Explorer.exe problem?

[jay_burgess]

I have a problem on my computer and I think it is associated with the explorer.exe file. Sometimes when I log of the computer a window pops up saying 'Ending program, explorer.exe please wait'. When I use CTRL+ALT+DELETE to see to Windows task manager, explorer.exe appears to be using quite a lot of CPU usage causing my computer to run very slow. The CPU usage is also quite iratic... for example explorer.exe will use 50%... then 0%.... then 49% etc... at about 1 sec intervals. When I open the device manager it appears to keep refreshing itself every second or so making it difficult to use it. I have run spyware and anti-virus software but have been unsuccessful in locating the problem. I have also suddenly had problems using particulare programs on my computer. Can anyone help?

 

[jay_burgess]

Attached is a screenshot of the task manager. Notice the CPU usage history.

 

[Tankhead02]

I've had a problem with explorer to it just crashed after I'll open up a folder. Really there's no way to fix it besided restore, recovery, or re-install.

 

[fdisk]

you can restore it, that will surely fix the problem. after restoring it get some updates. But what kind of processor do you have?

 

[Tankhead02]

Updates don't work well for everyone. When i updated my computer it nearly didn't work. Happened with my uncle too. So if you must, read what are updating.

 

[Cody]

Try running a system file check. Not 100% sure if explorer is considered a system file to Windows, but it's worth a shot.

Open up a command prompt (Start > run > cmd) and type sfc /scannow
it will scan all your system files to see if they have been modified and replace them. (You will need the OS cd)