Re: Win Explorer won't start from menu; proxy desktop won't close

From: jpepe3691 (jpepe3691.1918qb_at_pcbanter.net)
Date: 07/07/04 

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 16:39:53 GMT

Michael wrote:
> *Win Explorer won't start from menu.
> proxy desktop won't close.
>
> These two problems seem related (because they only occur
> together).
>
> I'm running Windows XP Pro SP1.
>
> I can always open Windows Explorer without problems by
> right-clicking on the desktop My Computer icon, then
> clicking Open or Explore.
>
> For the last few months, I've NEVER been able to open
> Windows Explorer using the Start Menu item. If I click it,
> the machine seems to consider the matter briefly, then I
> see nothing -- neither the Explorer window nor any
> message.
>
> Also, if I bring up the Properties dialog for any Start
> Menu item, pressing the Find Target button gets no
> response (though Change Icon still works, as does the
> Browse button in the Change Icon dialog).
>
> Then, every time I shut down Windows AFTER I've tried to
> open Windows Explorer using the Start Menu item, I get a
> message that "Proxy Desktop" is not responding. Then I
> have to use End Program to get Windows to proceed with
> Shutdown.
>
> A Knowledge Base search for "Proxy Desktop" turns up
> nothing. I haven't installed a program by that name.
> Spyware and virus checkers find nothing wrong.
>
> Help would be appreciated, also a copy of any response to
> my email address above. *

Responding to Michael's original post about the Windows "end program
Proxy Desktop not responding" error when trying to close or restart
Windows, and Windows Explorer not starting up from the start
menu........

I had the same problem with Win XP Pro
Went through the same steps- (McAfee Virus scan, tried different
restore points, since I just finished installing a bunch of programs,
like My DVD, Show Biz, Record Now- still no go. Now, I am not EXACTLY
SURE what SPECIFICALLY got rid of the End Program Proxy Desktop not
responding, but here are my final steps prior to curing this problem:
1. Looked at the cookies on my machine, and started deleting the
"suspicious" ones- anything that I thought were adware or spyware
relating, or simply ones that I didn't recognize.

2. Matrox has something called Matrox Power Desk-HF, and I had selected
"save icons and desktop positions".
I shut that off (default)

3. Finally, (and I really think THIS is what actually cured it), when
I tried to restart Windows, and got the End Program error, I went into
task manager (ctrl alt delete), went into PROCESSES, and started
ending all the instances of explorer.exe that were using 0 mem
resources. I THINK I did NOT end task on the "active one" using memory
resources. I figured that was the "good one" . Well, by doing that I
had about 4 or 5 explorer.exe's on my task bar at the bottom, and
started closing them, and up popped a message from Windows saying
something about being unable to find the target file for MY
DOCUMENTS!!??? I clicked on DEFAULT, and WALLAH! Windows Explorer,
Control Panel (which I put on the desktop) worked EVERY TIME from the
desktop or start menu!!! (You know, come to think of it, everytime you
open up Windows Explorer, it DOES use My Documents as the default
folder to start on). Hmmmmm.......?????
Hope this helps. Sorry if it doesn't sound too "scientific" but it
worked!
jpepe3691@aol.com 

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