Hi

I have turned off system restore. I then renamed c:\windows\explorer.exe. I
took a dir explorer.exe and it showed no files I waited a few seconds and
took another dir explorer.exe and explorer.exe was back right there. Is this
normal? Is there any way to permanently delete or rename the existing
explorer.exe?

Thanks

Regards

It's a protected system file. Why do you want to get rid of it?

John

John wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have turned off system restore. I then renamed c:\windows\explorer.exe. I
> took a dir explorer.exe and it showed no files I waited a few seconds and
> took another dir explorer.exe and explorer.exe was back right there. Is this
> normal? Is there any way to permanently delete or rename the existing
> explorer.exe?
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
>

In case it is corrupted related to my earlier problem so I can replace it
from a fresh copy.

Thanks

Regards

"John John (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> It's a protected system file. Why do you want to get rid of it?
>
> John
>
> John wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have turned off system restore. I then renamed c:\windows\explorer.exe.
>> I took a dir explorer.exe and it showed no files I waited a few seconds
>> and took another dir explorer.exe and explorer.exe was back right there.
>> Is this normal? Is there any way to permanently delete or rename the
>> existing explorer.exe?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>

That's exactly what the system did.

John wrote:

> In case it is corrupted related to my earlier problem so I can replace it
> from a fresh copy.
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
> "John John (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ga8n03$5ep$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>It's a protected system file. Why do you want to get rid of it?
>>
>>John
>>
>>John wrote:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>I have turned off system restore. I then renamed c:\windows\explorer.exe.
>>>I took a dir explorer.exe and it showed no files I waited a few seconds
>>>and took another dir explorer.exe and explorer.exe was back right there.
>>>Is this normal? Is there any way to permanently delete or rename the
>>>existing explorer.exe?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Put the fresh copy in the system32\dllcache folder, WFP will pick it up
from there when you delete it from the %windir% directory.

John

John wrote:

> In case it is corrupted related to my earlier problem so I can replace it
> from a fresh copy.
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
> "John John (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ga8n03$5ep$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>It's a protected system file. Why do you want to get rid of it?
>>
>>John
>>
>>John wrote:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>I have turned off system restore. I then renamed c:\windows\explorer.exe.
>>>I took a dir explorer.exe and it showed no files I waited a few seconds
>>>and took another dir explorer.exe and explorer.exe was back right there.
>>>Is this normal? Is there any way to permanently delete or rename the
>>>existing explorer.exe?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

John - Regarding "...related to my earlier problem ...." earlier problem???


"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In case it is corrupted related to my earlier problem so I can replace it
> from a fresh copy.
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
> "John John (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ga8n03$5ep$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> It's a protected system file. Why do you want to get rid of it?
>>
>> John
>>
>> John wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I have turned off system restore. I then renamed
>>> c:\windows\explorer.exe. I took a dir explorer.exe and it showed no
>>> files I waited a few seconds and took another dir explorer.exe and
>>> explorer.exe was back right there. Is this normal? Is there any way to
>>> permanently delete or rename the existing explorer.exe?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

What earlier problem? This is the fifth new thread you've started since
Monday.

John wrote:
> In case it is corrupted related to my earlier problem so I can replace it
> from a fresh copy.
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
> "John John (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ga8n03$5ep$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> It's a protected system file. Why do you want to get rid of it?
>>
>> John
>>
>> John wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I have turned off system restore. I then renamed
>>> c:\windows\explorer.exe.
>>> I took a dir explorer.exe and it showed no files I waited a few seconds
>>> and took another dir explorer.exe and explorer.exe was back right there.
>>> Is this normal? Is there any way to permanently delete or rename the
>>> existing explorer.exe?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Regards

After logion can't see task bar and desktop icons, just a black background
screen with mouse pointer.

Regards

"AJR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> John - Regarding "...related to my earlier problem ...." earlier
> problem???
>
>
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In case it is corrupted related to my earlier problem so I can replace it
>> from a fresh copy.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> "John John (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:ga8n03$5ep$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> It's a protected system file. Why do you want to get rid of it?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> John wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I have turned off system restore. I then renamed
>>>> c:\windows\explorer.exe. I took a dir explorer.exe and it showed no
>>>> files I waited a few seconds and took another dir explorer.exe and
>>>> explorer.exe was back right there. Is this normal? Is there any way to
>>>> permanently delete or rename the existing explorer.exe?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mic...4f5ebafc68f227

Thanks

Regards

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> What earlier problem? This is the fifth new thread you've started since
> Monday.
>
> John wrote:
>> In case it is corrupted related to my earlier problem so I can replace it
>> from a fresh copy.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> "John John (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:ga8n03$5ep$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> It's a protected system file. Why do you want to get rid of it?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> John wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I have turned off system restore. I then renamed
>>>> c:\windows\explorer.exe.
>>>> I took a dir explorer.exe and it showed no files I waited a few seconds
>>>> and took another dir explorer.exe and explorer.exe was back right
>>>> there.
>>>> Is this normal? Is there any way to permanently delete or rename the
>>>> existing explorer.exe?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>

After deleting explorer.exe delete the C:\WINDOWS folder.

Just joking, ha ha ha. So you deleted explorer and now you have no desktop? Explorer IS
Windows! Restore explorer.exe from your Windows disc.


"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> After logion can't see task bar and desktop icons, just a black background screen with
> mouse pointer.
>
> Regards
>
> "AJR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> John - Regarding "...related to my earlier problem ...." earlier problem???
>>
>>
>> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> In case it is corrupted related to my earlier problem so I can replace it from a fresh
>>> copy.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> "John John (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:ga8n03$5ep$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> It's a protected system file. Why do you want to get rid of it?
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> John wrote:
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> I have turned off system restore. I then renamed c:\windows\explorer.exe. I took a
>>>>> dir explorer.exe and it showed no files I waited a few seconds and took another dir
>>>>> explorer.exe and explorer.exe was back right there. Is this normal? Is there any way
>>>>> to permanently delete or rename the existing explorer.exe?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>