Windows Explorer Crashes when I try to change background???

Everytime I try to change my desktop background or access the optional
downloads, I am receiving the following error message and windows explorer
restarts itself PLEASE HELP!!!!!
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Explorer.EXE
Application Version: 6.0.6001.18000
Application Timestamp: 47918e5d
Fault Module Name: MSVCR80.dll
Fault Module Version: 8.0.50727.1434
Fault Module Timestamp: 4757746d
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000149d1
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: fd00
Additional Information 2: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Additional Information 3: fd00
Additional Information 4: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160

John wrote:
> Everytime I try to change my desktop background or access the optional
> downloads, I am receiving the following error message and windows explorer
> restarts itself PLEASE HELP!!!!!

You should do a restore point back to a point that the crash was not
happening.

You can also do this too to check the system out.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833