My Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer keep giving me an error message that says “Fatal Error”

Posted September 23, 2004

I recently learned that Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer for Windows use the same technology to run. So, if you are getting an error message for either one, it is actually the same error because they are just different versions of one another.

If you want to try to fix the problems you are having, locate your Windows install CD, no matter whether you are running 98, ME, XP, whatever.

Go to your start menu

Choose “Run”, or hit on your keyboard the Windows Key + R, which is the same thing.

Type in sfc /scannow. This should scan for problems with Windows Explorer and try to fix them.

If this doesn’t solve your problems, try downloading Spyboy: Search and Destroy Version 1.3 and do a scan disk for any spyware that could be messing up your system. For more information do a search on the internet on either of these topics.