Re: explorer.exe doesn't run

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Nothing freaky about it. 99.9% of the explorer issues are related to spy/ad
programs. 99.9% of the solutions involve running anti-spyware removal tools,
but they should be done (and are most effective in) safe mode where they
will not be interferred with by the undesirable processes running and
resisting removal.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"General Mailbox" <nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23VTINp8cFHA.2696@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> This is getting freaky. Too many people having trouble that seems to
> relate
> to explorer.exe.
> Things like the desktop missing all the icons, and some missing taskbar.
> Sorry, I don't have an answer, but hope someone does soon.
> Kevin
>
> "Rachel" <Rachel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4E953598-F4EB-4707-843C-DCE6010A91B6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Last night I got a message saying that I had updates ready to download
> from
>> Microsoft, which isn't unusual, so I downloaded and installed them and
>> was
>> then asked to reboot..
>>
>> rebooted and there is no task bar and I can't right click on the desktop.
>>
>> I opened task manager and it showed that explorer.exe was not running..
> when
>> I told it to run it pops up for barely a second and terminates.
>>
>> I uninstalled the last things i had installed in hopes that would fix it,
>> and I tried to do a system restore, but there were no restore points
> shown.
>>
>> I ran both of my anti-virus // anti-spyware programs and nothing was
>> found
>> and there are no strange instances running in task manager...
>>
>> any ideas on what to try next? Any help is greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> --Rachel
>
>


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