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explorer not working while computer starts

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snehangshu Original post #1
Aug 1, 2008 at 4:01 PM
explorer not working while computer starts.
i've to make atl+clrl+del...take taskmanager..run explorer before everything comes to normal.
anandk
anandk #2
Aug 1, 2008 at 8:53 PM
xp or vista?
scan with your av and anti-spy in safe mode.
maybe a malware infection has corrupted some settings
what happens in safe mode, pls check and let us know.
Also Run sfc /scannow
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Aug 2, 2008 at 8:58 AM
it is xp only.
safemode and other users are ok.
anandk
anandk #4
Aug 2, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Did you Run sfc /scannow ?
Krazy Bluez
Aug 3, 2008 at 12:31 AM
I think that your explorer.exe has been removed from the Shell Key, so maybe you could try and fix that, u need to be careful coz it needs regeditting,

Try HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell then in that create a new d-word value and add the path to your explorer.exe, which would mainly be c:\windows\explorer.exe

Save this and now it should work probably
Krazy_About_Technology
Aug 3, 2008 at 2:04 AM
^Are you sure it should be a DWORD? I think it should be a String.