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win2k pro. everytime i open an mp3 (no matter what i use to open it), i get: explorer.exe has generated errors and will be closed by windows. no error log is created from what i can tell, after this message i lose any open windows i have open and my desktop resets.. lose my active desktop (if active desktop happens to be turned on) thats such a general error i cant track down a solution. anyone else ever had this problem? |
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I use win2k pro... never had any problems with that... you think it might be the codec? |
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the program i use to play mp3 does not close, btw.. it loads the file and plays it. also, my processor is pegged at 100% if im watching it while the file is loading, just before the error. |
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that could very well be it.. ive installed mad amounts of dvd burning/ripping and divx creating software lately. should i just install a new codec, i dont have an audio codec in my add remove programs like i do the divx codecs and such.. |
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that's very strange, but then it must be your OS, mustn't it? I haven't heard about something like this before. |
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yeah it could be the codec... Just try installing a new MP3-codec. |
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damn, i dont think ive ever done that.. where do you find it? |
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I too have win2k pro and when I watch movies after a while the comp just freezes. strange. You`ll find the codecs by going to Setting> Control panel > Sounds and Multimedia > Hardware > Video Codecs > Properties > Properties Just remove the offending article from there. :D |
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my video is fine though.. will i find the audio codecs here? |
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yeah. Audio Codecs |
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how do i know which audio codec is the bitch? |
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the one that barks. okay that was my lamest joke of the year. |
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Oh boy. i hope you dont dont have the same thing my friend had. he contracted some sort of virus of a file sharing program that would delete some .dll file or some shit and not alllow him to open mp3 files anylonger. i think its been pretty common recently. it was a pain to get rid of apparently too. |
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i downloaded a codec pack once, and it had all the things i needed to veiw the avi files, audio and all. but these packs come with tonnes of shit that you dont even know about. |
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fuuuuuc |
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yeah normally im pretty careful. i keep tabs on whats going onto my computer. but ive recently upgraded some hardware, and subsequently some software... so somewhere in that mass of maintainance something went awry. so.. this virus/any idea what its called/what's going to find it? |
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a temp solution could be opening your mp3 player and then dragging the mp3s into the player, so you dont have to open them |
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not sure, theres this one aphex twin music video (alberto balsam) yes there is one! and after 7 seconds into it i get the same explorer.exe will now close windows thing. is this problem within an mp3 you played or the codec |
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happens with any mp3. |
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no idont know what its called, but i know he did massive research on it cause he wanted to get rid of it himself. you could possibly check out symantec's site or mcafee. they always have an updated list of viruses. One thing i found interesting is that you use ad-aware and spybot. usually, interestingly enough, they end up finding each other. which is why its my personal belief that both programs are spyware themselves. Ever notice that no matter when it is that you install one of these, even on a fresh pc, it finds all these "harmful" files pertaining to spyware? how do we know the program doesnt come with these files, and while you load the program its installing these files. then when you run it for the first time, it magically finds them to show you its doing its job. then the kicker is, people get suckered into paying for the "plug-in" to actively "monitoring" incoming spyware. BULLSHIT! |
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heh.. you don't say? *runs out of back of thread* |
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Recently Mcafee put out and upgrade that includes a "real" spyware blocker/remover. its pretty cool, but hasnt found anything on my comp. interesting. i bet ad-aware would find 597 harmful files. i know spybot is probably the lesser of the two evils being that its used by lots of big companies. look into it. |
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It's probably a conflict with several different programs trying to grap the file and open it. In Windows Explorer try going to tools - folder options - file types and remove the reference to mp3. Then re-associate mp3 files with whatever you use - Winamp, for example, will usually reassociate its filetypes when it starts up. |
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nice thought.. i thought it worked for a minute, but no. if i open a file with 'open with' then its fine, but if i double click an mp3 and immediately try to trow it in an application im fucked. |
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Oh. if you can open an mp3 then i think youre ok with the whole virus thing. cause the virus doesnt permit you to play an mp3 or wma what so ever. feel better? probably not eh? |
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I would try maybe reinstalling one media player - Winamp, say (my fave :-) |
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Already tried that |
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maybe try running the , then rebooting. :shrug: sounds like a registry issue, since if you specify which program you want to use it works. |
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that's a good thought, ill try it when i get home. |
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