Vista - Windows Explorer has stopped working (drag & drop) - solution for

11-13-2007

Having trawled various support sites I found a solution that worked for me in
less than five minutes. My error was caused by a Toshiba bluetooth file:
TosBtExt.dll

Location: C:\Windows\system32\TosBtExt.dll.

I simply disabled this file and my drag and drop worked fine.

I used this freeware to originally find the problem and also disable the
file: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html.

My control panel used to take 30 seconds to open as well - it now opens
immediately. Happy me. I hope this helps others.

02-10-2008

Hey there

I tried everything, but still i have no drag and drop at all!
Does anyone have any ideas?
I think i have to back to xp if i don't finde a solution for this.

"MarkT" wrote:

Quote:

> Having trawled various support sites I found a solution that worked for me in
> less than five minutes. My error was caused by a Toshiba bluetooth file:
> TosBtExt.dll
>
> Location: C:\Windows\system32\TosBtExt.dll.
>
> I simply disabled this file and my drag and drop worked fine.
>
> I used this freeware to originally find the problem and also disable the
> file: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html.
>
> My control panel used to take 30 seconds to open as well - it now opens
> immediately. Happy me. I hope this helps others.
>

02-10-2008

"MarkT" wrote:

Quote:

> Having trawled various support sites I found a solution that worked for me in
> less than five minutes. My error was caused by a Toshiba bluetooth file:
> TosBtExt.dll
>
> Location: C:\Windows\system32\TosBtExt.dll.
>
> I simply disabled this file and my drag and drop worked fine.
>
> I used this freeware to originally find the problem and also disable the
> file: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html.
>
> My control panel used to take 30 seconds to open as well - it now opens
> immediately. Happy me. I hope this helps others.
> I had the same familiar error message 'windows explorer has stopped working' The cure to the problem on my pc was to uninstall the software 'phone tools' by BVRP. I installed this program so i could link my Motorola RAZR via bluetooth with my pc. Unfortunatley the software didn't work so well with Vista. After reading this post on how it was a bluetooth file that was causing someone elses problem I decided to uninstall phone tools as it was the only software i had recently installed that had any association with bluetooth wireless. Sure enough the error messages have never come back since the uninstall. I hope this helps some of you out because I know how frustrating it has been trying to solve this.

02-11-2008

The thing is i don't have any bleutooth device installed. If uninstalled
cloned CD which allways makes trouble, 7z and a couple of other small
programms, but still the same. No Drag and drop whatsoever...

"john" wrote:

Quote:

>
>
> "MarkT" wrote:
>

Quote:

> > Having trawled various support sites I found a solution that worked for me in
> > less than five minutes. My error was caused by a Toshiba bluetooth file:
> > TosBtExt.dll
> >
> > Location: C:\Windows\system32\TosBtExt.dll.
> >
> > I simply disabled this file and my drag and drop worked fine.
> >
> > I used this freeware to originally find the problem and also disable the
> > file: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html.
> >
> > My control panel used to take 30 seconds to open as well - it now opens
> > immediately. Happy me. I hope this helps others.
> > I had the same familiar error message 'windows explorer has stopped working' The cure to the problem on my pc was to uninstall the software 'phone tools' by BVRP. I installed this program so i could link my Motorola RAZR via bluetooth with my pc. Unfortunatley the software didn't work so well with Vista. After reading this post on how it was a bluetooth file that was causing someone elses problem I decided to uninstall phone tools as it was the only software i had recently installed that had any association with bluetooth wireless. Sure enough the error messages have never come back since the uninstall. I hope this helps some of you out because I know how frustrating it has been trying to solve this.

11-13-2007	#1 (permalink)
MarkT n/a posts	Windows Explorer has stopped working (drag & drop) - solution for Having trawled various support sites I found a solution that worked for me in less than five minutes. My error was caused by a Toshiba bluetooth file: TosBtExt.dll Location: C:\Windows\system32\TosBtExt.dll. I simply disabled this file and my drag and drop worked fine. I used this freeware to originally find the problem and also disable the file: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html. My control panel used to take 30 seconds to open as well - it now opens immediately. Happy me. I hope this helps others.
My System Specs

02-10-2008	#2 (permalink)
Mojito n/a posts	RE: Windows Explorer has stopped working (drag & drop) - solution for Hey there I tried everything, but still i have no drag and drop at all! Does anyone have any ideas? I think i have to back to xp if i don't finde a solution for this. "MarkT" wrote: Quote: > Having trawled various support sites I found a solution that worked for me in > less than five minutes. My error was caused by a Toshiba bluetooth file: > TosBtExt.dll > > Location: C:\Windows\system32\TosBtExt.dll. > > I simply disabled this file and my drag and drop worked fine. > > I used this freeware to originally find the problem and also disable the > file: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html. > > My control panel used to take 30 seconds to open as well - it now opens > immediately. Happy me. I hope this helps others. >
My System Specs

02-10-2008	#3 (permalink)
john n/a posts	RE: Windows Explorer has stopped working (drag & drop) - solution for "MarkT" wrote: Quote: > Having trawled various support sites I found a solution that worked for me in > less than five minutes. My error was caused by a Toshiba bluetooth file: > TosBtExt.dll > > Location: C:\Windows\system32\TosBtExt.dll. > > I simply disabled this file and my drag and drop worked fine. > > I used this freeware to originally find the problem and also disable the > file: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html. > > My control panel used to take 30 seconds to open as well - it now opens > immediately. Happy me. I hope this helps others. > I had the same familiar error message 'windows explorer has stopped working' The cure to the problem on my pc was to uninstall the software 'phone tools' by BVRP. I installed this program so i could link my Motorola RAZR via bluetooth with my pc. Unfortunatley the software didn't work so well with Vista. After reading this post on how it was a bluetooth file that was causing someone elses problem I decided to uninstall phone tools as it was the only software i had recently installed that had any association with bluetooth wireless. Sure enough the error messages have never come back since the uninstall. I hope this helps some of you out because I know how frustrating it has been trying to solve this.
My System Specs

02-11-2008	#4 (permalink)
Mojito n/a posts	RE: Windows Explorer has stopped working (drag & drop) - solution The thing is i don't have any bleutooth device installed. If uninstalled cloned CD which allways makes trouble, 7z and a couple of other small programms, but still the same. No Drag and drop whatsoever... "john" wrote: Quote: > > > "MarkT" wrote: > Quote: > > Having trawled various support sites I found a solution that worked for me in > > less than five minutes. My error was caused by a Toshiba bluetooth file: > > TosBtExt.dll > > > > Location: C:\Windows\system32\TosBtExt.dll. > > > > I simply disabled this file and my drag and drop worked fine. > > > > I used this freeware to originally find the problem and also disable the > > file: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html. > > > > My control panel used to take 30 seconds to open as well - it now opens > > immediately. Happy me. I hope this helps others. > > I had the same familiar error message 'windows explorer has stopped working' The cure to the problem on my pc was to uninstall the software 'phone tools' by BVRP. I installed this program so i could link my Motorola RAZR via bluetooth with my pc. Unfortunatley the software didn't work so well with Vista. After reading this post on how it was a bluetooth file that was causing someone elses problem I decided to uninstall phone tools as it was the only software i had recently installed that had any association with bluetooth wireless. Sure enough the error messages have never come back since the uninstall. I hope this helps some of you out because I know how frustrating it has been trying to solve this.
My System Specs

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