While I'm browsing using google chrome or firefox...explorer.exe crashes....but it won't interrupt my work just taskbar gone etc and it restarts again...i checked the event viewer and got this Here's Application Error Event 1000 Faulting application name: Explorer.EXE, version: 6.1.7600.16768, time stamp: 0x4d6878c3 Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x053724e3 Faulting process id: 0x858 Faulting application start time: 0x01cd3d2e02106a45 Faulting application path: C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE Faulting module path: unknown Report Id: fdee1ad8-a97b-11e1-b19e-001e90f42583 and event 1002 Source : winlogon The shell stopped unexpectedly and explorer.exe was restarted.

1. Start with sfc /scannow 2. This problem has been solve here http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/windows-explorer-in-windows-7-keeps-crashing-and/c6fddc14-7649-4334-ac9a-6d049fd503bd 3. Here is Knowledge base article that may point to possible cause http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978433/en-us 4. More elaborate way how to troubleshoot this error is with Process Monitor from Sysintermnals 5. It is helpful to give more information on install history, configurations, patches and updates,....etc. Regards Milos