Windows explorer not responding

koolkat77 said:

1 year is long. download speccy from here Speccy - System Information - Free Download and install the program.
run it and click on the operating system tab, it shows the date you installed your OS

Tanx i downloaded it n checked.It says:
Operating System
MS Windows 7 32-bit SP1
Installation Date: 10 February 2011, 08:55

Whenever i open a folder containing .DAT video file windows explorer stops responding.Pls help me.

Anil,
Reading your entire thread, I can say it that it is a codec related problem. Asking again, what codecs and players are installed ATM ?

First, uninstall all the players and codecs . Use Revo Uninstaller Freeware to perform those uninstallations, so that there is no leftovers . See it now ... can you browse the folders those contain video files ? Does explorer crash anymore ?

If not, download VLC media player (latest version, 2.0.1) and Shark007's FREE Codec solutions - Windows 7 codecs . Use shark's codecs at it's default settings. *Nothing else !

The crashing, I guess , caused by some old and corrupted mpeg splitters ... so now it should not occur anymore.

But if it continue to crash, post it in Crashes and Debugging - Windows 7 Forums , following the https://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...tructions.html . I hope our BSoD team will find it out properly which element is causing the crash .

It could be related to thumbnail generation.
I always deselect that option when I install MPC (I don't need the delay it causes).

Try setting your Video "Folder Template" to "Details" or "List" view.

Tank u all for ur help & support in solving my problems.I reinstalled my windows 7 PE 32-bit on 14.04.12.