aaahhhhh (when i open the incomplete folder windows explorer has to close ??)

wity · #1 (**permalink**) November 29th, 2007

Hi everybody, im new on this site, thank god i found it, my pc & limewire are driving me mad, ok heres the prob. Have just installed the new limewire after a new drive was installed. Have updated all my software java ect. Started downloading last night with out a problem, but when i open the incomplete folder windows explorer has to close ??
What is going on here help anyone ??

ukbobboy01 · #2 (**permalink**) November 29th, 2007

Wity

You said:

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when i open the incomplete folder windows explorer has to close?

Can you explain this "has to close" thing? You see, I have used LW for over 3.5 years now and I can look at the incomplete folder within LW and using windows explorer without any ill effects. Therefore, can you explain the exact circumstances that caused the reaction you are getting.

UK Bob

wity · #3 (**permalink**) November 30th, 2007

Hi Bob, i open the incomplete folder and windows states, windows explorer has encountered a problem and has to close, it even does this without limewire running.

ukbobboy01 · #4 (**permalink**) November 30th, 2007

Well Wity

It seems that your installation of windows is suspect or something (like a virus) has got into your machine and is messing with your system. Your problem is definately nothing to do with LW.

I suggest that you backup your applications and data, after running an up to date AV scanner, then completely reformat your HD (perhaps several times) and reinstall windows.

UK Bob

wity · #5 (**permalink**) November 30th, 2007

Bob, have just dine a complete install from scratch, systen scans clean, its a dell laptop, have installed all software and drivers, dont have any other problems so it is really weird !! really dont want to go through the whole process again as ita a nightmare with dell. Have norten and ahev runit twice still nothing out of place, any other ideas than nuking the hard drive ??

xXx-DeathKid-xXx · #6 (**permalink**) November 30th, 2007

Why are you trying to open an incomplete file in the first place?

wity · #7 (**permalink**) November 30th, 2007

just happened to open the folder, and windows explorer shut down, so of course am curious why ??

ukbobboy01 · #8 (**permalink**) November 30th, 2007

Wity

Aaahhh Dell, you should have said so before. Those machines are so full of Dell's own proprietary drivers that if one of those things "goes south" your machine develops incurable problems.

Yep Dell drivers, I know what you mean, I had a guy working for me who decided to delete all the drivers off a Dell PC he was suppose to be setting up, I could not get the stupid thing to work until I got onto Dell and asked them to send me a copy of the deleted drivers.

I suggest that you call Dell's help desk, explain your problem and ask for copies of the drivers that may have become corrupt.

UK Bob

wity · #9 (**permalink**) November 30th, 2007

Tell me about it, have never had such a headache with a pc in my life, have installed all the new drivers that thank g*d are now available from the dell site, dell is sending me a set of discs so ill try a complete new install with that. Will be ditching limewire am going to bitt downloads.