I do not think that would matter - the Symptoms state:
When working in Windows, you may receivethe following error message:
Windows Explorer has stopped working. Windows is restarting
Additionally, you may noticethe screen flicker just before or after the error message appears.
Did you attempt any of the other checks/troubleshooting? Just doing the ones you pick out will not hck it - you need to do the complete check and from past experience, doing them in the order listed is the best route to take.