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I'm having a problem with windows explorer and my mpeg encoder. I've downloaded a few clips from this site without having a problem. Friday afternoon I downloaded 4 mpg clips from the site and now windows explorer keeps crashing when I try to open the file location. I get an error message saying windows rundll32 has stopped working, then another one saying windows explorer has stopped working.

I'm using a HP laptop with Windows Vista Ultimate and the files are downloaded and saved onto my external Seagate 400 GB HD (about 4 years old).
This is what I copied from Windows Problem Reports and Solutions:
Product
Windows host process (Rundll32)

Problem
Stopped working

Date
10/24/2009 11:52 AM

Status
More information available

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: RunDLL32.exe
Application Version: 6.0.6000.16386
Application Timestamp: 4549b0e1
Fault Module Name: mcspmpeg.ax
Fault Module Version: 1.1.4178.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 4496fef3
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00006ec1
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 6b8b
Additional Information 2: 7751caf427a3d81c7d356163f77bc2bc
Additional Information 3: 7cd7
Additional Information 4: f0393f412504891f6fd1b85a8b694356

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: 579770881

I got a solution link to the MainConcept AG website that offers no solutions/downloads that I don't have to pay for (everythings in Euros an really expensive).

I've got .avi, .wmv, .divx, .ts, and other .mpg files that I've never had a problem with til now.

I'd appreciate any help on getting this fixed (there are some really sexy newscasters I wanna watch).

Thanx in advance.

Without going into heavy detail, read the following two links

http://thewinforums.com/topic/15028-win ... d-working/

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/for ... df5db1950/

The first one will probably help more, but read both links fully before doing any fixes.

It could be some of your codecs or video player(s) needs updated.I know i have had a similar problem would just be scrolling over a video file and windows would crash.But after i uninstalled the K-Lite video codec pack and reinstalled it.The error would go away.

Thanx for the info Regina, but none of those solutions worked for me.

Laker, that did it, thanx. I didn't have K-Lite installed on my computer. I downloaded and installed the codec pack and that fixed the problem.

Appreciate how fast both y'all responded.

np dude

Yeah Lake and I kinda discussed this for a minute, and he said this is how he resolved the issue.

As for the rundll32 issue, there are so many different fixes for this blasted issue. So many people having the same issue yet different solutions resolve the issue for certain individuals.