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Why is explorer.exe freezing Windows XP?

Asked by shared3 (375 points) | asked July 23rd, 2007 | 3 responses

When shutting down, my computer is unable to shut down properly. explorer.exe freezes and I am forced to open up Task Manager and kill it manually. Then, the freeze is over, but Windows still won't shut down. Furthermore, once in a while, when opening some Explorer windows, explorer.exe will freeze and I am forced to kill it through Task Manager. explorer.exe shows no CPU activity, no RAM fluctuations, and doesn't read or write any data.

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