Windows Explorer is CRASHING!!!

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Hi everyone,

My problem is with Windows 2000 Windows Explorer.

Whenever I start up more than one instance, it crashes most of the time.

My system:
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Item Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Version 5.0.2195 Service Pack 4 Build 2195
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name xxxxxxxxxxxxx
System Manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
System Model KT600
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~1799 Mhz
BIOS Version Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Windows Directory C:\WINNT
Locale United States
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 523,760 KB
Available Physical Memory 348,244 KB
Total Virtual Memory 3,758,080 KB
Available Virtual Memory 3,442,960 KB
Page File Space 3,234,320 KB
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My error message:
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Program Error
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explorer.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows.
You will need to restart the program.

An error log is being created.


OK

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My System Log:
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Type Date Time Source Category Event
Error 4/5/2005 8:57:58 PM DCOM None 10000
Error 4/5/2005 8:56:48 PM Service Control Manager
None 7001
Warning 4/5/2005 8:56:48 PM W32Time None 54
Error 4/5/2005 8:56:43 PM Service Control Manager
None 7000
Information 4/5/2005 8:56:37 PM eventlog None 6005
Information 4/5/2005 8:56:37 PM eventlog None 6009
Error 4/5/2005 8:56:38 PM Netlogon None 5719
Information 4/5/2005 8:55:14 PM eventlog None 6006
Information 4/5/2005 8:52:42 PM Removable Storage Service
None 160
Error 4/5/2005 8:44:16 PM Netlogon None 5719
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The problem started after performing the latest update
on Win2k from Microsoft.

The crash happens after I open up more than
one instance of Win Explorer - 2 or more
processes with Win Exp at the same time.

In Task Manager, the system idle process is taking
up about 99% of the CPU time - so there isn?t another
process hogging time.


Does anyone have any ideas as to what the problem might be?

- Sam
.

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