Windows explorer has stopped working on vista

Right-click DigitalVault , and then click Open. Before you uninstall Digital Vault, back up your encrypted files. To do this, follow these steps:. Exit Digital Vault. If you are prompted to protect the files before you exit, click No. Note If you do not click No , the files will not be available. Click Automatic , click Next , and then click Finish. If you have spyware or a virus on the computer, scan the system by using an antispyware program such as Windows Defender or Microsoft Security Essentials.

If you decide to use Windows Defender, follow these steps:. Windows Defender starts. On the Scan drop-down menu, click Full Scan. Then, use System Restore to return the computer to a known good restore point.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue. Click Choose a different restore point , and then click Next. The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products. For your second problem reinstall google's program.

For your first problem. You can also examine the details. This list is a chart of software installs, uninstalls, Windows updates, and crashes by date. See if your crashes started happening after you installed or uninstalled something. Do you know when this problem began I assume days ago when the Google message first appeared though the other problem occurred later - this might fix BOTH problems?

Be sure to check the box to show more than 5 days of restore points if necessary. If the first attempt fails, then try an earlier point or two. NOTE: You will have to re-install any software and updates you installed between now and the restore point, but you can use Windows Update for the updates. I hope this helps. Good luck! In reply to DavidMCandy's post on March 11, I did a system restore to 2 days ago. I could only go back that far sense I deleted all backups because of Vistas automatic restore points taking so much disk space Anywho.

I went back 2 days, then the problem went away. The whilst shutting down, it said installing updates 1 of I left my laptop wile they installed. I had no clue what the update was.

I just figured it was a Microsoft update Then came back, logged into my user and the problem came back. I will try the above tips and reply with my results. In reply to Clayd26's post on March 11, So the system restore worked, but there were 11 pending updates awaiting a reboot when the restore point was created.

When you rebooted they finished installing and brougt back the problem, meaning that the problem was caused by one or more of the updates. You can't cancel these pending updates before they install they've already been installed and are awaiting a reboot to finalize as far as I know - it's a shame you don't have an earlier restore point or one before these updates installed.

If the issue has been occurring for a month or more, it may be better to perform an In-Place Upgrade and restore Windows to the original installation. Performing an In-Place Upgrade will not damage files and applications that are currently installed on your computer. To perform an In-Place Upgrade, follow the steps in the article listed below:. Have other questions?

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