Windows 7 - Explorer.exe crashing whenever I search/right click HDs

Every time I attempt to enter something into the Windows Explorer search bar in the start menu or when browsing folders I get an error stating

"Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library. This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information."

A message then pops up for me to restart Windows Explorer. This error also occurs when I right click on one of my hard drives in my computer. I'm running Windows 7 64bit on a Intel C2D 6400 with 6GB RAM

I've tried running a clean boot but that didn't help, any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Try using System Restore, or you might have to format your computer.

Tried system restore as well, it wasn't any help.

Sounds like you have a corrupt OS install.

Try this free program: ShellExView - Shell Extension Manager For Windows
Disable the non-Microsoft extensions one at a time to see if that helps.

check my other posts for more detailed instructions. copy explorer.exe into system32 folder from its original location. copy not cut