For a while now, my Windows Explorer seems to freeze, even when I'm not doing anything(consciously) with files. That is, the system freezes, I check tasks, and it's usually Windows Explorer that's not responding. I end the task and things seem to be okay, for a while until it happens again. Yeah, I know my system is old, needs more memory, etc. I've run the spyware programs (by the way, I downloaded Spydoctor, but had to disable the automatic scan at startup, which prevented Windows from coming up at all!) Thanks for any suggestions.

Have you installed internet explorer 6 with service pack 1

Ellensue, in case you're wondering, Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer are very intertwined. Updating Internet Explorer updates a lot of Windows Explorer's files.

For general problems I usually try these two boring old standards for starters: IE Repair (if available): Control Panel/Add-Remove then double click "Microsoft IE & Tools" entry to see if you get the option. Rebuild your registry: Restart in MS-DOS and type scanreg /fix DerekW

Oops - didn't know I had responses ;-) I'll give these things a try. Thanks!