Windows Explorer NOT responding...

[paradocs]

Whenever I turn on my HP Pavilion N3402 laptop, it boots to the HP wallpaper and loads the desktop icons. When I click an icon on the desktop, an hour glass appears next to the pointing arrow and nothing happens. When I press Ctrl-Alt-Del, I see "Explorer (not responding)," so I "End Task." The entire screen refreshes and then my laptop queries me to return to my normal default desktop settings (which I do). Only then can I click a desktop icon which then executes without further incident. What is causing Windows Explorer to stop responding?

[Tweaker]

Hello paradocs, welcome to CTH.


You might want to try system restore.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;267951


It is possible to use the System Restore utility from a Command Prompt (using a bootdisk):

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279736