After I reboot my computer my desktop background loads but my Desktop Icons
and Start Menu are missing. I tried rebooting in Safe Mode to no avail.
Also I tried to run explorer.exe and it doesn't restore my desktop but it
does let me onto the internet.

Pat, if you have a WinXP CD try a Repair Install.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm



"Pat G." <Pat G.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7AF40227-0428-4CD5-9EA0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> After I reboot my computer my desktop background loads but my Desktop
> Icons
> and Start Menu are missing. I tried rebooting in Safe Mode to no avail.
> Also I tried to run explorer.exe and it doesn't restore my desktop but it
> does let me onto the internet.

You doughtfully need to perform a "repair installation" of XP..Simply once at
desktop,press Ctrl_Alt_Delete keys at same time,this opens task mgr,in task
mgr,click on applications tab,new task,type:cmd In cmd type:Sfc /Scannow
install xp cd,exit the menu page.Once Sfc is thru,type:CHKDSK C: /F Agree to
restart,type:EXIT Remove xp cd,restart pc.

"Pat G." wrote:

> After I reboot my computer my desktop background loads but my Desktop Icons
> and Start Menu are missing. I tried rebooting in Safe Mode to no avail.
> Also I tried to run explorer.exe and it doesn't restore my desktop but it
> does let me onto the internet.

Andrew E. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> You doughtfully need to perform a "repair installation" of XP..Simply once at
> desktop,press Ctrl_Alt_Delete keys at same time,this opens task mgr,in task
> mgr,click on applications tab,new task,type:cmd In cmd type:Sfc /Scannow
> install xp cd,exit the menu page.Once Sfc is thru,type:CHKDSK C: /F Agree to
> restart,type:EXIT Remove xp cd,restart pc.

Tap the SPACE BAR after a period OR comma you fool.

Pat G. wrote:
> After I reboot my computer my desktop background loads but my Desktop Icons
> and Start Menu are missing. I tried rebooting in Safe Mode to no avail.
> Also I tried to run explorer.exe and it doesn't restore my desktop but it
> does let me onto the internet.

This is what ju.c suggested this morning in another post:

Desktop Icons and the Taskbar Fail to Load at Startup

This problem may be fixed by using one of these 4 repairs.


(1) Restore a Missing "userinit" Registry Value:

1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:

----------copy inside only----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"Userinit"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\userinit.exe,"

----------copy inside only----------

2. If your Windows is not on drive C: replace C: with your Windows
drive letter and Save-As Userinit.reg (or any name + .reg).
3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
4. Restart.


(2) Delete an Incorrect "Explorer.Exe" Entry in the Registry:

1. Open the Run box and enter: regedit
2. Go to this key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image
File Execution Options]
3. If you see "explorer.exe" as a subkey below, delete it.
4. Restart.


(3) Restore a Missing "explorer.exe" Entry in the Registry:

1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:

----------copy inside only----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"Shell"="explorer.exe"

----------copy inside only----------

2. Save-As WinLogon.reg (or any name + .reg).
3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
4. Restart.


(4) Exlorer.exe is Missing:

If explorer.exe is not in C:\WINDOWS\ then insert your Windows CD and,
using the 'Task Manager' (File -> New Task), run the 'System File
Checker' utility with this command: sfc /scannow

If the 'System File Checker' didn't replace it, boot to the Recovery
Console with the Windows CD and copy explorer.exe manually:

1. Insert the Windows CD and restart.
2. When setup begins, choose the "Repair or Recover" option by pressing "R".
3. Once at the command prompt, enter:
expand D:\i386 /F:EXPLORER.EX_ C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /y
(D: is the CD drive letter, C: is the Windows partition, change if
necessary
4. To exit the Recovery Console, type: exit.

If the desktop still does not load then, from within the Task Manager,
run a new
task to open the Registry Editor:
regedit.exe
and check the registry data from above, adding as necessary if it is
missing or incorrect.


ju.c

--
Joe =o)

On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:45:28 -0600, Dick D. <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> Andrew E. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > You doughtfully need to perform a "repair installation" of XP..Simply once at
> > desktop,press Ctrl_Alt_Delete keys at same time,this opens task mgr,in task
> > mgr,click on applications tab,new task,type:cmd In cmd type:Sfc /Scannow
> > install xp cd,exit the menu page.Once Sfc is thru,type:CHKDSK C: /F Agree to
> > restart,type:EXIT Remove xp cd,restart pc.
>
> Tap the SPACE BAR after a period OR comma you fool.



Leave him alone. Andrew E. is a specialist at giving people here
inaccurate and totally wrong information. His making his messages
harder to read is a *good* thing.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Also check that this policy is not enabled:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDesktop"=hex:00,00,00,00


ju.c


"Elmo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Pat G. wrote:
>> After I reboot my computer my desktop background loads but my Desktop Icons
>> and Start Menu are missing. I tried rebooting in Safe Mode to no avail.
>> Also I tried to run explorer.exe and it doesn't restore my desktop but it
>> does let me onto the internet.
>
> This is what ju.c suggested this morning in another post:
>
> Desktop Icons and the Taskbar Fail to Load at Startup
>
> This problem may be fixed by using one of these 4 repairs.
>
>
> (1) Restore a Missing "userinit" Registry Value:
>
> 1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:
>
> ----------copy inside only----------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
> "Userinit"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\userinit.exe,"
>
> ----------copy inside only----------
>
> 2. If your Windows is not on drive C: replace C: with your Windows
> drive letter and Save-As Userinit.reg (or any name + .reg).
> 3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
> 4. Restart.
>
>
> (2) Delete an Incorrect "Explorer.Exe" Entry in the Registry:
>
> 1. Open the Run box and enter: regedit
> 2. Go to this key:
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image
> File Execution Options]
> 3. If you see "explorer.exe" as a subkey below, delete it.
> 4. Restart.
>
>
> (3) Restore a Missing "explorer.exe" Entry in the Registry:
>
> 1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:
>
> ----------copy inside only----------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
> "Shell"="explorer.exe"
>
> ----------copy inside only----------
>
> 2. Save-As WinLogon.reg (or any name + .reg).
> 3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
> 4. Restart.
>
>
> (4) Exlorer.exe is Missing:
>
> If explorer.exe is not in C:\WINDOWS\ then insert your Windows CD and,
> using the 'Task Manager' (File -> New Task), run the 'System File
> Checker' utility with this command: sfc /scannow
>
> If the 'System File Checker' didn't replace it, boot to the Recovery
> Console with the Windows CD and copy explorer.exe manually:
>
> 1. Insert the Windows CD and restart.
> 2. When setup begins, choose the "Repair or Recover" option by pressing "R".
> 3. Once at the command prompt, enter:
> expand D:\i386 /F:EXPLORER.EX_ C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /y
> (D: is the CD drive letter, C: is the Windows partition, change if
> necessary
> 4. To exit the Recovery Console, type: exit.
>
> If the desktop still does not load then, from within the Task Manager,
> run a new
> task to open the Registry Editor:
> regedit.exe
> and check the registry data from above, adding as necessary if it is
> missing or incorrect.
>
>
> ju.c
>
> --
> Joe =o)

"Elmo" wrote:

> Pat G. wrote:
> > After I reboot my computer my desktop background loads but my Desktop Icons
> > and Start Menu are missing. I tried rebooting in Safe Mode to no avail.
> > Also I tried to run explorer.exe and it doesn't restore my desktop but it
> > does let me onto the internet.
>
> This is what ju.c suggested this morning in another post:
>
> Desktop Icons and the Taskbar Fail to Load at Startup
>
> This problem may be fixed by using one of these 4 repairs.
>
>
> (1) Restore a Missing "userinit" Registry Value:
>
> 1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:
>
> ----------copy inside only----------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
> "Userinit"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\userinit.exe,"
>
> ----------copy inside only----------
>
> 2. If your Windows is not on drive C: replace C: with your Windows
> drive letter and Save-As Userinit.reg (or any name + .reg).
> 3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
> 4. Restart.
>
>
> (2) Delete an Incorrect "Explorer.Exe" Entry in the Registry:
>
> 1. Open the Run box and enter: regedit
> 2. Go to this key:
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image
> File Execution Options]
> 3. If you see "explorer.exe" as a subkey below, delete it.
> 4. Restart.
>
>
> (3) Restore a Missing "explorer.exe" Entry in the Registry:
>
> 1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:
>
> ----------copy inside only----------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
> "Shell"="explorer.exe"
>
> ----------copy inside only----------
>
> 2. Save-As WinLogon.reg (or any name + .reg).
> 3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
> 4. Restart.
>
>
> (4) Exlorer.exe is Missing:
>
> If explorer.exe is not in C:\WINDOWS\ then insert your Windows CD and,
> using the 'Task Manager' (File -> New Task), run the 'System File
> Checker' utility with this command: sfc /scannow
>
> If the 'System File Checker' didn't replace it, boot to the Recovery
> Console with the Windows CD and copy explorer.exe manually:
>
> 1. Insert the Windows CD and restart.
> 2. When setup begins, choose the "Repair or Recover" option by pressing "R".
> 3. Once at the command prompt, enter:
> expand D:\i386 /F:EXPLORER.EX_ C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /y
> (D: is the CD drive letter, C: is the Windows partition, change if
> necessary
> 4. To exit the Recovery Console, type: exit.
>
> If the desktop still does not load then, from within the Task Manager,
> run a new
> task to open the Registry Editor:
> regedit.exe
> and check the registry data from above, adding as necessary if it is
> missing or incorrect.
>
>
> ju.c
>
> --
> Joe =o)
>

Ran regedit found the following on the userinit line:

C:\windows\system32\userinit.exe,C:\windows32\twext.ext

I edited the string to remove the c:\windows32\twext.ext to match what you
gave me. I then restarted my computer and had the same problem. Went back
into regedit and the old string was still there. I then found the unserinit
and twext.ext files and looked at the properties - both files were created on
November 24, 2008 -- do you know anything about the twext.ext file??? This
seems strange to me.

Pat G. wrote:
>
> "Elmo" wrote:
>
>> Pat G. wrote:
>>> After I reboot my computer my desktop background loads but my Desktop Icons
>>> and Start Menu are missing. I tried rebooting in Safe Mode to no avail.
>>> Also I tried to run explorer.exe and it doesn't restore my desktop but it
>>> does let me onto the internet.
>> This is what ju.c suggested this morning in another post:
>>
>> Desktop Icons and the Taskbar Fail to Load at Startup
>>
>> This problem may be fixed by using one of these 4 repairs.
>>
>>
>> (1) Restore a Missing "userinit" Registry Value:
>>
>> 1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:
>>
>> ----------copy inside only----------
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
>> "Userinit"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\userinit.exe,"
>>
>> ----------copy inside only----------
>>
>> 2. If your Windows is not on drive C: replace C: with your Windows
>> drive letter and Save-As Userinit.reg (or any name + .reg).
>> 3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
>> 4. Restart.
>>
>>
>> (2) Delete an Incorrect "Explorer.Exe" Entry in the Registry:
>>
>> 1. Open the Run box and enter: regedit
>> 2. Go to this key:
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image
>> File Execution Options]
>> 3. If you see "explorer.exe" as a subkey below, delete it.
>> 4. Restart.
>>
>>
>> (3) Restore a Missing "explorer.exe" Entry in the Registry:
>>
>> 1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:
>>
>> ----------copy inside only----------
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
>> "Shell"="explorer.exe"
>>
>> ----------copy inside only----------
>>
>> 2. Save-As WinLogon.reg (or any name + .reg).
>> 3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
>> 4. Restart.
>>
>>
>> (4) Exlorer.exe is Missing:
>>
>> If explorer.exe is not in C:\WINDOWS\ then insert your Windows CD and,
>> using the 'Task Manager' (File -> New Task), run the 'System File
>> Checker' utility with this command: sfc /scannow
>>
>> If the 'System File Checker' didn't replace it, boot to the Recovery
>> Console with the Windows CD and copy explorer.exe manually:
>>
>> 1. Insert the Windows CD and restart.
>> 2. When setup begins, choose the "Repair or Recover" option by pressing "R".
>> 3. Once at the command prompt, enter:
>> expand D:\i386 /F:EXPLORER.EX_ C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /y
>> (D: is the CD drive letter, C: is the Windows partition, change if
>> necessary
>> 4. To exit the Recovery Console, type: exit.
>>
>> If the desktop still does not load then, from within the Task Manager,
>> run a new
>> task to open the Registry Editor:
>> regedit.exe
>> and check the registry data from above, adding as necessary if it is
>> missing or incorrect.
>>
>>
>> ju.c
>>
>> --
>> Joe =o)
>>
>
> Ran regedit found the following on the userinit line:
>
> C:\windows\system32\userinit.exe,C:\windows32\twext.ext
>
> I edited the string to remove the c:\windows32\twext.ext to match what you
> gave me. I then restarted my computer and had the same problem. Went back
> into regedit and the old string was still there. I then found the unserinit
> and twext.ext files and looked at the properties - both files were created on
> November 24, 2008 -- do you know anything about the twext.ext file??? This
> seems strange to me.

It appears to be malware, after a cursory glance at this Google Groups
search.

http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...=Search+Groups

--
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Go here and download FixShell
http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=133

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"Pat G." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:FEDC06CB-E459-4E12-8693-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
> "Elmo" wrote:
>
>> Pat G. wrote:
>> > After I reboot my computer my desktop background loads but my Desktop
>> > Icons
>> > and Start Menu are missing. I tried rebooting in Safe Mode to no
>> > avail.
>> > Also I tried to run explorer.exe and it doesn't restore my desktop but
>> > it
>> > does let me onto the internet.
>>
>> This is what ju.c suggested this morning in another post:
>>
>> Desktop Icons and the Taskbar Fail to Load at Startup
>>
>> This problem may be fixed by using one of these 4 repairs.
>>
>>
>> (1) Restore a Missing "userinit" Registry Value:
>>
>> 1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:
>>
>> ----------copy inside only----------
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
>> "Userinit"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\userinit.exe,"
>>
>> ----------copy inside only----------
>>
>> 2. If your Windows is not on drive C: replace C: with your Windows
>> drive letter and Save-As Userinit.reg (or any name + .reg).
>> 3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
>> 4. Restart.
>>
>>
>> (2) Delete an Incorrect "Explorer.Exe" Entry in the Registry:
>>
>> 1. Open the Run box and enter: regedit
>> 2. Go to this key:
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image
>> File Execution Options]
>> 3. If you see "explorer.exe" as a subkey below, delete it.
>> 4. Restart.
>>
>>
>> (3) Restore a Missing "explorer.exe" Entry in the Registry:
>>
>> 1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:
>>
>> ----------copy inside only----------
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
>> "Shell"="explorer.exe"
>>
>> ----------copy inside only----------
>>
>> 2. Save-As WinLogon.reg (or any name + .reg).
>> 3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
>> 4. Restart.
>>
>>
>> (4) Exlorer.exe is Missing:
>>
>> If explorer.exe is not in C:\WINDOWS\ then insert your Windows CD and,
>> using the 'Task Manager' (File -> New Task), run the 'System File
>> Checker' utility with this command: sfc /scannow
>>
>> If the 'System File Checker' didn't replace it, boot to the Recovery
>> Console with the Windows CD and copy explorer.exe manually:
>>
>> 1. Insert the Windows CD and restart.
>> 2. When setup begins, choose the "Repair or Recover" option by pressing
>> "R".
>> 3. Once at the command prompt, enter:
>> expand D:\i386 /F:EXPLORER.EX_ C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /y
>> (D: is the CD drive letter, C: is the Windows partition, change if
>> necessary
>> 4. To exit the Recovery Console, type: exit.
>>
>> If the desktop still does not load then, from within the Task Manager,
>> run a new
>> task to open the Registry Editor:
>> regedit.exe
>> and check the registry data from above, adding as necessary if it is
>> missing or incorrect.
>>
>>
>> ju.c
>>
>> --
>> Joe =o)
>>
>
> Ran regedit found the following on the userinit line:
>
> C:\windows\system32\userinit.exe,C:\windows32\twext.ext
>
> I edited the string to remove the c:\windows32\twext.ext to match what you
> gave me. I then restarted my computer and had the same problem. Went
> back
> into regedit and the old string was still there. I then found the
> unserinit
> and twext.ext files and looked at the properties - both files were created
> on
> November 24, 2008 -- do you know anything about the twext.ext file???
> This
> seems strange to me.