Explorer Crashes When I open OR Select an AVI file...

OK here's the problem... whenever i point my mouse on an AVI file or open or click, explorer just crashes! Here's a screenshot.then the desktop goes away for a few seconds and pops right back up...
What's causing this problem and how do I fix it?Specs:
Windows XP Home Edition SP3
Intel Pentium 4 CPU
1.60 GHz
1 GB RAM

BarathrumOK here's the problem... whenever i point my mouse on an AVI file or open or click, explorer just crashes! Here's a screenshot.Specs:
Windows XP Home Edition SP3
Intel Pentium 4 CPU
1.60 GHz
1 GB RAM

*EDIT - ........it was all a quote!virus maybe? i don't know..as i don't use xp for internet or much else, but it may be that...just run a thorough virus scan and if nothing comes up, then it may be a bug in the system.also try MPlayer for windows...it's a freeware video player that runs nearly every video and audio format that i can think of!!
then the desktop goes away for a few seconds and pops right back up...
What's causing this problem and how do I fix it?

The true question is...Is you computer up to date?What Software are you using to Open Media Files?What version of media software are you using?Its really hard to troubleshoot an issue without knowing all the details.

do you have avi preview in explorer turned on?

i fixed it with this command
regsvr32 /u shmedia.dllit removed the vid preview and fixed the explorer crash

There is nothing wrong whit your PC the fact is that Internet Explorrer sucks
I'm running on Windows 7 and my Internet Explorrer keeps crashing when i open Youtube
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