I notice this error was the subject

[indyref]

I notice this error was the subject of another thread on this website but did not seem to get resolved. Does anyone know what I can do to end this constant error???

"Windows Explorer"

"There was an internal error and one of the windows you were using has been closed. It is recommended that you save your work and close all programs, and restart your computer."

After clicking on OK everything works fine. Does anyone know the cause of the error and a possible solution?

I have COMBED the Internet for possible solutions but have not come up with much. The last solution I found was to re-install McAfee. Although I haven't tried that solution, I didn't think it had been prescribed with a lot of confidence.

Thanks in advance to possibly ending this ANNOYING, yet harmless, problem!

 

[jmatt]

It's needle in the haystack stuff .

I would do a good clean out .

From Windows Explorer , Delete all the files ( except the read only file ) in Windows > Applog . Taskmon will rebuild the Applog file .

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/q218/1/60.asp&NoWebContent=1

To view Applog , do this .Windows Explorer > View > Folder Options > View , click on Show all files . Click OK .

http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-17.shtml

If you have plenty of memory , disable Taskmon .
Start > Run , type in msconfig & press Enter .
Click on Startup & untick TaskMonitor .

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Run Scandisk Standard ( do not Tick > Automatically fix errors ) Scandisk log records the errors .

http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/scandisk.htm

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q158705

How to Disable the Find Fast Indexer

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8. THE TRUTH ABOUT FIND FAST

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q259161&FR=1

Computer Speed and Performance May Decrease
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95

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What does SpyBot-Search & Destroy?

SpyBot-S&D searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; little modules that are responsible for the ads many programs display. But many of these modules also transmit information about your surfing behaviour and more to the net.
If SpyBot-S&D finds such modules, it can remove them - or replace them with empty dummies in case their host software won't run with its bot removed. In most cases, the host still runs fine after removing the bot.
For a list of 'supported' bots see the feature lists below. The Spybot-S&D interface is so easy, that updates just require replacing a file of about 80k in size. Those updates are distributed by my software mailinglist, over this page and are also available from inside the programs update section.

Another feature of Spybot S&D is the removal of usage tracks, which makes it more complicated for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visited websites, opened files, started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supported are the three major
browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator and Opera.

Last but not least Spybot-S&D contains some routines to find and correct invalid entries into the registry.

Red entries indicate spyware problems that should be fixed to avoid security and/or privacy problems. This is the only kind of problem that is preselected to be fixed.

Black entries are system internals. If you do not know what they mean, I would suggest to either keep your fingers from it or visit the support forum.

Green entries indicate usage tracks. It can do no harm to remove these.

I personally only remove the Red entries as the Green entries remove items I use .

Make sure you use the SpyBot > Online > Update button regularly .

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http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html

SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed.

How? By setting a "kill bit" for the CLSIDs of spyware ActiveX controls, it prevents the installation of any of them from a webpage. You can run Internet Explorer with Active-X enabled, but you will never even get a "Yes/No" box popped up, asking you to install a spyware Active-X
control (Internet Explorer will never download or run it!). All other Active-X controls or plug-ins will work fine.

The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known spyware Active-X controls. Make sure you run the Check For Updates feature frequently to get the latest database! (And make sure you check the new items to protect your system against them!)

As a side benefit, setting this "kill bit" will also prevent the spyware Active-X from running, in many cases, if it is already installed on your system.*

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Documents and stored in Windows' Recent folder. Favorites and Bookmarks: All favorites and bookmarks created and stored over time by the user. IE Cache: This includes cookies, history and Temporary Internet Files created by the Internet Explorer. Dead Shortcuts: Shortcuts to
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And / Or ,

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Spider finds hidden Url's that other mean's don't .
Cleans >
1 . Hidden Url's .
2 . Temporary Internet Files .
3 . History Files .
4 . Cookies .
Click on Spider , not Spider Bite .

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And / Or

Index.dat
Delindex works in Win98 and WinME .

http://www.burzurq.com/forum/delindex.html

The primary purpose of Delindex is to delete Index.dat files which are never resized, and only get bigger. These files contain all your web surfing history since they were (re)created, and large index.dat files can cause performance issues with browsing. Index.dat files cannot be
deleted if Explorer is running. The secondary purpose is to delete junk files for reasons of space, privacy, and performance. Delindex is "stand-alone" program and requires no installation and no other files to run. All notes are within the program, so there are no separate ReadMe or
Help files.

 

[joegz]

What has worked for most machines (not all) that I have come across is remove WSFTP Pro if installed or removing the JPEG file assoication and rebuilding it. Some machines we just had to reimage.

If the error is happening when going into a folder that contains graphics then it is probably one of the graphic file associations causing the problem.

joegz
"Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is."