Avoid+XP+Restarts+with+an+Explorer+‘Clean+Exit’


 * Avoid XP Restarts with an Explorer ‘Clean Exit’ **

 When Windows XP is playing up, you can restart the Explorer process without having to reboot Windows. Explorer can be closed and restarted in the Task Manager, but it is not really good practice to force it to exit in this manner.  It is possible for Windows stability to be affected, even when Explorer restarts. This is because Windows might have been in the middle of a very important ‘house keeping’ task, when it was terminated.

 Instead, follow the steps below to perform a ‘clean exit’ of the Explorer process:
 * 1) Click **Start** > **Shutdown**.
 * 2) Press and hold [**Ctrl**] + [**Alt**] + [**Shift**].
 * 3) Click **Cancel**.
 * 4) Release [**Ctrl**] + [**Alt**] + [**Shift**]. You will lose your Start menu and Task Bar. Now, to start a new instance of Explorer…
 * 5) Press [**Ctrl**] + [**Shift**] + [**Esc**]. This starts Windows Task Manager.
 * 6) In Task Manager, click **File** > **New Task (Run)**.
 * 7) Type: **Explorer** and click **OK**.