Have uploaded URL for my system specification page. In case this fails, my machine is an Acer Aspire 5633WLMi, 160 GB hard Drive (55 GB free), 2 GB RAM, loaded with OEM pre-installed Vista Home Premium (updated by now to SP2). System is 3.5 years old.

Early in its operating life the problem started and persists to this day - even in Safe Mode.

When I attempt to save a Window-created file (created using notepad, wordpad or other Windows program) to my hard drive or external flash drive, explorer crashes within 2 secs of clicking on

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in the file tree in the left hand pane of the explorer window. Peculiarly the program does not crash with the same invariable consistency if I click on the

expand directory

symbol to the left of the computer icon.

I am at a loss and would very much like NOT to have to re-install Vista.

Can anyone help ?


Dan

Hi AmericanCritic.

No. This new Notebook computer was my first experience of using Windows Vista. It was acquired as a second,

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computer and I was not very familiar with restore points or the restore process at that time. What can I read into the fact that the problem persists in Safe Mode (with no network support) ?

Dan