Hi
I am using Windows 7 X64 Ultimate (clean install).
When opening up lots (75-80) of Windows Explorer Windows using the short key combination (WINDOWS KEY & E), I manage to crash Explorer.exe every time.
I suspect this must be a bug that is currently undetected as I cant find any info about it on the web.
Can everyone here have a go and try to reproduce the bug?
Thanks.
Why do need to open 75-80 Explorer windows???!!!
Yes, mine crapped out at exactly 80 explorer Windows with Ctrl-E. Running 64-bit Ultimate with 8GB of RAM. Just got a cursor and the spinning blue wheel.
A bug? Maybe, maybe not. How many instances do you think should be opened at one time? Infinite? Everything has limits.
I pick up a vibration on my motorcycle at about 105 mph. Is that a bug? So may factors are involved at that speed - the trueness of the tires, tire balance, tire wear patterns, road/track surface, suspension settings, etc. I am close to the upper limit at that speed; close to the limit for which my bike was designed. That doesn't make it a bug or defect.
It may be possibly unfortunate that windows does not do a better job of protecting itself from running out of resources but yes that's the way it is. Open 80 instances of ANYTHING and you will probably drag windows down to a crawl or even a full stallout as everything is fighting for the last remaning byte of ram or window handle.
Of course it's the point! If you genuinely need that many Explorer windows open then you're at least asking a reasonable question. If you're just doing something stupid to see how long it takes to break then you're just being a pain in the posterior and I've got a very nice picture of a troll (with very un-nice words!) which will be appearing here shortly!
If you run out of gas, your car will be useless as well, so if you do anything to run out of memory, you'll likely have an issue. I wouldn't call this a bug, I'd call it a system limitation. But it isn't likely an issue for anyone other than those trying to duplicate it.
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