windows explorer fubared

[lupi]

tried posting my problem over in the help forum but didn't really get much in the way of replies so thought I'd try here.

I had one of my online accounts hacked so I got a bit aggresive scrubbing my computer and seemed to have disturbed some things that are safe/otherwise needed. I've got windows update working again but still having the problem with windows explorer crashing/lockign up. about the only trigger i can find is using an internet browser, i can play games forever and nothing else is done as much as games or internet use that I've found to trigger the problem. sfc and regscans report nothing bad.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2105165


Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Explorer.EXE
Application Version: 6.0.6002.18005
Application Timestamp: 49e02a1e
Fault Module Name: kernel32.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6002.18005
Fault Module Timestamp: 49e041d1
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000000000001da00
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.256.6
Locale I 1033
Additional Information 1: 8d5f
Additional Information 2: 6ca880f6401f72102068ce915cf8e10f
Additional Information 3: c5d9
Additional Information 4: b33e191788887e1f3285500fc36f3882

 

[corkyg]

In your first post, you say Internet Explorer (IE) is the problem. Here you cite Windows Explorer. Which is the problem? What version of Windows are you using? Did you try a repair install?

 

[lupi]

Its windows vista. The crash events always show explorer.exe as the cause. It just happens that it only crashes after a certain amount of browser use. As far as I can tell, you can't do a repair install.

 

[corkyg]

Repair install with Vista is easy. Boot with the Vista disk. In a post hacking environment,, odds are something is corrupted. Your best course is a complete reinstall.

 

[lupi]

When I tried booting with the disk in it didn't allow me to select repair install, only the option which would have wiped the drive.