Explorer doesn't start automatically

[fmq]

When i start my laptop, the Folder Explorer doesn't start when i start the
computer. Therefore i got completely blank empty background with no icons,
task bar or start menu. Only My Documents folder pops up.
I have to run the "explorer" manually from the Task Manager, and everything
starts up normally.

Any suggestions/solutions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi fmq,

Seems to be a common problem, but it's easy to fix. Follow these steps:

Click start, type 'regedit' and hit <enter> to open the registry editor.
Expand the keys at left to reach:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Click on this key, then locate the 'shell' string in the right pane. Double
click it, replace the contents with just:

explorer.exe

Click ok, then close the registry editor and reboot.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[fmq]

Rick

You are awesome. Finally back to normal.

Thanks