Microsoft → Re: [WIN7] "Windows Explorer Has Stopped Working"

And before that:

Description
Faulting Application Path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Explorer.EXE
Application Version: 6.1.7600.16450
Application Timestamp: 4aeba271
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7600.16695
Fault Module Timestamp: 4cc7ab44
Exception Code: c015000f
Exception Offset: 000817ff
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: cdd1
Additional Information 2: cdd15a8564bc248d760544b166deb38a
Additional Information 3: a93a
Additional Information 4: a93a0f756f95304437c2b72765dc7da1

Those two seem to repeat in that order.

The errors reference the SHELL32.dll (Fault Module Name: SHELL32.dll) and ntdll.dll (Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll) which are Windows components.

However it is quite possible the problem is a problematic third party shell extension.

Have you recently installed a program that would have added a context menu entry for drives?

I installed Agent Ransack 0n 06/26 and things have been working fine; I've made any number of searches.
I have also re-booted several times today, but the problem would not go away.
BUT ... thanks to you pointing me in the right direction, I right clicked on a folder, selected AR, did a small search, closed AR and now the problem has disappeared!
Go figure ... I'll be keeping an eye on this to see if it happens again.
Thanks Again.

You're welcome.

Post back if the problem reappears.