why does explorer keep crashing when I am browsing folders?
I have windows xp and when I am browsing a couple of my folders explorer crashes.. have an up-to-date virus checker.. no adware/spyware.. and plenty of RAM.
not internet explorer.. explorer, the directory systems on windows.
and I have changed virus checking programs in case that was the issue
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE WHY ARE YOU ALL OBSESSED WITH THE INTERNET… THIS QUESTION IS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE INTERNET
This appears to be a fairly widespread XP issue with no standard fix. If you search forums you will find that there are lots of people with this issue, and no workable fix. (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=xp+explorer+crash&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)
There are a couple of things you could try
Try going to Control Panel / System
Select the Advanced tab and hit Settings under the Performance section.
Select Adjust for best performance.
Then Okay out of it.
Then do a Microsoft Update to make sure all of the recent security updates are installed.
or you could open the box up, completely remove all the bits, get rid of as much dust as you can and then put it back together again… 
Oh, also check the RAM… If you’ve got more than 1 stick in there it could be that one of them is bad.
Try removing them both and then adding them to slot 1 (should be labelled on the mother board) 1 at a time and booting the PC.
It will give a horrible beeping noise if the RAM is bad.
Anyway pick me for best answer cause all the other answers are crappy and seem to be obessed with IE!
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