Microsoft KB Archive/265209

= Error Message: &quot;Explorer Has Caused an Error in Shdocvw.dll. Explorer Will Now Close&quot; =

Article ID: 265209

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q265209



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open an uncompressed folder inside a compressed folder, you may receive the following error message:

Explorer has caused an error in Shdocvw.dll.

Explorer will now close.

If you continue to experience problems, try restarting your computer.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the file name of the compressed folder contains the maximum number of characters.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, rename the compressed folder to a file name with less than 219 characters.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: zip

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kbshell KB265209

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