Some routine repair things to try:
reboot
c: drive properties (disk cleanup and tools/error-checking)
command prompt: sfc /scannow
Karen's Registry Pruner
windows update (if you went back too far)
"Bstrader" <Bstrader@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Since recently "restoring to an earlier date" my Toshiba laptop, almost
> every
> time I try to open or close a program I get the message "Windows Explorer
> is
> not responding. Do you wish to (1) Restart the program. (2) Stop the
> progran. (3) Wait for the program to respond. This even happens when I
> click on the Start button. It is so frustrating and time consuming. I
> have
> defragged and compacted files, got rid of temp files and run a check for
> spyware. Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can correct it?