See http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/pr...lorer.exe.html

http://www.auditmypc.com/process/explorer.asp

It is likely that you are infected with W32.MyDoom.B or some other malware

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"pbl" <pbl@no.email> wrote in message
news:F7F175A7-02AB-4558-A286-6397A3809D0C@microsoft.com...
>I have been having huge file management problems with continued lockups
>once opened to the point that I cannot move or delete the file until I
>restart. I came across a little app called Unlocker that informs what
>process is locking the file and then allows you to 'unlock' or kill it. 99%
>of the time the culprit is explorer.exe. I have been keeping an eye on it
>through Task Manager and it is not uncommon for me to have up to 35
>instances of explorer.exe running and chewing up my RAM. It seems like the
>process never terminates and a new instance is generated each time
>explorer.exe is required.
>
> Is this a known or common bug? Are there any solutions? I have done some
> serious Googling and found little to help. Thanks.