error message question

Discussion in 'Software' started by wildwolf220, Oct 24, 2006.

  1. wildwolf220

    wildwolf220 Oracle of Doom

    hi guys.. the last few days i have been getting an error message ( windows explorer has encountered a problem & needs to close) then dr watson encountered a problem & needs to close. my pc freezes up and i lose my task bar icons. strange thing is it only happens when i open the my documents folder. anyone came accross this before?
     
  2. Alventis

    Alventis Private E-2

    Check your disk for errors (scandisk/checkdisk, whatever it's called). Try to "explore" your "My Documents" folder with some alternative file manager (a DOS box may do the trick) to see what's there. Try to delete/rename suspicious entries. Something like that, I guess...

    Michel
     
    Last edited: Oct 25, 2006

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