[Jaynee]

Has anyone else had any problems in the last week with explorer.exe not responding? Since the last windows update a few days ago I and 6 other people have had problems with blue screens supposedly caused by driver errors and their pc's freezing completely in the middle of something. The only way to get anything working again is to close explorer.exe in task manager and then reopen it.
It just seems a bit of a coincidence that this is happening to all of us and none of us have made any changes apart from the last windows update.

[jephree]

I have taken all updates with no problems in XP SP2.

Any clue in the Event Viewer?

Do you ever see more than one of these at the same time in the Task Manager?

For testing: you can uninstall most windows updates via Add / Remove Programs. Tick: Show Updates.

Process File: explorer or explorer.exe
Process Name: Microsoft Windows Explorer

Description:
explorer.exe is the Windows Program Manager or Windows Explorer. It manages the Windows Graphical Shell including the Start menu, taskbar, desktop, and File Manager. By removing this process the graphical interface for Windows will disappear. Note: explorer.exe is also registered as a process which is the w32.Codered and the w32.mydoom.b@mm viruses. These viruses are distributed via the Internet through e-mail and comes in the form of an e-mail message, in the hopes that you open it’s hostile attachment. The worms have their own SMTP engine which means it gathers E-mails from your local computer and re-distributes itself. In worst cases these worms can allow attackers to access your computer, stealing passwords and personal data. It is a registered security risk and should be removed immediately.