Explorer error and white Desktop

message from Gery on 31 May 2004
Hi to all an thanks for any replays regarding this problem.

Is this a ligit Windows error message or a Virus,Troyan....

and should I send it or not.

( I'm sceptical because it has no close button or an close X in the
program bar.)

The error message looks like this:
 

Archived message: Explorer error and white Desktop (Microsoft Windows XP)
 
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