2 explorer.exe Instances

[AEN007]

11July2010

Greetings.

On two of my three XP laptops, I now have two instances of explorer.exe running.

That was never the case before and does not occur on my XP laptop "T",

which is almost never connected to the internet.

There are two types of Network Connections (NWC) mini windows»

NCPA.cpl which loads a ExploreWClass window and

control netconnections which loads a CabinetWClass window.

I have determined that opening the CabinetWClass window starts the

second instance of explorer.exe. If I close the CabinetWClass NWC window

and open the ExploreWClass NWC window, I only have one explorer.exe instance.

Anyway, I don't know how or why this has started nor why it only happens

on two of my three XP laptops.

Any helpful replies/insights appreciated.

Thank you.

Regards,

AEN

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[cjturner]

If explorer is started from the GUI in XP, the windows 'parent' process handles it. However, if you start one from a batch file or a CMD window, another instance appears. Something wants its own copy. Do you have a VPN installled, by any chance? More info might be available if you use Sysinternals Procexp.exe.

[Ambassador]

Is the option "Launch Explorer Windows in a separate process" activated in Folder Options?

Edited July 12, 2010 by Ambassador