I've had this problem on a couple of laptops where the Windows Explorer
locks up.

I suspect it something relating to some of the software I'm running
alongside everything else,
but currently can't put my finger on which one.

I remember in NT you used to be able to audit events on an executable /
application,
so I was hoping to do something similar for the Explorer.exe executable, but
can't find
out how to do this in Windows 2000, and ideas on how, or what my problem
might be.

Once the Explorer locks, either with a specific instance running, or the
whole explorer shell
locking, I can't use the start menu, or any icons, shortcuts in the explorer
bar at the bottom.

I normally open up the Task Manager, which if a specific explorer is running
will say it's
not responding so I kill it, or if no specific explorer, I switch to
processes, and kill the
explorer.exe. Sometimes this will restart the main explorer, and I'll get my
start menu back.
Sometimes it doesn't and then I have to use Task Manager, File, New Task,
and explicitly
start Explorer.exe which brings everything back to life. An unfortunate
downside is that
i lose some of the task bar shortcuts, which makes it difficult to tell
what's running?

Help?

Thanks,

Jason