Windows ME Explorer Error Message

[Fred]

Am getting the following message about 2 minutes after
start-up...

"Explorer has caused an error in ~7669805252.tmp.
Explorer will now close. If you continue to experience
problems, try restarting your computer."

If you close the dialog box, the computer freezes and you
must then reboot.

Any help here is much appreciated!

[Noel Paton]

You may have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/stinger.exe

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/CWShredder.exe
http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip

download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to
remove spyware, adware,
and other such nasties from your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Mar27pmvp.asp
"Fred" > wrote in message
...
> Am getting the following message about 2 minutes after
> start-up...
>
> "Explorer has caused an error in ~7669805252.tmp.
> Explorer will now close. If you continue to experience
> problems, try restarting your computer."
>
> If you close the dialog box, the computer freezes and you
> must then reboot.
>
> Any help here is much appreciated!

Fred, I have the same thing happening to me. I've
followed the suggestions for clean up and nothing has
helped. If you do anything that works, PLEASE let me
know!!

Thanks,

>-----Original Message-----
>Am getting the following message about 2 minutes after
>start-up...
>
>"Explorer has caused an error in ~7669805252.tmp.
>Explorer will now close. If you continue to experience
>problems, try restarting your computer."
>
>If you close the dialog box, the computer freezes and you
>must then reboot.
>
>Any help here is much appreciated!
>.
>

[Noel Paton]

Which suggestions, where?
What *was* found?
What did you do about it?


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Mar27pmvp.asp
> wrote in message
...
> Fred, I have the same thing happening to me. I've
> followed the suggestions for clean up and nothing has
> helped. If you do anything that works, PLEASE let me
> know!!
>
> Thanks,
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Am getting the following message about 2 minutes after
> >start-up...
> >
> >"Explorer has caused an error in ~7669805252.tmp.
> >Explorer will now close. If you continue to experience
> >problems, try restarting your computer."
> >
> >If you close the dialog box, the computer freezes and you
> >must then reboot.
> >
> >Any help here is much appreciated!
> >.
> >