Re: QuickLaunch disappears

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From: RobC (rcsontos_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:19:19 GMT

Success!!! I tried the Fix from Ramesh at MVP and I now have my QL
back. The fix was very simple to do (sure beats Reloading XP). The fix
is:

Click Start/Run and type REGSVR32 /i SHELL32
Restart Windows.

Thank you all for looking into this!!!!!

Rob

Rob <rjc@invalid.com> wrote in news:Xns952070598647Crcsontos@65.32.1.8:

> Kelly,
>
> Tried the following:
>
> 1. Disabled 3rd party apps by starting in Safe Mode. Still Can't
> Create Toolbar.
>
> 2. I checked the login registery and I am pointing to the corrrect
> .exe. This problem started on 6/30. The PC booted fine, but as soon
> as you started and App (i.e., OE), it crashed and sent a dump to
> Microsoft (this was a big dump, progress bar and took about 30
> seconds), then the PC rebooted and brought up a small window stating
> there was a problem with the privilages and was going to use the
> default. This had a countdown timer and an OK button. Either one
> caused it to reboot, then back to this small window and just kept
> looping. This is when I started in save mode, created a new user and
> set and unset a password for the current user and I was able to logon
> but then no Quick Launch. this was before I saw the regestery entry
> fix.
>
> 3. Changed the registry with your #114 and reinstalled IE with the
> download from
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1e1550cb-
> 5e5d-48f5-b02b-20b602228de6&displaylang=en as the command in the
> START/RUN stated "Installation Failed", however the downloaded app
> worked fine, however still can't create toolbar".
>
> I do notice something interesting. The user is "Lori Csontos" and in
> Documents and Settings I see "Lori Csontos" along with a "Lori". When
> I right click on the "Start" menu and "Open", it brings me to
> "Documents and Setting\Lori", however under Task Manager the only user
> is "Lori Csontos". The "Full Computer Name" is "Lori" so maybe that
> is tied to the machine and not the user. Just don't remember seeing
> this before, thought it worth mentioning.
>
> Even if I create a new user w/ admin capability, still "Can't Create
> Toolbar" with that user logged on. I even added the Quick Launch
> folder to C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer just to see if this was the issue but
> noooooo.
>
> I am really at a loss here and really appreciate the help.
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
>
> "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in
> news:ecAsWPMZEHA.2432@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:
>
>> Thanks for the thorough feedback, Rob. I know you said you tried
>> everything.....so in question, can you confirm:
>>
>> 1. Did you disable all third party running programs as in Norton,
>> ZA, etc? 2. The login issue has been solved by changing the
>> C:\WINNT\system32\userinit.exe, entry.
>>
>> I may be mis-reading this, could you please give more detail here in
>> your meaning?
>>
>>>If I try to Restore to an earlier point, I go back to the Login
>>>Privilages
>>> issue where this all started an need to start in Save Mode, access
>>> the User
>>> Profile and change the password to re-write the info (I guess)...
>>
>> 3. Have you tried to reinstall IE? If not:
>> Enable Reinstallation of Internet Explorer or OE (Line 114)
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> Then re-install IE - Go to Start/Run, and type :
>> "rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132
>> %windir%\inf\ie.inf"
>>
>> How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
>> Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q318378
>>
>>
>

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