SubscribeXP: Windows Explorer Crashes When Opening Folder With Corrupted Video Files
Posted on Jun 16, 2008 under Windows Tips, Windows XP Tips |When you open a file in Windows XP that has a corrupted video, image files, HTML pages, or MP3 file, Windows Explorer crashes.
You will need to somehow access this folder so that you can delete the offensive file. You will need to unregister 2 DLL’s to prevent the Windows from previewing the file, which is what is actually causing Windows Explorer to crash.
1. Click Start > Run and type regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll and click OK.
2. Click Start > Run and type regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll and click OK.
3. Delete the file that is corrupted.
4. Click Start > Run and type regsvr32 shimgvw.dll and click OK.
5. Click Start > Run and type regsvr32 shmedia.dll and click OK.
by DawnTreader, on August 3 2008 @ 11:54 am
Hello All
dont do this. well actually you can do steps 1, 2, 4, and 5, but step 3 wont solve the problem.
whoever wrote this needs to figure out how to uncorrupt the file in question and repost this.
i have 5 video files. they are all necessary and i have to use them in a project. how will deleting them help me?
doing the 2nd step helped me be able to access them, but deleting them wont be benificial to anyone.
the poster should really come up with a better solution that solves peoples problems. the poster may not care about your pictures or videoes, and they may seem to know more than you do, but that doesnt mean you should follow thier advise.
by admin, on August 3 2008 @ 5:36 pm
Your picture or video is gone if it’s corrupted. Hence you should just delete it. If you can find something that can rebuild corrupted files, more power to you.
by Justin, on October 11 2008 @ 10:16 pm
This is of course assuming that you know which file is corrupted. Any way of finding out which one is causing this so it can be removed?
by Frank, on October 26 2008 @ 3:29 pm
Actually, this worked perfectly, thankyou. I’m gonna keep this handy by the PC cos this kind of thing has caused me many headaches.
by Colin, on November 9 2008 @ 11:37 pm
A big thankyou for clear and precise instructions that worked. Finding the files to delete between unloading the DLL’s, and then opening the folders where the corrupt files are- and deleting them. Then of course reload the DLL’s as instructed. Shame on Adobe for not being able to advise how to remove corrupt files using Premier 7. Well done!