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I have to use floppys to install my RAID drivers and have noticed that if the setting I've got arrowed in the screenshot doesn't say 'Default allocation size' then it leads to the problems you describe..
Oh and when it says explorer has stopped working it doesn't mean IE but 'Windows Explorer' which is what you use to navigate around your pc..
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A little explanation
For those who are confused by too many "Explorers" in Windows, here is a bit of an explanation (with a little sarcasm thrown in). Once upon a time, we had Internet Explorer and Program Manager - very appropriate and descriptive names. The powers that be at Microsoft thought that was too descriptive of the functions of each feature. To correct this clarity, the ones with the largest vocabularies (at Microsoft) decided to rename Program Manager to Windows Explorer. For several years now, we have had this confusion between Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer (as evidenced by this thread). Now, with the introduction of Windows 7, the vocabulary police have thrown yet another spectacular curve ball at us. We now have not only Internet Explorer Favorites (which was confusing enough because all the other browsers call them "Bookmarks"), but now we also have Windows Explorer Favorites. I shudder to think what new vocabulary confusion will be invented with Windows 8.
For those who are confused by too many "Explorers" in Windows, here is a bit of an explanation (with a little sarcasm thrown in). Once upon a time, we had Internet Explorer and Program Manager - very appropriate and descriptive names. The powers that be at Microsoft thought that was too descriptive of the functions of each feature. To correct this clarity, the ones with the largest vocabularies (at Microsoft) decided to rename Program Manager to Windows Explorer. For several years now, we have had this confusion between Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer (as evidenced by this thread). Now, with the introduction of Windows 7, the vocabulary police have thrown yet another spectacular curve ball at us. We now have not only Internet Explorer Favorites (which was confusing enough because all the other browsers call them "Bookmarks"), but now we also have Windows Explorer Favorites. I shudder to think what new vocabulary confusion will be invented with Windows 8.
