my comp is not working right and i need help

[Tristan Lall]

Originally Posted by Timmyd

no no no its no that kind of problem i just cant open any desktop folders I'm using the computer with the problem right now .exe files will open but i cant open my computer recycle bin things that open into a folder

Sorry about the confusion. So it's just an error box, which you can cancel out of?

I'd suggest trying the spyware/virus scan, then, if that doesn't turn up anything, the repair installation.

If it isn't throwing BSODs, it's extremely unlikely that it's a memory hardware problem; those shouldn't show up only with a particular action in Explorer, and nowhere else. (A BSOD is an indication that it could be memory-related, but not a guarantee—all sorts of other things also cause BSODs. The lack of a BSOD strongly suggests that it's something far less serious, and almost certainly software-related.)