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nvshext.dll - Explorer crashes when you right-click on a folder.

After formatting my laptop running on windows VISTA, the WINDOWS EXPLORER kept crashing on right click.
A google search revealed that ShellExView could help locate the problem but it was not quite clear for amateur seniors what to do until I ran into this URL, and it worked!!

The details of the shell extension that might cause the problem:

Shell Extension Name: NVIDIA CPL Context Menu Extension
Filename: nvshext.dll
Description:  
Company: NVIDIA Corporation
Product Name: NVIDIA Shell Extensions
File Version: 187.66
CLSID: {3D1975AF-48C6-4f8e-A182-BE0E08FA86A9}

If you think that you have similar problem in your system, you can try to fix the problem by disabling the specified shell extension. In order to do that, simply follow the instructions below:

  1. Download and run the ShellExView utility from this Web page.
  2. Find the right shell extension according the details specified above.
  3. Select this shell extension and press F7 to disable this extension. After disabling the shell extension, check if the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, you should enable back the shell extension by pressing F8, and then try to search for another shell extension that might cause your problem.

This shell extension problem was reported by dimemano