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History shdocvw.dll problem

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Name: AV.1985
Date: January 21, 2006 at 03:55:55 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Professional S
CPU/Ram: Athlon 2400+ 1024DDR
Comment:

I've got an error which has just started.

I usually keep my computer clean so go into the windows directories and the user directories like local settings/temp etc. I use local settings/history as well.

Now though, if I double click the history folder, I get an error message saying:

"Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

When I see which module the error is from, I have this informaion:

"AppName: explorer.exe AppVer: 6.0.2800.1106 ModName: shdocvw.dll
ModVer: 6.0.2800.1692 Offset: 0009d898"

When I hit don't send, I get a final message froma Microsoft Internet Explorer warning saying:

"An error has occurred in Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer will now close. If you continue to experience problems, please restart your computer".

I haven't got IE open and my HT log looks clean. No idea what is causing this.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

AV



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Response Number 1
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 21, 2006 at 04:08:58 Pacific
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Reply:

Av, Try this: Start>Run then type in:

regsvr32 /i shdocvw.dll

Click OK and restart your computer.

Note the spacing is important.

Tufenuf




Response Number 2
Name: AV.1985
Date: January 21, 2006 at 04:20:08 Pacific
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Reply:

No such luck bud, same problem.

AV



Response Number 3
Name: Bob (by BigBob)
Date: January 21, 2006 at 04:46:10 Pacific
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Reply:

See if this link may help you out
SHDOCVW.DLL

" It'll Get Ya When You Aint Lookin "



Response Number 4
Name: AV.1985
Date: January 21, 2006 at 05:02:05 Pacific
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Reply:

I used that file I downloaded and copied it into system32 and dllcache via safe mode command prompt. It ended up that when I rebooted into Windows, it wouldn't run explorer.exe. No desktop or anything, but I could tell via task manager that explorer.exe wasn't working. Furthermore, when I used the run function from task manager, explorer would still refuse to run.

Suffice to say, that didn't work!



Response Number 5
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 21, 2006 at 05:12:27 Pacific
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Reply:

AV, Have you tried a System Restore to the closest date prior to this problem starting? Start>Programs>Accesories>System Tools>System Restore.

Tufenuf



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Response Number 6
Name: AV.1985
Date: January 21, 2006 at 05:21:13 Pacific
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Reply:

I don't have System Restore enabled on my computer. Usually any problems I have are resolved without it and I'm one of them nuts who likes minimal processes running.

Which as it turns out, was a bad idea, but nothing I can do about that now...



Response Number 7
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 21, 2006 at 06:28:35 Pacific
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Reply:

AV, You could try the IEFix Utility at the link below.

IEFix Utility

Tufenuf



Response Number 8
Name: AV.1985
Date: January 21, 2006 at 14:58:29 Pacific
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Reply:

Thanks for all of the different pieces of advice bud.

IEFix Utility has done the trick.

Much appreciated.

AV



Response Number 9
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 21, 2006 at 16:17:49 Pacific
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Reply:

AV, Glad to see that the problem is fixed and Thanks for posting back to let us know.

Tufenuf



Response Number 10
Name: AV.1985
Date: February 16, 2006 at 15:32:17 Pacific
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Reply:

Hi again.

Sorry to drag this up but this problem has begun again for me! Everytime I use IEfix it sorts it but it appears to only be a temporary fix as it goes back to broke very soon and I keep needing to use IEfix.

Any other ideas?

Thanks.

AV



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