explorer problems

[Lenny]

Hi,
I have a fairly new computer with XP Pro and everything has been going OK
for the last few months but recently I have been having an intermitant start
up problem. The computer starts up OK and the desktop picture appears but
all my icons and system tray do not appear. If I Ctr/Alt/Delete and try to
'run' explorer.exe nothing happens. I have to restart the computer and then
everything is OK again. Sometimes they appear without any problems sometimes
not at all and other times it seems to take an age with the CPU at 0% - 5%
and all of a sudden all the icons appear.
Any thoughts about what it might be most appreciated.
Lenny

 

[Rock]

Hi,
I have a fairly new computer with XP Pro and everything has been going OK
for the last few months but recently I have been having an intermitant
start up problem. The computer starts up OK and the desktop picture
appears but all my icons and system tray do not appear. If I
Ctr/Alt/Delete and try to 'run' explorer.exe nothing happens. I have to
restart the computer and then everything is OK again. Sometimes they
appear without any problems sometimes not at all and other times it seems
to take an age with the CPU at 0% - 5% and all of a sudden all the icons
appear.
Any thoughts about what it might be most appreciated.

What is the malware status of the computer?

Malware Removal
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

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

After you know the computer is clean, if the problems still persist try some
clean boot troubleshooting to see if you can pin this down to something
hanging up at login.

Clean Boot Troubleshooting

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353