storage problem with my win xp

any time I try to double click on my drive c ( hard drive) or any other storage device connected to my computer it just switch off and reboot five minutes later.
the only way i can get acess to any storage device on my computer is to go to start--run--then i will type in the drive letter e.g start--run--c:/ and presto please i need urgent help anybody please

please i cant double click to open any storage device on my computer i have to go to
start then run and type in the drive letter before i can access the storage device be it my hard drive or any external usb connected storage device i need help please anybody

Is this a new problem? Were things working OK previously? Any new hardware and or software?

If this is a new problem try a System Restore to a point prior to the problem:

start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore


Here are some other ideas:

Right-clicking problems are usually caused because some program has
insinuated a hook into the context menu. Use ShellExView to determine
what third-party software has shell extensions. Disable all the
non-Microsoft extensions and see if that helps. Get ShellExView (free)
here:

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html


Problems in Windows Explorer/ Windows shell due to 908531
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=19125
(Read paragraph about "ShellEXView")

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm


Security Update MS06-015 - Fix
Line 383 (right hand side):
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


http://groups.google.com/group/micro...+freeze&qt_g=1

first i WOULD LIKE TO TANK MR JEPHREE FOR HIS HELP BUT THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING NOW IS THAT ATFER I INSTALLED ShellExView AND DISABLE SOME THINGS MY COMPUTER DOES NOT COMPLETE IT BOOTING IT DOES NOT BOOT TO EXPLORER IT ONLY SHOWS MY BACKGROUND PICTURE AND NOTHING ELSE WORKS NO ICON NO TASKBAR NO STARTUP MENUE NOOOOOOTHING JUST WORK I NEED HELP FAST ANYBODY PLEASE THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING BEFORE WAS THAT MY COMPUTER WAS REBOOTING ANY TIME I DOUBLE CLICK ON ANY STORAGE DEVICE BUT I DID INSTALLED SHELLEX VIEW AND USED IT TO DISABLE SOME PROBLEMATIC PACKAGES AND IT WORKED BUT AFTER I REBOOTEDNOTHING WORKS ANYMORE EVEN NO EXPLORER NO TASKBAR NO ICONS ON DESKTOP NO START UP MENU NEED HELP FAST

Try a System Restore to a point prior to the problem:

start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore

If that doesn't help try running explorer.exe from the Task Manager.

Right click an empty area of the task bar and choose Task Manager then click File > Run > explorer.exe

If that doesn't work what is the make and model of the computer? What form of XP CD do you have?