XP pro, problem launching explorer, IE, control panel, etc.

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From: Troy (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/05/04 

Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:48:26 -0700

This is very strange. Been running for over a year with
no issues; I'm not aware of any recent driver updates,
application installs, etc. Does anyone have suggestions?

Symptoms (regular startup):
  IE will not launch (hour glass for a short time,
     process appears in task mgr, but then disappears
     with no display).
  My Computer, Control Panel, Windows Explorer,
     "start/run repair":
     Selecting any of these options results in the desktop
        disappearing (all icons and the start bar) for 10
        seconds or so then reappearing without launching
        the selected program.
  Netscape, Help and Support, Office products, etc. all
     startup ok.

Symptoms (boot with basevideo - to eliminate the graphics
      driver as the issue):
  Same problem set as above.

Symptoms, safe mode w/ networking boot:
  No issues at all, IE, Windows Explorer, Control Panel,
  etc. all startup.

What do the root Windows apps (Win Explorer, IE, Control
Panel, My Computer, etc.) have in common that may cause
them to be affected in this way?

Thanks for any suggestions.
Troy

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