Since I got my Sony VAIO laptop with Windows Vista Business Edition on it, I've had this problem where dragging and dropping files crashes Windows Explorer.
I did a little research and found that it might be due to Shell extensions. If you're having issues with Explorer crashing while using right-click Context menu items, you have a similar problem.
I fixed this problem by downloading a free utility from nirsoft called ShellExView.
This program allows you to enable and disable context menu items, shell extensions, and more.
In my case, explorer crashed while dragging and dropping, so I focused on entries of type "Drag & Drop Handlers".
I disabled and re-enabled items, testing the crash until I found that the offender causing explorer to crash was the Bluetooth Information Exchanger, which handles drags and drops to Drives and Folders.
I know there are others with this same problem, and many may be Sony VAIO owners.
3 comments:
Fabulous - worked exactly as you said, and exactly the same process causing the problem.
Ditto here - disabling the bluetooth drag and drop handler fixes the issue. Thanks.
Wow, this issue was a pain in my ars for a long time, after reading this, 2 minutes later fixed!!!!!
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