Explorer Errors

I'm running win98se and recently began experiencing explorer errors. These mainly occur when opening or closing folders, files or applications or right clciking on something.

It varies !

I can go for a while with no errors then doing exactly the same thing can get errors or conversely can start off a fresh sesssion with errors and then experience no errors.

Here's the last 3 examples but mainly they occur in module unknown rather than kernel32 [kernel32 errors are seldom]
As well as explorer errors I get internet explorer errors whilst in wndows even if int ex is not even open - again these are secondary to explorer errors + they do not occur whilst browsing

I've searched around the web for solutions with no resolution inc
deleting pwl files and rebooting
renaming applog2
repairing int explorer [in fact I reinstalled it completely - v 6.0 with sp1]
defrag
registry cleanup

All the 3rd party softs currently on the system are old favourites with no previous errors or conflicts tho' I wouldn't rule out a fleeeting installation of something which I tried and uninstalled because I didn't like it, but I couldn't say exactly what as I get phases of trying out numerous appplications and it is over a month since this came on.

Thanks

 

Thankyou for the useful link Arie.
They mention ShelExView which operates on a very useful priciple but it only displays approx half of my 3rd party applications shell extensions, can you point me to a more comprehensive application for disabling selective items?


Re step 2
I forgot to mention that I have already scanned several times with hijackthis - several different ad/spyware and anti av/trojan scanners, and at housecall - all clean.

 

Terrific!
Thanks very much.

No errors at all this afternoon despite trying countless manoeuvres to summon one


Which shell extension it is, I don't know as yet.

I've deleted a bunch in Regsupreme which provides a more detailed shell extension list albeit without the very handy disable/enable option. However I can progressively restore the backups later.

 

Clean disk security was the one.

I didn't find one either Arie with a disable/enable option but regsupreme or an old jv16 powertools I have produces a more inclusive list of shell extensions.