Windows Explorer Crashes

May 19, 2008

I have been having a lot of "Windows Explorer" crashes when attempting to

open a folder.

Is there anything new out there to solve this lingering problem?

XP Pro SP3 (RTM)

Thanks,

Ben

May 19, 2008

Re: Windows Explorer Crashes

Ben

Are you double clicking on the folder.

Can you please post a copy of the Event Viewer Error Report?

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,

Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double

click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a

button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event

Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of

the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from

Event Viewer.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ben Pugsley wrote:

> I have been having a lot of "Windows Explorer" crashes when

> attempting to open a folder.

>

> Is there anything new out there to solve this lingering problem?

>

> XP Pro SP3 (RTM)

>

> Thanks,

>

> Ben

May 19, 2008

Re: Windows Explorer Crashes

Here it is:

Event Type: Error

Event Source: Application Error

Event Category: None

Event ID: 1000

Date: 5/19/2008

Time: 7:38:18 AM

User: N/A

Computer: BEN-VIDEO

Description:

Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.3300, faulting module

embiconext.dll, version 1.2.1.0, fault address 0x00018473.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Data:

0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat

0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail

0010: 75 72 65 20 20 65 78 70 ure exp

0018: 6c 6f 72 65 72 2e 65 78 lorer.ex

0020: 65 20 36 2e 30 2e 32 39 e 6.0.29

0028: 30 30 2e 33 33 30 30 20 00.3300

0030: 69 6e 20 65 6d 62 69 63 in embic

0038: 6f 6e 65 78 74 2e 64 6c onext.dl

0040: 6c 20 31 2e 32 2e 31 2e l 1.2.1.

0048: 30 20 61 74 20 6f 66 66 0 at off

0050: 73 65 74 20 30 30 30 31 set 0001

0058: 38 34 37 33 0d 0a 8473..

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> Ben

>

> Are you double clicking on the folder.

>

> Can you please post a copy of the Event Viewer Error Report?

>

> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,

> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

>

> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double

> click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a

> button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event

> Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of

> the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from

> Event Viewer.

>

> --

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Gerry

> ~~~~

> FCA

> Stourport, England

> Enquire, plan and execute

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>> I have been having a lot of "Windows Explorer" crashes when

>> attempting to open a folder.

>>

>> Is there anything new out there to solve this lingering problem?

>>

>> XP Pro SP3 (RTM)

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>> Ben

>

May 19, 2008

Re: Windows Explorer Crashes

Ben

What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? What firewall

are you using?

In Google there is only one reference to this file. The site suggests it

is malware but no supporting information is given.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ben Pugsley wrote:

> Here it is:

>

> Event Type: Error

> Event Source: Application Error

> Event Category: None

> Event ID: 1000

> Date: 5/19/2008

> Time: 7:38:18 AM

> User: N/A

> Computer: BEN-VIDEO

> Description:

> Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.3300, faulting

> module embiconext.dll, version 1.2.1.0, fault address 0x00018473.

>

>Snipped>

> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:%230IfgMbuIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Ben

>>

>> Are you double clicking on the folder.

>>

>> Can you please post a copy of the Event Viewer Error Report?

>>

>> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,

>> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

>>

>> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and

>> double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which

>> appears is a button resembling two pages. Click the button and close

>> Event Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the

>> body of the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting

>> from Event Viewer.

>>

>> --

>>

>> Hope this helps.

>>

>> Gerry

>> ~~~~

>> FCA

>> Stourport, England

>> Enquire, plan and execute

>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>

>> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>>> I have been having a lot of "Windows Explorer" crashes when

>>> attempting to open a folder.

>>>

>>> Is there anything new out there to solve this lingering problem?

>>>

>>> XP Pro SP3 (RTM)

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>>

>>> Ben

May 19, 2008

Re: Windows Explorer Crashes

I'm Running Norton 360, v2, and the Norton 360 firewall.

The problem existed prior to using Norton 360, when I was using

avg.

Ben

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:O11yF$cuIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Ben

>

> What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? What firewall are

> you using?

>

> In Google there is only one reference to this file. The site suggests it

> is malware but no supporting information is given.

>

> --

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Gerry

> ~~~~

> FCA

> Stourport, England

> Enquire, plan and execute

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>> Here it is:

>>

>> Event Type: Error

>> Event Source: Application Error

>> Event Category: None

>> Event ID: 1000

>> Date: 5/19/2008

>> Time: 7:38:18 AM

>> User: N/A

>> Computer: BEN-VIDEO

>> Description:

>> Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.3300, faulting

>> module embiconext.dll, version 1.2.1.0, fault address 0x00018473.

>>

>>Snipped>

>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> news:%230IfgMbuIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> Ben

>>>

>>> Are you double clicking on the folder.

>>>

>>> Can you please post a copy of the Event Viewer Error Report?

>>>

>>> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,

>>> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

>>>

>>> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and

>>> double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which

>>> appears is a button resembling two pages. Click the button and close

>>> Event Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the

>>> body of the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting

>>> from Event Viewer.

>>>

>>> --

>>>

>>> Hope this helps.

>>>

>>> Gerry

>>> ~~~~

>>> FCA

>>> Stourport, England

>>> Enquire, plan and execute

>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>>

>>> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>>>> I have been having a lot of "Windows Explorer" crashes when

>>>> attempting to open a folder.

>>>>

>>>> Is there anything new out there to solve this lingering problem?

>>>>

>>>> XP Pro SP3 (RTM)

>>>>

>>>> Thanks,

>>>>

>>>> Ben

>

May 19, 2008

Re: Windows Explorer Crashes

Ben

Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and

verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked

and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You may need

to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that

the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.

Use Windows Explorer to search for embiconext.dll. Searching from

Windows Explorer opt to Search My Computer, enter file naname and check

Advanced Options and the top three options from the drop down menu under

Advanced Options.

If you find it can you please post the complete path.

Also search the Registry for embiconext.dll. Select Start, Run, type

"regedit" without quotes, and hit OK. Use Edit, Find to search My

Computer for embiconext.dll

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ben Pugsley wrote:

> I'm Running Norton 360, v2, and the Norton 360 firewall.

>

> The problem existed prior to using Norton 360, when I was using

> avg.

>

> Ben

>

> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:O11yF$cuIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Ben

>>

>> What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? What

>> firewall are you using?

>>

>> In Google there is only one reference to this file. The site

>> suggests it is malware but no supporting information is given.

>>

>> --

>>

>> Hope this helps.

>>

>> Gerry

>> ~~~~

>> FCA

>> Stourport, England

>> Enquire, plan and execute

>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>

>> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>>> Here it is:

>>>

>>> Event Type: Error

>>> Event Source: Application Error

>>> Event Category: None

>>> Event ID: 1000

>>> Date: 5/19/2008

>>> Time: 7:38:18 AM

>>> User: N/A

>>> Computer: BEN-VIDEO

>>> Description:

>>> Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.3300, faulting

>>> module embiconext.dll, version 1.2.1.0, fault address 0x00018473.

>>>

>>> Snipped>

>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

>>> news:%230IfgMbuIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>> Ben

>>>>

>>>> Are you double clicking on the folder.

>>>>

>>>> Can you please post a copy of the Event Viewer Error Report?

>>>>

>>>> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,

>>>> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

>>>>

>>>> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and

>>>> double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which

>>>> appears is a button resembling two pages. Click the button and

>>>> close Event Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste

>>>> into the body of the message. Make sure this is the first paste

>>>> after exiting from Event Viewer.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>>

>>>> Hope this helps.

>>>>

>>>> Gerry

>>>> ~~~~

>>>> FCA

>>>> Stourport, England

>>>> Enquire, plan and execute

>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>>>

>>>> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>>>>> I have been having a lot of "Windows Explorer" crashes when

>>>>> attempting to open a folder.

>>>>>

>>>>> Is there anything new out there to solve this lingering problem?

>>>>>

>>>>> XP Pro SP3 (RTM)

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>>

>>>>> Ben

May 19, 2008

Re: Windows Explorer Crashes

Search and Regedit finds: C:\Program Files\S&S

Computing\IconExt\SewIconzExt.dll

This is from a know program that generates Icons from Embroidery Design

Files, and is a trusted source.

Ben

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> Ben

>

> Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and

> verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked

> and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You may need

> to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that

> the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.

>

> Use Windows Explorer to search for embiconext.dll. Searching from Windows

> Explorer opt to Search My Computer, enter file naname and check Advanced

> Options and the top three options from the drop down menu under Advanced

> Options.

> If you find it can you please post the complete path.

>

> Also search the Registry for embiconext.dll. Select Start, Run, type

> "regedit" without quotes, and hit OK. Use Edit, Find to search My Computer

> for embiconext.dll

>

> --

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Gerry

> ~~~~

> FCA

> Stourport, England

> Enquire, plan and execute

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>> I'm Running Norton 360, v2, and the Norton 360 firewall.

>>

>> The problem existed prior to using Norton 360, when I was using

>> avg.

>>

>> Ben

>>

>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> news:O11yF$cuIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Ben

>>>

>>> What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? What

>>> firewall are you using?

>>>

>>> In Google there is only one reference to this file. The site

>>> suggests it is malware but no supporting information is given.

>>>

>>> --

>>>

>>> Hope this helps.

>>>

>>> Gerry

>>> ~~~~

>>> FCA

>>> Stourport, England

>>> Enquire, plan and execute

>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>>

>>> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>>>> Here it is:

>>>>

>>>> Event Type: Error

>>>> Event Source: Application Error

>>>> Event Category: None

>>>> Event ID: 1000

>>>> Date: 5/19/2008

>>>> Time: 7:38:18 AM

>>>> User: N/A

>>>> Computer: BEN-VIDEO

>>>> Description:

>>>> Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.3300, faulting

>>>> module embiconext.dll, version 1.2.1.0, fault address 0x00018473.

>>>>

>>>> Snipped>

>>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:%230IfgMbuIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Ben

>>>>>

>>>>> Are you double clicking on the folder.

>>>>>

>>>>> Can you please post a copy of the Event Viewer Error Report?

>>>>>

>>>>> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,

>>>>> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

>>>>>

>>>>> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and

>>>>> double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which

>>>>> appears is a button resembling two pages. Click the button and

>>>>> close Event Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste

>>>>> into the body of the message. Make sure this is the first paste

>>>>> after exiting from Event Viewer.

>>>>>

>>>>> --

>>>>>

>>>>> Hope this helps.

>>>>>

>>>>> Gerry

>>>>> ~~~~

>>>>> FCA

>>>>> Stourport, England

>>>>> Enquire, plan and execute

>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>>>>

>>>>> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>>>>>> I have been having a lot of "Windows Explorer" crashes when

>>>>>> attempting to open a folder.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Is there anything new out there to solve this lingering problem?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> XP Pro SP3 (RTM)

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Ben

>

May 19, 2008

Re: Windows Explorer Crashes

Ben

I would uninstall the programme and see whether the the error ceases.

You can always reinstall.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ben Pugsley wrote:

> Search and Regedit finds: C:\Program Files\S&S

> Computing\IconExt\SewIconzExt.dll

> This is from a know program that generates Icons from Embroidery

> Design Files, and is a trusted source.

>

> Ben

>

> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:u0VB%23zduIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Ben

>>

>> Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings

>> and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is

>> checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked.

>> You may

>> need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make

>> certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file types"

>> is not checked. Use Windows Explorer to search for embiconext.dll.

>> Searching from

>> Windows Explorer opt to Search My Computer, enter file naname and

>> check Advanced Options and the top three options from the drop down

>> menu under Advanced Options.

>> If you find it can you please post the complete path.

>>

>> Also search the Registry for embiconext.dll. Select Start, Run, type

>> "regedit" without quotes, and hit OK. Use Edit, Find to search My

>> Computer for embiconext.dll

>>

>> --

>>

>> Hope this helps.

>>

>> Gerry

>> ~~~~

>> FCA

>> Stourport, England

>> Enquire, plan and execute

>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>

>> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>>> I'm Running Norton 360, v2, and the Norton 360 firewall.

>>>

>>> The problem existed prior to using Norton 360, when I was using

>>> avg.

>>>

>>> Ben

>>>

>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

>>> news:O11yF$cuIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Ben

>>>>

>>>> What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? What

>>>> firewall are you using?

>>>>

>>>> In Google there is only one reference to this file. The site

>>>> suggests it is malware but no supporting information is given.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>>

>>>> Hope this helps.

>>>>

>>>> Gerry

>>>> ~~~~

>>>> FCA

>>>> Stourport, England

>>>> Enquire, plan and execute

>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>>>

>>>> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>>>>> Here it is:

>>>>>

>>>>> Event Type: Error

>>>>> Event Source: Application Error

>>>>> Event Category: None

>>>>> Event ID: 1000

>>>>> Date: 5/19/2008

>>>>> Time: 7:38:18 AM

>>>>> User: N/A

>>>>> Computer: BEN-VIDEO

>>>>> Description:

>>>>> Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.3300, faulting

>>>>> module embiconext.dll, version 1.2.1.0, fault address 0x00018473.

>>>>>

>>>>> Snipped>

>>>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:%230IfgMbuIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> Ben

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Are you double clicking on the folder.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Can you please post a copy of the Event Viewer Error Report?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,

>>>>>> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and

>>>>>> double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which

>>>>>> appears is a button resembling two pages. Click the button and

>>>>>> close Event Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste

>>>>>> into the body of the message. Make sure this is the first paste

>>>>>> after exiting from Event Viewer.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> --

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Hope this helps.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Gerry

>>>>>> ~~~~

>>>>>> FCA

>>>>>> Stourport, England

>>>>>> Enquire, plan and execute

>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>>>>>>> I have been having a lot of "Windows Explorer" crashes when

>>>>>>> attempting to open a folder.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Is there anything new out there to solve this lingering problem?

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> XP Pro SP3 (RTM)

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Ben

May 20, 2008

Re: Windows Explorer Crashes

Ben Pugsley wrote:

> Here it is:

>

> Event Type: Error

> Event Source: Application Error

> Event Category: None

> Event ID: 1000

> Date: 5/19/2008

> Time: 7:38:18 AM

> User: N/A

> Computer: BEN-VIDEO

> Description:

> Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.3300, faulting

> module embiconext.dll, version 1.2.1.0, fault address 0x00018473.

That dll has a suspicious name. I would scan for malware.

May 20, 2008

Re: Windows Explorer Crashes

Daave wrote:

> Ben Pugsley wrote:

>> Here it is:

>>

>> Event Type: Error

>> Event Source: Application Error

>> Event Category: None

>> Event ID: 1000

>> Date: 5/19/2008

>> Time: 7:38:18 AM

>> User: N/A

>> Computer: BEN-VIDEO

>> Description:

>> Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.3300, faulting

>> module embiconext.dll, version 1.2.1.0, fault address 0x00018473.

>

> That dll has a suspicious name. I would scan for malware.

Nevermind. Just read the rest of the thread. I'd definitely follow

Gerry's advice.

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