I have a fresh install of Windows XP, updated, on the 2nd PC I'm using. Initially there weren't any issues with Explorer, but after I installed a driver from Nvidia, explorer has kept locking up ever since. I am forced to end it via task manager and restart it. Even when I completely removed the driver, the same thing happens. 

Will I have to reinstall windows? I honestly can't point to anything else that's causing this. I've uninstalled and disabled as many programs as possible, and yet, the issue persists. 

1 hour ago, AnX said:

I have a fresh install of Windows XP, updated, on the 2nd PC I'm using. Initially there weren't any issues with Explorer, but after I installed a driver from Nvidia, explorer has kept locking up ever since. I am forced to end it via task manager and restart it. Even when I completely removed the driver, the same thing happens. 

Will I have to reinstall windows? I honestly can't point to anything else that's causing this. I've uninstalled and disabled as many programs as possible, and yet, the issue persists. 

I did recently had the same problem.I had to terminate explorer.exe everytime to get my explorer not to lock up.After lots of times it got to normal It might be a startup program that is hanging up your explorer

Edited December 22, 20187 yr by someguy25

18 hours ago, someguy25 said:

I did recently had the same problem.I had to terminate explorer.exe everytime to get my explorer not to lock up.After lots of times it got to normal It might be a startup program that is hanging up your explorer

I've tried disabling startup programs to no avail. I honestly think something must've messed up the system.

Well I'll be darned. I used System Restore and it fixed everything. I used it as a last resort, but it seems it actually did what it was supposed to do. Problem solved. The last time I used System Restore was 2009, so I didn't know what to expect.

System Restore can solve most of the problems (not all though), I know it from experience. It always worths giving it a try.

XD you have a bad video card or a bad driver install.  Try unistal the driver and then do a clean sweep with DDU version that will run on XP and full uninstall the nvidia driver. see if problem persists with no driver.  there is solution.

Edited December 26, 20187 yr by Destro

8 hours ago, Destro said:

XD you have a bad video card or a bad driver install.  Try unistal the driver and then do a clean sweep with DDU version that will run on XP and full uninstall the nvidia driver. see if problem persists with no driver.  there is solution.

Well I have two GT 710s, so I'll probably install the other one and see if that helps. Although, the issue isn't as bad after I ran system restore.

Might be related to NET Framework. Some installation programs install NET Framework.

If you search Google you'll find NET Framework 4 is known to cause "hanging" issues in Windows XP, at least for the first several minutes.