On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:51:28 +0100, scott <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
>
> Good point about the auto-updates, maybe I'll make it automatically copy  
> the shell32.dll from system32 into windows each time I boot to make sure  
> any updates are reflected.

That may be difficult if the DLL is actually being loaded by explorer.exe.


> Nothing showed up, every shell32.dll was referenced in the system32  
> folder. I don't know what else to try, but at least I have my computer  
> back working at a normal speed, even if it is a bit of a hacky temporary  
> fix.

Grasping for straws here, but check that "Windows\system32" comes before  
"Windows" in your %PATH%.

It could also be caused by a crappy shell extension with an import table  
entry for "windows\shell32.dll". That would be a little more tedious to  
track down, though you could come a long way by simply disabling all  
non-essential extensions with ShellExView.



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FE

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