Re: Explorer.exe
- From: "Ray Lewis" <dav5489@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:35:52 -0400
I don't have a taskbar, so can I run it from the task manager or do I have
to load the cmd prompt first and then navigate to sfc.exe? Also, do you
think that a win xp bootdisk will help?
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"Rock" <rock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ray Lewis wrote:
>
> > explorer.exe hangs at startup and all I can see is the wallpaper on the
> > desktop.....no icons and no task bar. I can run the task manager and
then
> > run just about any program, including internet explorer. I went to a
> > dll-fixer web site and downloaded the trail and it told me that I had a
> > bunch of errors in my reg and apps...but of course, they want money to
fix
> > them and I'm not certain that this is my problem. every once and a
while i
> > get an "explorer has terminated unexpectidly" error because
> > c:\windows\system32\ANY.dll is missing or corrupt. The .dll that is
missing
> > is Always different, leading me to believe that explorer.exe is
COMPLETELY
> > fubar. I need to know what actions I can take to fix this issue. I've
ran
> > Spybot and AVG. Spybot eliminated some 200 spyware and adware reg keys
and
> > programs. AVG found nothing. It's very difficult to navigate through
the
> > machine given that I have no real GUI, so I'm not certain if I can
install
> > any other Anti Virus software. Is there some place that I can get a fix
> > that will replace all of the explorer.exe .dll files and reg entries? I
> > should mention that this is a Win XP SP2 machine.
> >
>
> First make sure the system is free of all malware. See these links:
> THE PARASITE FIGHT
> Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>
> Richard Harper?s Guide to Cleaning Pests
> http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm
>
> Once you're sure the system is clean then try to run sfc /scannow from
> Start | Run. Have the XP installation CD in the CD drive.
>
> If that doesn't do it then do a repair install:
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> If that doesn't fix things then it's a clean install:
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
> --
> Rock
> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
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