Re: Windows 2000 - Windows Explorer and IE Errors on Startup

From: George Hester (hesterloli_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/04/04 

Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 10:09:34 -0400

What the heck is vx2.dll? Where is that? Right-click choose Properties | Version tab. Who holds the copyright? 

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George Hester
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"zimmer_russell@hotmail.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:260e001c461cd$bc17c1c0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Background: Russell G. Zimmer    Email: 
> zimmer_russell@hotmail.com
> 
> Dell Pentium III, T-450, Windows 2000, Service Pack 3.
> 
> 2. Problems Encountered:
> 
> 
> 1. Problem with Windows Explorer   -  This happens every
> time I try  to start Windows.
> 
> Explorer.exe has generated errors and will be closed by
> Windows.  You will need to restart the program.  
> An error log is being created.
> 
> Once the error log is created it restarts Windows, but
> Explorer is still not working.  If you try to bring up
> Windows Explorer or Control Panel it starts the whole error
> process all over again.
>  
> 
> From Event Viewer
> 
> Source Winlogon
> Event ID: 1002
> 
> Description:
> The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Steps taken to resolve the problem:
> 
> 1. Ran Windows Update - Rebooted System
> 2. Ran Virus Scan with Norton Antivirus - No viruses detected 
> 3. Downloaded and installed Windows 2000, Service Pack 4 -
> Rebooted System
> 4. Reinstalled Explorer.exe application after stopping the
> process - Rebooted System
> 5. Turned off Norton AV Real-time virus protection -
> Rebooted System
> 
> All steps still yield the same results above.  I am at wits
> end to come up with a fix.
> 
>  
> 2. Problems with Internet Explorer 6 SP1  
> 
> Every time I try to start IE6, it gives me the following:  
> 
> Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and
> needs to close.  We are sorry for the convenience.  It then
> gives you choices to either Send Error Report or Don't Send   
> Plus a check box to Restart Internet Explorer. 
> 
> I have to Send Error Report in order to get rid of the box
> and uncheck the restart.
> 
> From Event Viewer:
> 
> Source:  Microsoft Internet
> EventID: 1000
> Descripiton:
> The description for EventID (1000) in Source (Microsoft
> Internet Explorer) cannot be found.  The local computer may
> not have the necessary registry information or message DLL
> files to display messages from a remote computer.  The
> following information is part of the event: iexplore.exe, 6
> .0.2800.1106, vx2.dll, 0.3.0.6, 0000eeea.
>  
> Steps taken to resolve this problem:
> 
> 1. Restarted it several times.
> 2. Downloaded IE6, SP1 and reloaded - Rebooted System
> 
> Even with the reload, it still comes up with an error.
>

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