Explorer Error Messages
 

I have been experiencing a problem with my explorer
programs that I cannot seem to resolve. If I attempt to
open a folder on my desktop I receive the following error
messages. These come in "two's" (listed in order). The
first error message (1.) is immediately followed by the
second (2.) after I click OK.

1. "explorer has caused an error in UNKNOWN and will now
close"
2. explorer has caused an error in DIMM.DLL and will now
close.

Or

1. "explorer has caused an error in SHDOCVW.DLL and will
now close"
2. "explorer has caused an error in DIMM.DLL and will now
close"

Occasionally, I will also get another similar error
message, but with the error occurring in KERNEL32.DLL. I
have ran a virus scan, Ad-aware 6.0, Spybot but have no
adverse programs. I even removed unneeded start-up
programs (virus scan, firewall) to free up RAM, just in
case that was the issue (which did not help). Also, I did
a non-destructive reload of windows ME (that did not
help). I did do a destructive reload of ME (wrote zero's
to the hard drive), which helped for about two weeks,
although now the same problems persist. I cannot run a
system restore (it says that the restore was unsuccessful
and the try a later restore point - with also does not
work). I have attempted to extract the .dll files as well
as the explorer.exe but I also keep getting a message
saying that they a "write protected." I have accessed
windows in SAFE-MODE, and I do not experience the same
problems with the explorer program there.

As this problem is becoming very aggrevating (as I cannot
access my folders, nor most of my computer), and help that
can be offered as to the cause of these errors is greatly
appreciated.
__________________

OS: ME 4.90.3000
HD: 6.0 GB
Mem: 159 MB RAM

Explorer Error Messages
 

You may have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://download.nai.com/products/mca...rt/stinger.exe

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads...CWShredder.exe
http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip

download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to
remove spyware, adware,
and other such nasties from your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Jason L." wrote in message
...
I have been experiencing a problem with my explorer
programs that I cannot seem to resolve. If I attempt to
open a folder on my desktop I receive the following error
messages. These come in "two's" (listed in order). The
first error message (1.) is immediately followed by the
second (2.) after I click OK.

1. "explorer has caused an error in UNKNOWN and will now
close"
2. explorer has caused an error in DIMM.DLL and will now
close.

Or

1. "explorer has caused an error in SHDOCVW.DLL and will
now close"
2. "explorer has caused an error in DIMM.DLL and will now
close"

Occasionally, I will also get another similar error
message, but with the error occurring in KERNEL32.DLL. I
have ran a virus scan, Ad-aware 6.0, Spybot but have no
adverse programs. I even removed unneeded start-up
programs (virus scan, firewall) to free up RAM, just in
case that was the issue (which did not help). Also, I did
a non-destructive reload of windows ME (that did not
help). I did do a destructive reload of ME (wrote zero's
to the hard drive), which helped for about two weeks,
although now the same problems persist. I cannot run a
system restore (it says that the restore was unsuccessful
and the try a later restore point - with also does not
work). I have attempted to extract the .dll files as well
as the explorer.exe but I also keep getting a message
saying that they a "write protected." I have accessed
windows in SAFE-MODE, and I do not experience the same
problems with the explorer program there.

As this problem is becoming very aggrevating (as I cannot
access my folders, nor most of my computer), and help that
can be offered as to the cause of these errors is greatly
appreciated.
__________________

OS: ME 4.90.3000
HD: 6.0 GB
Mem: 159 MB RAM