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955109

At the top of the page, click on "View and request hotfix downloads",
follow the instructions. Let me know how it goes.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

Try my Explorer Shell Fix tool. Download it here
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"Art - GTS Technologies" <ArtGTSTechnologies@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news:9D7CDBEF-4F13-45EA-8AA5-252895ACFFBC@microsoft.com...
> Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg
> displayed. On restart, it displays an Explorer browser window, but the
> Desktop and Taskbar do not reappear. Ctrl-Alt-Del to Task Manager works
> fine. If this is a known problem, please point me to the relevant URLs.
> Thanks.
>
> Event Log: "The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was
> restarted."
>
> Win XP Pro, with SP3 installed on top of SP2
> Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM
>

Various malware likes to do that but usually tries to freeze u out.
Anything in TM look funny? How about in Reg startup locations?

Hope that helps. Larry

On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:59:01 -0700, Art - GTS Technologies
<ArtGTSTechnologies@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg
>displayed. On restart, it displays an Explorer browser window, but the
>Desktop and Taskbar do not reappear. Ctrl-Alt-Del to Task Manager works
>fine. If this is a known problem, please point me to the relevant URLs.
>Thanks.
>
>Event Log: "The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted."
>
>Win XP Pro, with SP3 installed on top of SP2
>Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM

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"Art - GTS Technologies" wrote:

> Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg
> displayed. On restart, it displays an Explorer browser window, but the
> Desktop and Taskbar do not reappear. Ctrl-Alt-Del to Task Manager works
> fine. If this is a known problem, please point me to the relevant URLs.
> Thanks.
>
> Event Log: "The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted."
>
> Win XP Pro, with SP3 installed on top of SP2
> Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM

Did you checked the Even Viewer Log for cluses?
Make sure you scan thoroughly this machine with an up2date anti-virus and
anti-malware software.

Run this command:
sfc /scannow

The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891608

Windows Explorer may exit unexpectedly when you use it to view TIFF files in
the Details view in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898051/
HTH,
nass
----
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>> Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg
>> displayed. On restart, it displays an Explorer browser window, but the
>> Desktop and Taskbar do not reappear. Ctrl-Alt-Del to Task Manager works
>> fine. If this is a known problem, please point me to the relevant URLs.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Event Log: "The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted."
>>
>> Win XP Pro, with SP3 installed on top of SP2
>> Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM
>
>Did you checked the Even Viewer Log for cluses?
>Make sure you scan thoroughly this machine with an up2date anti-virus and
>anti-malware software.
>
>Run this command:
>sfc /scannow
>
>The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted.
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891608
>
>Windows Explorer may exit unexpectedly when you use it to view TIFF files in
>the Details view in Windows Server 2003
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898051/
>HTH,
>nass
>----
>http://www.nasstec.co.uk

This person has SP3 installed, those KB's wouldn't apply.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

"Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

> >> Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg
> >> displayed. On restart, it displays an Explorer browser window, but the
> >> Desktop and Taskbar do not reappear. Ctrl-Alt-Del to Task Manager works
> >> fine. If this is a known problem, please point me to the relevant URLs.
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> Event Log: "The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted."
> >>
> >> Win XP Pro, with SP3 installed on top of SP2
> >> Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM
> >
> >Did you checked the Even Viewer Log for cluses?
> >Make sure you scan thoroughly this machine with an up2date anti-virus and
> >anti-malware software.
> >
> >Run this command:
> >sfc /scannow
> >
> >The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted.
> >http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891608
> >
> >Windows Explorer may exit unexpectedly when you use it to view TIFF files in
> >the Details view in Windows Server 2003
> >http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898051/
> >HTH,
> >nass
> >----
> >http://www.nasstec.co.uk
>
> This person has SP3 installed, those KB's wouldn't apply.
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf

Yep, I know the Op has SP3 and the above link for NT and Server2003 no even
for XP but I was given the Info for the Op to read for a similar scenario and
the Registry Keys can be the same no difference from XP/ SP3.
HTH,
nass
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Go here and download FixShell:
http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=133
This script will fix the Explorer Shell.


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"Art - GTS Technologies" <ArtGTSTechnologies@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news:9D7CDBEF-4F13-45EA-8AA5-252895ACFFBC@microsoft.com...
> Explorer is occasionally crashing and restarting itself. No error msg
> displayed. On restart, it displays an Explorer browser window, but the
> Desktop and Taskbar do not reappear. Ctrl-Alt-Del to Task Manager works
> fine. If this is a known problem, please point me to the relevant URLs.
> Thanks.
>
> Event Log: "The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was
> restarted."
>
> Win XP Pro, with SP3 installed on top of SP2
> Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz, 3.5 GB RAM
>