windows xp error cant use control panel

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i have got windows xp pro with sp2. whenever i try to open control panel, windows explorer causes and invalid fault and closes down. it automatically restarts windows explorer. i dont know what the problem is. please help

Please post your system configuration, and what antivirus/firewall you are using and whether you checked for viruses. Also please download HijackThis from here:

*www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

and run it, save the log file and post its contents here so we can take a detailed look and let you know what's going wrong.