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This is something I've noticed in Windows XP Pro., XP Home and 2000, on
multiple machines, for a couple of years now, and it amazes me that it hasn't
been caught and fixed. I often work right out of Windows Explorer, and
create lots of directories and subdirectories. This has to do with an
extremely minor user slip-up during such creation that CRASHES Windows
Explorer. It happens when I have a sticky trackball, or I'm sitting in an
awkward position, or have had too much coffee, or whatever. I've got W.E. up
right now, and I'm going to crash it step-by-step as I write... Off the main
menu, choose 'File'/'New'; 'Folder' will pop up just to the right of 'New'.
Move the mouse cursor over 'Folder', then before clicking, "OOPS!", "slip" it
back up into the Main Menu, say over 'Favorites' or something. W.E. will
freeze for a second or two, with little "busy" circles popping off the mouse
cursor, then a dialog will come up saying how Windows has been forced to
close it, then another will appear about sending a report to Microsoft.
Mighty touchy!!
This is something I've noticed in Windows XP Pro., XP Home and 2000, on
multiple machines, for a couple of years now, and it amazes me that it hasn't
been caught and fixed. I often work right out of Windows Explorer, and
create lots of directories and subdirectories. This has to do with an
extremely minor user slip-up during such creation that CRASHES Windows
Explorer. It happens when I have a sticky trackball, or I'm sitting in an
awkward position, or have had too much coffee, or whatever. I've got W.E. up
right now, and I'm going to crash it step-by-step as I write... Off the main
menu, choose 'File'/'New'; 'Folder' will pop up just to the right of 'New'.
Move the mouse cursor over 'Folder', then before clicking, "OOPS!", "slip" it
back up into the Main Menu, say over 'Favorites' or something. W.E. will
freeze for a second or two, with little "busy" circles popping off the mouse
cursor, then a dialog will come up saying how Windows has been forced to
close it, then another will appear about sending a report to Microsoft.
Mighty touchy!!