I have seen a few issues with ATI applications and .NET. Its not the drivers that are written in .NET, its the other application like the control panel for ATI.

I have made a registry fix that...

But make sure its the same version.. Home OEM, Home Retail, Pro OEM, Pro Retail are 4 different version. All through actually oem and retail are same, you cant do a repair install on one using the...

Another windows file you could try to register is the windows scripting host ("regsvr32 wshom.ocx").

If this still doesnt fix the problem i have put together all the windows search assistant...

When the error occurs there is an option to view more information on it. Can you copy and paste that whole error report here?

Its possible that this could be caused by an application the uses shell intergration. For example when you right click on files some programs add their own options to menus. Do you know of any...

Yeah thats true. I just havent ran into a instance where the files were missing or corrupted. I think a system file check "sfc /scannow" from command line can help to fix\restore certain files that...

Thats a little drastic for such a small problem. I repaired this issue many times with this solution
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831430

The down side to doing a repair install is you lose...

I have seen this before and it seemed to be the work of spyware\malware. I would suggest scanning your system if you havent.

Here is a fix that has worked for me....

What do you mean when you close windows explorer?

Can you repeat the crash? Does it happen at all on its own or only on you specific actions?

Is there anything at all in common each time it...

Yeah it is a DNS problem but the DNS is timing out because he seems to lose his connection all together. He says once he gets the error he has to reconnect to get it working again.

I have 5...

It seems you are losing your internet connection all together. Have you noticed any static on your phone lines or have you added any new phones or answering machines. If the line is fine then i would...

Ah i see. I was asuming the accounts were gone, which did seem weird to me. I guess they were just locked or hidden.

I figured out a trick that works to recover XP User accounts when doing a clean install of XP but i have never attempted to recover a 2000 Account to XP.

1. Locate the old user profiles in...

This is typically 1 of 4 things.. Badly Written CD, Dirty CD-Rom drive, Bad hard drive, or bad memory(ram).

1. Try loweing the speed in which you burn the iso to disc. Nero and most other...

This is a very common problem and i see it all the time. It is caused by faulty drivers, bad hardware, or internal components have came partially disconnected. But overall the problem is usually with...