desktop icons, taskbar etc missing on startup

[rajiv juneja]

hi all,
I have windows 2000 advanced server which just recently when i started and
logged on had the nothing on desktop except webshots wallpaper. To get back
the desktop icons, startmenu and taskbar i have to open task manager by
pressing ctrl+alt+delete and browse to c:\winnt\explorer file to get back
everything to normal.

Is the explorer file corrupt or not loading at startup.

I have to do this everytime i startup. How do i permanently fix the problem.
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[Dave Patrick]

Control Panel|System|Advanced|Environment Variables|System Variables and
make sure that "Path" has
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%
at least somewhere in the string.

Also check that "Path" found at
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment
is a type Reg_Expand_Sz string and not type Reg_Sz

Check that explorer.exe is the default shell to start. Look at the Reg_Sz
string value of;
"Shell"="Explorer.exe"
found at
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

The profile may also be corrupt or these may help you.


No Desktop or Blank Desktop After Logging On to Windows 2000 (Q256194)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q256194

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292/1/75.ASP

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

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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

:
| hi all,
| I have windows 2000 advanced server which just recently when i started and
| logged on had the nothing on desktop except webshots wallpaper. To get
back
| the desktop icons, startmenu and taskbar i have to open task manager by
| pressing ctrl+alt+delete and browse to c:\winnt\explorer file to get back
| everything to normal.
|
| Is the explorer file corrupt or not loading at startup.
|
| I have to do this everytime i startup. How do i permanently fix the
problem.
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| -------
| By the way i thought that i could start explorer by just typing explorer
in
| 'create new task' dailog box instead of browsing c:\winnt\explorer or am i
| wrong.
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| -------
| thanks for the help
|
| -rajiv
|
|

 

[rajiv juneja]

Hi dave,
thanks a lot for the advice(which was really quick). I checked out all the
possible error causes including the 'path' and 'registry settings'.
But they were all as they should have been.

The first link Article ID:256194 suggested renaming Shdocvw.dll file in the
%SystemRoot% to Shdocvw.old but when i checked this file was in
c:\winnt\system32 folder. Should i still try renaming it.

Also can i copy explorer.exe file from another computer and just replace the
one existing on my compter.

Will using ERD to repair windows be of any help.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Since you have to navigate to the %systemroot% folder to start explorer.exe
it still seems you have a path problem. Once the desktop is loaded then try;
Start|Run|cmd
to see what happens. Also from a command prompt;
set
and check that 'SystemRoot' and 'Path' resolve correctly

--
Regards,

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

:
| Hi dave,
| thanks a lot for the advice(which was really quick). I checked out all the
| possible error causes including the 'path' and 'registry settings'.
| But they were all as they should have been.
|
| The first link Article ID:256194 suggested renaming Shdocvw.dll file in
the
| %SystemRoot% to Shdocvw.old but when i checked this file was in
| c:\winnt\system32 folder. Should i still try renaming it.
|
| Also can i copy explorer.exe file from another computer and just replace
the
| one existing on my compter.
|
| Will using ERD to repair windows be of any help.
|
|
|
|

 

[Dave Patrick]

Glad to hear it's sorted.

--
Regards,

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

:
| Well relief finally.
|
| Just after i posted the last post antivirus AVG caught a file
| explorer.exe(hidden) in c:\ drive
| with virus name as 'CodeRed'. I am attaching the virus detail as given by
| AVG so that others may benefit.
|
| Thanks all the same for help Dave. You were great.
|
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