My Computer and Windows Explorer unexpectedly quit when you try to open My Network Places or Shared Documents in Windows XP (831938)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Windows SE:71207

SYMPTOMS

When you open My Computer or Windows Explorer and then try to open the My Network Places folder or the Shared Documents folder, My Computer or Windows Explorer may unexpectedly quit. A Windows Error Reporting access violation error message may appear.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   18-Dec-2003  20:13                      1,114  _sfx_manifest_
   04-Nov-2003  19:20  5.2.9354.0         26,112  _sfx_.dll
   16-Dec-2003  01:52                  2,507,853  _sfx_0002._p
   16-Dec-2003  01:57                        884  _sfx_0013._p
   16-Dec-2003  01:58                     26,900  _sfx_0012._p
   16-Dec-2003  01:59                    102,082  _sfx_0011._p
   18-Dec-2003  20:13                    364,303  _sfx_0010._p
   18-Dec-2003  20:13                        843  _sfx_0009._p
   16-Dec-2003  02:01                        434  _sfx_0007._p
   18-Dec-2003  20:13                      2,212  _sfx_0008._p
   16-Dec-2003  02:01                        212  _sfx_0006._p
   16-Dec-2003  02:01                      1,695  _sfx_0004._p
   18-Dec-2003  20:13                      4,965  _sfx_0005._p
   16-Dec-2003  02:02                      8,872  _sfx_0003._p
   16-Dec-2003  02:02                    186,288  _sfx_0000._p
   16-Dec-2003  02:03                        865  _sfx_0001._p


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/28/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbWinXPsp2fix kbQFE kbWinXPpreSP2fix kbfix kbbug KB831938 kbAudEndUser