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Program Files closes immediately after opening

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lightsourcex

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Every time I open C:\Program Files\, my explorer crashes.

I can go to any folder IN program files i.e. Start > Run... "C:\Program Files\2K Games" would work fine.

I don't understand why it's happening. I tried restoring system files through cmd sfc /scannnow and it found errors the 1st time, but it didn't change anything.

Any recommendations?
 
Try going in to the folder in Safe Mode. You may have a problem with it's display options, such as the desktop.ini file.
 
Hmm. I would actually scan /program files specifically with Superantispyware and your Anti-virus. There could be something in there that explorer is freaking out about possibly. I'd just do full scans myself.

Or are you virus/spyware free that you know of?
 
have you tried going in there thru a command window? WINKEY+R>cmd>Enter

try that, and see if there's some odd files, maybe an odd file or folder name is tweaking windows out ... dunno
 
Revenicus said:
Hmm. I would actually scan /program files specifically with Superantispyware and your Anti-virus. There could be something in there that explorer is freaking out about possibly. I'd just do full scans myself.

Or are you virus/spyware free that you know of?
Click to expand...

Yea that I know of.

NOD32, Spybot Search & Destroy & Windows Defender.
 
09/26/2007 12:45 PM <DIR> graace

that's what I find in command prompt for program files dir.

it delete it but it comes back...

What do you all think I should do now? Since this MAY be the problem...

List of running processes:

Ati2evxx.exe
cmd.exe
csrss.exe
ctfmon.exe
CTHELPER.EXE.
ETXFIHLP.EXE
CTXFISPI.EXE
daemon.exe
dwm.exe
explorer.exe
firefox.exe
iTunesHelper.exe
KHALMNPR.exe
MSASCui.exe
msnmsgr.exe
nod32kui.exe
SetPoint.exe
sidebar.exe
sidebar.exe
Steam.exe
taskeng.exe
taskmgr.exe
winamp.exe
winlogon.exe
wisptis.exe
wmpnscfg.exe
XFiMode.exe
xfire.com
YahooMessenger.exe
 
News...

I had task manager open and when I open program files.

these two programs run

dllhost.exe
searchprotocolhost.exe

what could this mean?
 
Fixed it...

Stupid ass vista & gimp don't work well together apparently.

Any time the folder was rendered in vista it would crash Explorer...

Cmd > cd \, cd program files, dir, del GIMP-2.0

Problem solved.

Thnx everyone.
 
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