tomboy;
are you running xp sp1?
known fact their is an explorer resource issue when something is enabled in your graphics options..
to fix this, right click your desktop to get to the display properties; then click on Effects, and look for the radio button that says "use the following transition effects for menus and tooltips"
Make sure you UNCHECK that button, click ok, apply, and ok..you may have to reboot, and after that, your explorer issue should be much better...
If that doesnt help, then it could be hard drive hell...
good luck!
wase4711
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