windows error reports

Hi
every now and then when i access files on my second harddrive windows gives me a error message "windows explorer encountered a problem and needs to close"
this is the full report content.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<DATABASE>
<EXE NAME="SYSTEM INFO" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_SYSTEM">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="advapi32.dll" SIZE="616960" CHECKSUM="0x8E9BCF02" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Advanced Windows 32 Base API" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="advapi32.dll" INTERNAL_NAME="advapi32.dll" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xA0DE4" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" LINK_DATE="08/04/2004 07:56:23" UPTO_LINK_DATE="08/04/2004 07:56:23" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="gdi32.dll" SIZE="282112" CHECKSUM="0xA1D7CC7A" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3159" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3159" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3159" FILE_DESCRIPTION="GDI Client DLL" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3159 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.070619-1300)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="gdi32" INTERNAL_NAME="gdi32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x4B0FE" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3159" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3159" LINK_DATE="06/19/2007 13:31:19" UPTO_LINK_DATE="06/19/2007 13:31:19" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="kernel32.dll" SIZE="986112" CHECKSUM="0xEBE25B3D" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Windows NT BASE API Client DLL" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119 (xpsp_sp2_qfe.070416-1259)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="kernel32" INTERNAL_NAME="kernel32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xF995F" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" LINK_DATE="04/16/2007 16:07:27" UPTO_LINK_DATE="04/16/2007 16:07:27" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="ntdll.dll" SIZE="708096" CHECKSUM="0x9D20568" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" FILE_DESCRIPTION="NT Layer DLL" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="ntdll.dll" INTERNAL_NAME="ntdll.dll" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xAF2F7" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" LINK_DATE="08/04/2004 07:56:36" UPTO_LINK_DATE="08/04/2004 07:56:36" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="ole32.dll" SIZE="1286144" CHECKSUM="0x4893D167" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2846" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2846" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2846" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Microsoft OLE for Windows" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2846 (xpsp.060213-1526)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="OLE32.DLL" INTERNAL_NAME="OLE32.DLL" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x1469C9" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2846" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2846" LINK_DATE="02/14/2006 06:18:08" UPTO_LINK_DATE="02/14/2006 06:18:08" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="oleaut32.dll" SIZE="549376" CHECKSUM="0xF9AD8A4C" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3139" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3139" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3139" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3139" INTERNAL_NAME="OLEAUT32.DLL" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright © Microsoft Corp. 1993-2001." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x86FE4" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3139" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3139" LINK_DATE="05/17/2007 11:28:05" UPTO_LINK_DATE="05/17/2007 11:28:05" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="shell32.dll" SIZE="8453632" CHECKSUM="0x77D7C763" BIN_FILE_VERSION="6.0.2900.3051" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="6.0.2900.3051" PRODUCT_VERSION="6.00.2900.3051" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Windows Shell Common Dll" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="6.00.2900.3051 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.061219-0316)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="SHELL32.DLL" INTERNAL_NAME="SHELL32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x817025" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="6.0.2900.3051" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="6.0.2900.3051" LINK_DATE="12/19/2006 21:52:11" UPTO_LINK_DATE="12/19/2006 21:52:11" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="user32.dll" SIZE="577536" CHECKSUM="0x1AB40203" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3099" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3099" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3099" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Windows XP USER API Client DLL" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3099 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.070308-0222)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="user32" INTERNAL_NAME="user32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x940E1" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3099" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3099" LINK_DATE="03/08/2007 15:36:28" UPTO_LINK_DATE="03/08/2007 15:36:28" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="wininet.dll" SIZE="824832" CHECKSUM="0x5BE9410C" BIN_FILE_VERSION="7.0.6000.16544" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="7.0.6000.16544" PRODUCT_VERSION="7.00.6000.16544" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Internet Extensions for Win32" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Windows® Internet Explorer" FILE_VERSION="7.00.6000.16544 (vista_gdr.070814-1500)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="wininet.dll" INTERNAL_NAME="wininet.dll" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xD681A" LINKER_VERSION="0x60000" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="7.0.6000.16544" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="7.0.6000.16544" LINK_DATE="08/20/2007 10:04:42" UPTO_LINK_DATE="08/20/2007 10:04:42" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="winsock.dll" SIZE="2864" CHECKSUM="0x73AE8088" BIN_FILE_VERSION="3.10.0.103" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="3.10.0.103" PRODUCT_VERSION="3.10" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Windows Socket 16-Bit DLL" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows(TM) Operating System" FILE_VERSION="3.10" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="WINSOCK.DLL" INTERNAL_NAME="WINSOCK" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright © Microsoft Corp. 1981-1996" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x10001" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN16" S16BIT_DESCRIPTION="BSD Socket API for Windows" S16BIT_MODULE_NAME="WINSOCK" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="3.10.0.103" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="3.10.0.103" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
</EXE>
<EXE NAME="kernel32.dll" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_THISFILEONLY">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="kernel32.dll" SIZE="986112" CHECKSUM="0xEBE25B3D" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Windows NT BASE API Client DLL" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119 (xpsp_sp2_qfe.070416-1259)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="kernel32" INTERNAL_NAME="kernel32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xF995F" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" LINK_DATE="04/16/2007 16:07:27" UPTO_LINK_DATE="04/16/2007 16:07:27" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
</EXE>
</DATABASE>

I am not able to figure whats wrong. can somebody help?
 
any specific filetype? can you recreate the error or is it completely random? I had a similar problem once, when windows explorer crashed because it wasn't able to create the preview image of .avi files. I had to uninstall the Classic Windows Media player which came bundled with some codecs pack.
 
any specific filetype? can you recreate the error or is it completely random? I had a similar problem once, when windows explorer crashed because it wasn't able to create the preview image of .avi files. I had to uninstall the Classic Windows Media player which came bundled with some codecs pack.

well that drive has many audio video files. i.e avi,mpg,asf,rmvb,mp3,mp2 etcc
 
yeah i sometimes get that error message too, i just put it down to MS being shit and just reload explorer.
 
try this...copy the file from another drive and paste on the drive which one work...if dat doesnt works...thn do a drive check..
go to my computer > Right Click on the drive > under tools tab check for errors n c if that works.. Goodluck
 
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