Hello,  

My system: Pentium 4 windows XP.

Problem    :  Error message " Windows Explorer needs to close. We are sorry for any inconvenience      
                   this may have caused"  Then at the bottom I have choice tabs to either DEBUG  or CLOSE

Time problem
happens         :  When i try and open a folder and thumbnails start opening up then message comes up.
                         Also when i use edit and capture film from video camera programe. The capture works ok, but if i try and open a project from my hard drive then message SAYS.

" we are sorry but Pinnacle STUDIO has encountered a problem and needs to close we are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Very frustrating problem, so any help much appreciated.




Happy Christmas to all.If this seems to be happening quite often with many different applications it may be a problem with not enough memory (or processor capability) to handle everything that
the system is being asked to do. Therefore the last task-your program- can't get enough of the system's resources and hangs long enough for Windows to decide that it's a dud and should be stopped. IF this is the case I would check to see how much stuff you have running in the background. Here are two widely used free programs
that can help you get a handle on background processes:
Win Patrol- http://www.winpatrol.com/
What's Running- http://www.whatsrunning.net/wh atsrunning/main.aspx
Use these to stop as many non-system processes as you can from starting
with Windows. You can always start them manually when you need them.
XP Services also contribute to the load. Not all are essential.
Here is a good place to get started:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/se rvices_guide.htm
In the meantime a workaround can be found in Taskmanager.
When Taskmanager opens select "Applications." Rt. click on the name of the
program you want to run and choose "go to process" Rt. click on the
highlighted process and choose "Set priority." Choose "High"
Answer "Yes" to the scary dialog box. Now your program will be given a
higher share of the system's resources off the top. Avoid "Real Time."
Crashes have been reported.

Of course, it is important to make SURE that malware is not a factor in the problem.
Never assume that just because we have antivirus and antispyware on our systems
that we can't get infected. All that protection is worthless if I bring the baddies home
myself--downloads etc. Scan with several utilities-one may find something that another does not.

If all that is not enough you may need to install more RAM or go to a bigger CPU
to make your system work the way you want.

Let us know your progress.
Good luck-1101doc
_________________Thank you very much for the advice but unfortunately it does not help.
My system has 2.7 Ghz and 512mb 40GB HDD(which i know is not the highest) but when i look at CPU usage in taskmanager this is on very low.
Even when i try just using one application for instance my W.E if i choose to view files in list things are ok, but as soon as it opens up automatically in thumbnail mode thats when the error message appears.

I also get that error when trying to open a saved project in my editting programme from my videos.

The same sometimes happens when i try and open files from my EXT HDD 250GB .


Thumbnail mode eats up alot of resources especially if the folder being viewed has many files in it.

You can run system file checker on that machine to see if things IMPROVE...

Go to Start / Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter.

Have your XP CD handy as it will ask for it.