Windows Explorer crashing when trying to open folders

Hi out there.

I'm having problems with opening folders.
Almost everytime I open a folder and click what is inside Windows Explorer tells me it has encounted a problem and needs to shut down.

The error I can see from running eventvwr.msc is:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: (100)
Event ID: 1000
Date: 05/10/2006
Time: 19:53:00
User: N/A
Computer: JONATHAN-DD530B
Description:
Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.2180, faulting module xvid.ax, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x0004de00.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 65 78 70 ure exp
0018: 6c 6f 72 65 72 2e 65 78 lorer.ex
0020: 65 20 36 2e 30 2e 32 39 e 6.0.29
0028: 30 30 2e 32 31 38 30 20 00.2180
0030: 69 6e 20 78 76 69 64 2e in xvid.
0038: 61 78 20 30 2e 30 2e 30 ax 0.0.0
0040: 2e 30 20 61 74 20 6f 66 .0 at of
0048: 66 73 65 74 20 30 30 30 fset 000
0050: 34 64 65 30 30 4de00

I've looked on other posts and I've run a virus check (McAfee) and a Spyware Sweep (Web root spy sweeper) and also disabled all the non Microsoft shells using shellview and it is still happening.

Does anyone have any advise on what else I could do?

Thanks

Jon.

 

Hi, Brumrah. Welcome to Windows BBS!

Since your issue seems to be related to xvid.ax, I Googled xvid.ax and ran across this forum.digital-digest.com thread. Perhaps one of the suggestions in that thread will help.

 

Ok I think I've found the codec that was causing the problem and I've deleted it,

Thanks for the advise.

Cheers