ChatterBank1 min ago
Cannot open Explorer AT ALL!! - Illegal Operation.
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Everytime I try to open something with Explorer (whether it be the internet or simply trying to access My Computer of other folders on the desktop) it always says there is an illegal operation. This has just started appearing and I cannot access practically anything!
Does anyone have any idea why it's doing this and how I could fix it?
Thanks very much.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Not sure whether you're talking about Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer, but I'll assume the latter as it's much more common. Sounds like you have one or more viruses, so you need to run a full anti-virus scan first and get rid of them. If Explorer still doesn't open after that, you'll probably need to re-install it - and the same for any other corrupted software.
Yes, if you've accidentally deleted any system files for either Internet Explorer or Windows itself. The fastest fix is to go to the Microsoft technical help site - I'm afraid I don't have the URL address so just search on Google for MSDN - then scan the page for the free download for the current version of Internet Explorer. Download this, and then just re-install IE by running that file, and that should remove the corruption.