Clicking on specific folders causes explorer to crash

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  1. Posts : 30
    Win 7 64
       #1

    Clicking on specific folders causes explorer to crash


    Running Win7 RC 64

    Whenever I click on folders that contain mkv/h264 files, explorer crashes. But if I view the folders through the open feature of say notepad, then I can click and delete the folders no problem.

    What can I do?
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  2. Posts : 4,772
    Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit
       #2

    XNemesis said:
    Running Win7 RC 64

    Whenever I click on folders that contain mkv/h264 files, explorer crashes. But if I view the folders through the open feature of say notepad, then I can click and delete the folders no problem.

    What can I do?
    Hi XNemesis, Welcome to SF,

    Most of the cases it used to be the Context Menu. You could try this

    Download ShellExView

    The rule is to disable non-Microsoft context menu handlers *one-by-one* and verify if the problem is solved. If disabling one does not solve the problem, undo the disabled item and disable the next non-Microsoft handler. Do the same until the problem is solved and finally identify the culprit. Scroll right to see the Company Name column in ShellExView.

    Hope this helps,
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  3. Posts : 30
    Win 7 64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Do you have to reboot after each change? If not, I went through that process with shellexview but explorer keeps on crashing.
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  4. Posts : 4,772
    Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit
       #4

    Most cases you might not need to reboot. Also you could try this try to Disable the Thumbnail View and also install the lastest codec for MKV / h26. Maybe K-lite Codec. Also try to change the default Program that opens with MKV.

    Hope this helps,
    Captain
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  5. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home Premium
       #5

    Same problem - fixed


    I was having the same problem as the OP... I just downloaded the first MKV file I've had since installing W7 and opening the folder it's in crashes Explorer. It recovers nicely, but the only I could fix it was to disable the thumbnail view or to rename the file to a different extension from a DOS window first.

    I ran the shellexview and disabled all the non MS extensions but that didn't help. I even tried disabling some of the MS ones that deal with videos... but no luck.

    I had the K-Lite codec pack v5.4.4, so I uninstalled it and upgraded to v6.04. This broke the association with the MKV file and its icon reverted to the generic unknown (it had been an icon I didn't recognize, even after I forced the default to be Media Player Classic). But the crashing stopped!

    I re-set the association to MPC and it works fine.

    So, the rambling lesson I guess is that the problem was either caused by something in the old codec pack, or by whatever program was previously associated with MKV files.
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  6. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate Steve Ballmer Signature Black Edition x64
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    I know this thread is a little bit old, but in case anyone else ends up here like I did, trying to solve this problem, I think I can offer a little more guidance. Using the ShellExView program linked above, in my case anyway, the apparent culprit turned out to be "DivX Property Handler". I tried disabling the DivX Thumbnail generator first, but it didn't help. Disabling "DivX Property Handler" definitely solved the problem, though. Your case may be different, I don't know.
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  7. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Professional 32 bit
       #7

    I just wanted to Confirm the cause (and second Blaineklyle's post) that DivX Propertly Handler was causing Explorer to crash in Windows 7 when you click on a file. Also seemed to cause my system performance to degrade too.

    Thanks for the this thread and also thanks for ShellExView to help address the issue.

    Ref: Windows Explorer crashes when you click on an MKV file or folder with MKV files in it.
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  8. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate x84
       #8

    Seriously, I really like this forum so much. By disable the "DivX Property Handler" definitely solved the problem. Thank Man.
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  9. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
       #9

    DivX Thumbnail Provider


    Thanks very much for the much needed help. In my particular case, the culprit turned out to be DivX Thumbnail Provider.
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  10. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Professional 32bit
       #10

    First of all,i want to thank Blaineklyle for his informative post.i registered to thank him.I too had the same problem,but now its solved.thanks..
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