Explorer has caused an error.......and will now close!!!!!

[Thunor]

Now whenever I am working on my computer with regular monotony I have to shut it down and re-start because of the following message:

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"Explorer has caused an error in KERNEL32.DLL.
Explorer will now close.

If you continue to experience problems try re-starting your
computer."
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Since I have no choice other than to re-start my computer anyway every time this happens (only for it too happen again a few minutes later this is hardly helpful advice!!!)

What is KERNEL32.DLL anyway???

Please can anybody help me with this extremely aggravating problem?

Thanks in advance,

Thunor

[PaperTiger]

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Windows :yuk:

This is one of Micro$oft's marvellously descriptive errors, like 'this program has performed an illegal operation'. Meaning it could be just about anything.

Have a read of this (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/6883/kernel32.html) to see if anything looks appropriate.

[Thunor]

Thanks, PaperTiger !

Unfortunately it is not exactly bedtime reading is it(?) so a bit taxing for my feeble brain at the moment but your help is genuinely appreciated - thank you!