Windows Explorer: another great Vista feature......;)

hi,

I'm on Vista Ultimate.. when Windows Explorer crashes I can't exit from
it with Task Mgr, I can't even use "end process" to exit.. even when
attempt to restart the machine, the machine just doesn't respond or
hangs forever on "logging off.." only way to fix is to do hard reboot
by pressing and holding power button...

why does this happen.. and what way is there for this program to simply
close when it crashes....

(I'm checking a bunch of blank CDs/DVDs I have piled up to see what
content, if any, is in them.. if it's a "faulty" DVD (I was having
problems burning DVDs, did a lot of tests, on the faulty DVDs is when
Windows Explorer crashes and I can't close it or restart the machine..
now it seems to me no matter for WHAT REASONS Windows Explorer crashes
there should be a way to simply close it so you don't have to do a hard
reboot..)

would appreciate solution/suggestions...

thank you..

When did this start happening?

If you know exactly when have you tried using System Restore to roll-back to
that time period to see if Explorer stops crashing?

"maya" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> hi,
>
> I'm on Vista Ultimate.. when Windows Explorer crashes I can't exit from
> it with Task Mgr, I can't even use "end process" to exit.. even when
> attempt to restart the machine, the machine just doesn't respond or hangs
> forever on "logging off.." only way to fix is to do hard reboot by
> pressing and holding power button...
>
> why does this happen.. and what way is there for this program to simply
> close when it crashes....
>
> (I'm checking a bunch of blank CDs/DVDs I have piled up to see what
> content, if any, is in them.. if it's a "faulty" DVD (I was having
> problems burning DVDs, did a lot of tests, on the faulty DVDs is when
> Windows Explorer crashes and I can't close it or restart the machine.. now
> it seems to me no matter for WHAT REASONS Windows Explorer crashes there
> should be a way to simply close it so you don't have to do a hard
> reboot..)
>
> would appreciate solution/suggestions...
>
> thank you..
>
>

hmmmm.. hard to say.. from the beginning, I guess.. every once in a
while WinExpl crashes and you can't close it, restart machine, etc..

also, you can't set "favorites" in WinExpl in Vista, right?? (if I'm
wrong pls enlighten me...

thank you..



Shane Nokes wrote:
> When did this start happening?
>
> If you know exactly when have you tried using System Restore to
> roll-back to that time period to see if Explorer stops crashing?
>
> "maya" <> wrote in message
> news: ...
>> hi,
>>
>> I'm on Vista Ultimate.. when Windows Explorer crashes I can't exit
>> from it with Task Mgr, I can't even use "end process" to exit.. even
>> when attempt to restart the machine, the machine just doesn't respond
>> or hangs forever on "logging off.." only way to fix is to do hard
>> reboot by pressing and holding power button...
>>
>> why does this happen.. and what way is there for this program to
>> simply close when it crashes....
>>
>> (I'm checking a bunch of blank CDs/DVDs I have piled up to see what
>> content, if any, is in them.. if it's a "faulty" DVD (I was having
>> problems burning DVDs, did a lot of tests, on the faulty DVDs is when
>> Windows Explorer crashes and I can't close it or restart the machine..
>> now it seems to me no matter for WHAT REASONS Windows Explorer crashes
>> there should be a way to simply close it so you don't have to do a
>> hard reboot..)
>>
>> would appreciate solution/suggestions...
>>
>> thank you..
>>
>>