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yiesrvc.dll - Yahoo IE Services caused "unhandled Win32 exception in iexplore.exe" IE7

yiesrvc.dll caused a "unhandled Win32 exception in iexplore.exe", and was generated whenever ANY browser window was closed. This of course caused most open browsers to suddenly close.
WinXP Home, Service pack 2, IE7

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

Shell Extension Name: Yahoo! IE Services Button
Filename: yiesrvc.dll
Description: Yahoo! IE Services
Company: Yahoo! Inc.
Product Name: IE Services
File Version: 2006, 10, 31, 3
CLSID: {5BAB4B5B-68BC-4B02-94D6-2FC0DE4A7897}

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 ot