Windows Explorer View Error

[TMitchell]

For reasons I can't explain, Windows Explorer (W2K SP4 OS) has started
to not show the entire system tree (drives, folders, My Documents, My
Network Places, Recycle Bin, etc.) in the left window pane (it is now a
grayed out blank area), but still shows items normally in the right pane
(the subfolder views of whatever item is highlighted in the left pane,
which in my case is the default "My Documents" item, as it is the first
default item highlighted in the left pane that can no longer be viewed.
Hope my description is not too confusing.

Can someone please tell me what is going on and how to get Windows
Explorer to show the system tree items in the left pane again?

Thank you.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Copy the lines below into a file named 'IEReg.bat' and double click it to
run it. This will reregister some DLLs for IE and the operating system.
Restart for effect.

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regsvr32 comcat.dll /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /i /s
regsvr32 asctrls.ocx /s
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /I /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /I /s
regsvr32 msrating.dll /s
regsvr32 mlang.dll /s
regsvr32 hlink.dll /s
regsvr32 mshtmled.dll /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /s
regsvr32 plugin.ocx /s
regsvr32 sendmail.dll /s
regsvr32 scrobj.dll /s
regsvr32 mmefxe.ocx /s
regsvr32 corpol.dll /s
regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml.dll /s
regsvr32 imgutil.dll /s
regsvr32 thumbvw.dll /s
regsvr32 cryptext.dll /s
regsvr32 rsabase.dll /s
regsvr32 inseng.dll /s
regsvr32 iesetup.dll /i /s
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll /s
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll /s
regsvr32 dispex.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /i /s
regsvr32 iepeers.dll /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /i /s
regsvr32 cdfview.dll /s
regsvr32 webcheck.dll /s
regsvr32 mobsync.dll /s
regsvr32 pngfilt.dll /s
regsvr32 licmgr10.dll /s
regsvr32 icmfilter.dll /s
regsvr32 hhctrl.ocx /s
regsvr32 inetcfg.dll /s
regsvr32 tdc.ocx /s
regsvr32 MSR2C.DLL /s
regsvr32 msident.dll /s
regsvr32 msieftp.dll /s
regsvr32 xmsconf.ocx /s
regsvr32 ils.dll /s
regsvr32 msoeacct.dll /s
regsvr32 inetcomm.dll /s
regsvr32 msdxm.ocx /s
regsvr32 dxmasf.dll /s
regsvr32 l3codecx.ax /s
regsvr32 acelpdec.ax /s
regsvr32 mpg4ds32.ax /s
regsvr32 voxmsdec.ax /s
regsvr32 danim.dll /s
regsvr32 Daxctle.ocx /s
regsvr32 lmrt.dll /s
regsvr32 datime.dll /s
regsvr32 dxtrans.dll /s
regsvr32 dxtmsft.dll /s
regsvr32 WEBPOST.DLL /s
regsvr32 WPWIZDLL.DLL /s
regsvr32 POSTWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 CRSWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 FTPWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 FPWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 wshom.ocx /s
regsvr32 wshext.dll /s
regsvr32 vbscript.dll /s
regsvr32 scrrun.dll mstinit.exe /setup /s
regsvr32 msnsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s
regsvr32 msapsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s
exit
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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| For reasons I can't explain, Windows Explorer (W2K SP4 OS) has started
| to not show the entire system tree (drives, folders, My Documents, My
| Network Places, Recycle Bin, etc.) in the left window pane (it is now a
| grayed out blank area), but still shows items normally in the right pane
| (the subfolder views of whatever item is highlighted in the left pane,
| which in my case is the default "My Documents" item, as it is the first
| default item highlighted in the left pane that can no longer be viewed.
| Hope my description is not too confusing.
|
| Can someone please tell me what is going on and how to get Windows
| Explorer to show the system tree items in the left pane again?
|
| Thank you.

 

[TMitchell]

Thank you. You are this forum's white knight, always coming to the rescue.

Should the file be saved in NotePad, WordPad or what, and should in be a
..txt file?

Also, I note that this references IE, as in Internet Explorer. But I
assume this will solve my Windows Explorer view issue, yes?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Copy the text and paste in a file (notepad.exe). Save it with a BAT or CMD
extension so the command shell processor can interpret it.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thank you. You are this forum's white knight, always coming to the
rescue.
|
| Should the file be saved in NotePad, WordPad or what, and should in be a
| .txt file?
|
| Also, I note that this references IE, as in Internet Explorer. But I
| assume this will solve my Windows Explorer view issue, yes?

 

[TMitchell]

That worked like a charm. Thank you.

Question, whatever happened to cause the problem, might it also be the
cause of my Add/Remove Programs no longer working when I click on it?

 

[Dave Patrick]

1.) Some registrations were broken.


2.) From the "Run" box try;
regsvr32 %systemroot%\system32\appwiz.cpl

regsvr32 %systemroot%\system32\webvw.dll
to rebuild several *.htt files

If unsuccessful try
sfc /purgecache
sfc /scannow

Or try the regedits described in;
Add/Remove Programs Tool Displays Installed Programs Incorrectly
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=266668

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If the problem persists, you'll likely need to perform an in-place upgrade.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=292175

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=306952

Be sure to apply these to your repair install before connecting to any
network.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

Then

Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| That worked like a charm. Thank you.
|
| Question, whatever happened to cause the problem, might it also be the
| cause of my Add/Remove Programs no longer working when I click on it?

 

[TMitchell]

I ran the first four suggested action, and Add/remove Programs still
does not function. I am going to try the in-place upgrade next.
But before I do, I have a couple of questions.

Were the third and fourth actions suppose to generate an information
log, or were they just behind-the-scenes actions?

Is it normal behavior after performing the third and fourth actions that
upon reboot svchost.exe would consume up to 99% of CPU resources for
about five or so minutes?

Given that the W2K disk I used in performing the third and fourth
actions was the original release, am I supposed to have re-installed SP4
afterwards?

 

[Dave Patrick]

:
|I ran the first four suggested action, and Add/remove Programs still
| does not function. I am going to try the in-place upgrade next.
| But before I do, I have a couple of questions.
|
| Were the third and fourth actions suppose to generate an information
| log, or were they just behind-the-scenes actions?
*** SFC? Here's some detail on the tool.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222471/EN-US/


| Is it normal behavior after performing the third and fourth actions that
| upon reboot svchost.exe would consume up to 99% of CPU resources for
| about five or so minutes?
*** Probably not. You might check Event Viewer for errors.


| Given that the W2K disk I used in performing the third and fourth
| actions was the original release, am I supposed to have re-installed SP4
| afterwards?
*** If you meant SFC then no, shouldn't be necessary.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect