this error comes up when i try to open my local disk c: which is my main source of pretty much everything! HELP! ive read about this error popping up on word but not on a local disk...

Try ShellExView. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/shellexview.html Important Note: Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information. Run ShellExView, in the pane sort the entries with manufacturers. Disable all non-Microsoft *.dll files, and check the result. If the issue does not occur, one of the files can be the culprit. We could narrow down it one by one. If it does not resolve the issue, please create a new user account and log on with it. Let us know if the issue occurs with the new user profile. If the issue does not occur, transfer data from the problematic old profile to the new profile. Fix a corrupted user profile http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile However if it does not help, try to remove customized group policies. Please refer to: How to Reset Local Group Policy Objects to default settings http://escapelogic.com/main/node/2Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.