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how to repair windows explorer?
Is there a way to repair Windows Explorer in case of malfunctioning?
This is my problem: from time to time, unexpectedly, Windows Explorer behaves in strange ways. The most common errors I came across so far: 1. certain keys don't work anymore - such as in THIS moment the ( which i could only copy/paste here - 2. sometimes many keys don't work anymore and instead an error sound is heard - 3. the right mouse click does not pop up the context menu - or it is just visible for 0,0001 second in a flash.
There is a workaround to solve error 3: start a new instance of windows explorer and use the right mouse. if it works it will also work in the original window.
After a computer restart problems 1 & 2 are gone as well, till all of a sudden they come up again. No idea why...
This is my situation: after a long series of computer repairs I am finally able to install all my applications again. I am somewhere in the middle. At a certain point the above mentioned explorer errors started - no clue what triggered the trouble. System restore does not help: I can only go 2 days back (why not many days more?) and that does not solve the trouble.
Of course I could start from scratch again - very annoying - and re-install Windows7 completely.
Some individual applications have an 'application repair' option - usually found in the control panel > uninstall section. Does Windows7 have this option too? Or is there another way to repair or reset the windows explorer? Or just re-install the isolated windows explorer? Or check/repair the registry related to windows explorer?
Thanks!