Vista search causes Windows Explorer to close unexpectedly

Several recent research of Vista have caused Windows Explorer to close unexpectedly; no suggestion, no results, just endless search followed by a short message. The dialog box and in the search window, then close. I am running Vista Home Premium on a Sony Vaio VGN-NS140E with 3 GB of RAM. Overall, I had terrible results with research. Any help out there?

Hello Jotuna,

Thank you for using the Microsoft Windows Vista Forums.

What version of Internet Explorer do you use?  You have recently updated for Windows Vista?  How long this problem has been produced?  If you use Internet Explorer I suggest using the link below. The link must ask questions where your operating system to try to determine the cause for Internet Explorer to quit unexpectedly.
http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/pc_ie_start

Please let me know if this helped or if you have any other questions. Engineer James Microsoft Support answers visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

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